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Canada-Palestine MP group vows review after accused 'Holocaust denier' attended event

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.
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Newly Iran sanctions include Toronto gym denizen who led police during Kazemi case

Newly 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.
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Inuit leader says he can't support bill creating national reconciliation council

Inuit 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.
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Four years after Meng Wanzhou's arrest, U.S. drops last remaining indictment

Four 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.
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Federal NDP leader says Alberta sovereignty act 'a distraction' from real problems

Federal 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.
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Shooting survivor objects to firearm coalition's 'disrespectful' sales promotion

Shooting 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.
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'Major flaw': Judge blames police security plan in 2012 Quebec election shooting

'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.
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Ontario woman upset after encountering barriers when reporting sex assault in Quebec

Ontario 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.
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In The News for Dec. 2: November jobs numbers out this morning

In 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 ...
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Liberals to consult public on merits of a foreign agent registry, Mendicino says

Liberals to consult public on merits of a foreign agent registry, Mendicino says

OTTAWA — The federal government is preparing to consult the public on the possible creation of a foreign agent registry as a means of preventing outside interference in Canadian affairs, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says.
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