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NewsThe Canadian PressOntario won't allow homes to be built on floodplains, Ford says after fed warning
CLARINGTON, Ont. — Ontario has no plans to allow homes to be built on floodplains, Premier Doug Ford said Friday after the federal environment minister warned Ottawa would not provide disaster compensation where development is greenlit in areas prone to flooding. Ford said it's the responsibility of any builder to ensure they protect against development on floodplains. "I encourage the federal minister to do his research," Ford said at an unrelated news conference. "Maybe I'll call him and infor
NewsThe Canadian PressB.C.'s COVID response praised for 'nimbleness,' calls to bolster public trust
VICTORIA — A review of British Columbia's COVID-19 response says despite being unprepared for the pandemic, the province showed "resilience, balance and nimbleness" during the emergency. That's despite nearly 75 per cent of the people surveyed as part of the independent review reporting they didn't trust information coming from the government. However, both the report's authors and Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth say the online survey was not representative of the population as a whole and
NewsThe Canadian PressFeds eyeing repatriation of 19 Canadian women and children held in Syria: document
OTTAWA — The federal government says it is looking at helping to secure the release of 19 Canadian women and children being held in northeastern Syria. The move comes just before supporters of the six women and 13 children get set to argue in Federal Court that the Liberal government's long-standing refusal to repatriate them — as well as several Canadian men — amounts to a breach of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. In a newly filed document in the court case, the government says Global Affai
NewsThe Canadian PressSafe consumption forefront of countering the overdose crisis, prime minister says
RICHMOND, B.C. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and British Columbia Premier David Eby shook hands, pledged to work together then posed for the media on Friday, two weeks after Eby was sworn in as premier. Trudeau said it was a "real pleasure” to meet with the premier. The two men spoke privately before the media was allowed to take photos. “It’s a great opportunity for us to really dig into the many things you’ve hit the ground running on," Trudeau said of their meeting. He said they spoke about
NewsThe Canadian PressEmergencies Act hearings end with final words on transparency, accountability
OTTAWA — After 300 hours of testimony, 9,000 exhibits and a few major revelations, the public portion of an investigation into the first-ever use of the Emergencies Act ended Friday with a deep dive into questions about government accountability and transparency. A panel of experts offered insight into a key issue the Public Order Emergency Commission will have to decide: whether the federal government has been forthcoming enough about why cabinet felt legally justified to invoke what is suppose
NewsThe Canadian Press'End this ongoing genocide:' Indigenous advocates call for change after women killed
WINNIPEG — The arrest of a man accused of killing four women, all believed to be Indigenous, shows vulnerable women and girls are subject to dangerous outcomes if governments don't work together to end gender and race-based violence, Indigenous advocates say. Several Indigenous groups are urging governments and other institutions in power to fulfil the 231 Calls for Justice outlined in the final report from the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, released in 20
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Canada-Palestine MP group vows review after accused 'Holocaust denier' attended event
OTTAWA — A spokesman for the chair of an all-party parliamentary group says it is "carefully" reviewing how it handles events with outsideguests after a newspaper publisher accused of holding antisemitic views took part in a recent gathering. Members of Parliament from all parties, including Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, attended a gathering this week hosted by the Canada-Palestine Parliamentary Friendship Group. Among the guests was Nazih Khatatba, publisher of the Arabic-language newspaper
NewsThe Canadian PressNewly Iran sanctions include Toronto gym denizen who led police during Kazemi case
OTTAWA — Canada is sanctioning more Iranian officials, including a senior military official spotted earlier this year at a Toronto-area gym. Morteza Talaei, a former general in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, is among four Iranians and five entities banned from doing business with Canada or accessing assets located in Canada. Talaei was Tehran's police chief in 2003 when Iranian-Canadian photographer Zahra Kazemi was arrested, allegedly for taking photos of a prison. She died in custody 1
NewsThe Canadian PressInuit leader says he can't support bill creating national reconciliation council
OTTAWA — The leader of a national Inuit organization says he cannot support federal legislation to create a national reconciliation council. The legislation, which passed unanimously in the House of Commons this week, would create a council to oversee Ottawa's implementation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada's 94 calls to action. At a press conference in Ottawa Friday, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president Natan Obed said the bill could result in recommendations "that may be compl
NewsThe Canadian PressFour years after Meng Wanzhou's arrest, U.S. drops last remaining indictment
WASHINGTON — The United States closed the book Friday on the legal saga of Meng Wanzhou, the Chinese tech executive whose arrest in Canada in 2018 triggered a global standoff with foreign-policy implications that reverberate to this day. A federal judge in New York formally dismissed the last remaining indictment against Huawei's chief financial officer after prosecutors agreed Meng had abided by the terms of her deferred prosecution agreement. "It is hereby ordered that the third superseding in
NewsThe Canadian PressFederal NDP leader says Alberta sovereignty act 'a distraction' from real problems
CALGARY — Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says Alberta's proposed sovereignty act is undemocratic and an unwelcome distraction from the struggles residents of the province are facing. After a meeting Friday with union leaders in Calgary, Singh took aim at the bill Premier Danielle Smith introduced on Tuesday. Smith has described it as a deliberately confrontational tool to reset the relationship with a federal government she accuses of interfering in constitutionally protected areas of provinci
NewsYahoo News CanadaOntario woman might 'finally retire' after winning $75,000 in lottery scratch game Cash Words
A grandmother from Ontario might take her daughter’s strong suggestion and finally retire after winning the lottery.
NewsThe Canadian PressShooting survivor objects to firearm coalition's 'disrespectful' sales promotion
OTTAWA — A mass shooting survivor and spokeswoman for gun-control group PolySeSouvient says it is "incredibly disrespectful" for firearm rights advocates to invoke the group's name in a merchandise sale discount code. The Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights' online shop recently offered 10 per cent off clothing, mugs and other items to customers who used "POLY" as a promo code. A gunman killed 14 women at Montreal's École Polytechnique on Dec. 6, 1989. Nathalie Provost, who was shot four times
BusinessYahoo News CanadaCustomers slam Loblaws' call for Optimum Points donations: 'Stop gouging Canadians'
An email sent by Loblaws encouraging its customers to donate their Optimum loyalty points is not going over well.
NewsThe Canadian Press'Major flaw': Judge blames police security plan in 2012 Quebec election shooting
MONTREAL — The security plan put together by police for Quebec's 2012 election night had a "major flaw" that permitted a gunman to carry out a deadly attack, a Superior Court judge has ruled in a civil case. Justice Philippe Bélanger awarded a total of nearly $292,000 in damages to four stagehands who were working at a downtown Montreal venue where then-premier-elect Pauline Marois of the Parti Québécois was delivering a victory speech on Sept. 4, 2012. As Marois was onstage, a gunman shot dead
NewsYahoo News Canada'Canada is very ill-prepared for the future': Medical Assistance in Dying for people with mental illnesses has left experts worried
The expansion of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) rules in Canada to those with mental illnesses has left experts worried about the ethical questions, and that the country is not prepared to deal with an influx of patient requests.
NewsThe Canadian PressOntario woman upset after encountering barriers when reporting sex assault in Quebec
MONTREAL — An Ottawa woman says her experience of trying to report a sexual assault that happened in another province led to a "convoluted" back-and-forth between police forces that has made her reconsider whether she wants to come forward at all. Keara Dean said a news story that appeared in October about an arrest in a decades-old murder and sex assault in Quebec prompted her to contact police about a traumatic incident from her past that she had never reported. The article described the arres
NewsYahoo News CanadaCharges laid against driver in the death of an international student, 20, who was struck and killed in Toronto
Toronto police have charged a 60-year-old man in connection with a fatal collision that led to the death of an international student last week.
NewsThe Canadian PressFeds won't help provinces for disaster compensation if housing built in flood areas
The federal environment minister is warning that Ottawa will not provide disaster compensation where a province deliberately allows housing to be built in areas prone to flooding. But Premier Doug Ford says Ontario has no such plans. Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault's comments came after the Ontario government announced plans last month to open up the protected Greenbelt to development. The Progressive Conservative government has proposed removing land from 15 different areas of the Greenb
NewsThe Weather NetworkSnow, strong winds impact southern B.C. this weekend
The system won’t be as potent as the storm earlier this week that left thousands without electricity, but it could be enough to hamper travel in some parts of Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland.
EntertainmentYahoo News Canada'Jeanne Dielman' is officially the greatest movie of all time
The British Film Institute's Sight & Sound magazine named "Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles" the greatest movie of all time.
NewsThe Weather NetworkWinds, tumbling temperatures threaten more icy roads in Ontario this weekend
A strong system moving through the region will bring another dose of gusty winds to southern Ontario. Areas along the lake shores could see wind gusts hit 90 km/h through Saturday
LifestyleThe Weather NetworkFeels like -50: Parts of Canada the coldest on the planet right now
Parts of Canada recorded the coldest temperatures on the planet Friday morning!
SportsThe Weather NetworkDo you remember the only time the Grey Cup was postponed? Because of fog...
On December 1, 1962, the Grey Cup was postponed during the 4th quarter. It was completed the next day.
NewsThe Canadian PressIn The News for Dec. 2: November jobs numbers out this morning
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 2 ... What we are watching in Canada ... Statistics Canada is set to release its latest jobs report this morning. The November labour force survey will provide insight on the state of the labour market and unemployment last month. Forecasters were taken by surprise when the economy added 108,000 jobs in October. RBC says it expects the eco
