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B.C. First Nation files Charter challenge over RCMP refusal to enforce bylaws

B.C. First Nation files Charter challenge over RCMP refusal to enforce bylaws

VANCOUVER — Inaction by the RCMP has emboldened criminals to enter and stay on First Nation reserve lands without the fear of consequences, worsening a drug crisis and violence, the Heiltsuk Tribal Council says.
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Feds considering Competition Bureau probe of Northern grocery pricing practices

Feds considering Competition Bureau probe of Northern grocery pricing practices

OTTAWA — The federal government is looking to have the Competition Bureau investigate pricing practices of food retailers in Canada's North, Northern Affairs Minister Gary Anandasangaree said Tuesday.
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Poll shows Freeland a close second on first ballot in Liberal leadership race

Poll shows Freeland a close second on first ballot in Liberal leadership race

MONTREAL — A new poll suggests that while former central banker Mark Carney is still the odds-on favourite to win the Liberal leadership, he isn't likely to win on the first ballot.
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Front-runner Carney's French under scrutiny after faux pas during Liberal debate

Front-runner Carney's French under scrutiny after faux pas during Liberal debate

MONTREAL — The first major French test for federal Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney came during Monday's debate in Montreal, and it proved to be a tough slog.
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Joly seeks more intelligence sharing with Europeans as Washington drifts from Ukraine

Joly seeks more intelligence sharing with Europeans as Washington drifts from Ukraine

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Ottawa wants to deepen intelligence sharing with European partners, as longtime ally Washington diverges from Canada on issues like Ukraine.
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Doug Ford points to renewed U.S. tariff threat in snap election campaign's final days

Doug Ford points to renewed U.S. tariff threat in snap election campaign's final days

Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford highlighted the renewed threat of U.S. tariffs Tuesday to hammer home the central message of his campaign in the final days of the snap election.
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A look at outgoing Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey

A look at outgoing Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey has announced he is leaving politics and will step down once the Liberal party chooses a replacement. Here is a look at the province's 14th premier. Age: 49 Early years: Born in St.
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Public safety minister heads to Washington to discuss efforts to fight fentanyl

Public safety minister heads to Washington to discuss efforts to fight fentanyl

OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister David McGuinty is headed to Washington to discuss the latest efforts by Canada and the United States to fight deadly fentanyl.
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Inmate who escaped from prison in Quebec caught hours later in Toronto

Inmate who escaped from prison in Quebec caught hours later in Toronto

SAINTE-ANNE-DES-PLAINES, Que. — A federal inmate serving time for murder who vanished on Monday from a prison north of Montreal was arrested hours later in Toronto.
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Another earthquake for B.C., less than four days after cities rattled

Another earthquake for B.C., less than four days after cities rattled

An earthquake has struck off the British Columbia coast, less than four days after major population centres were shaken by a similar-sized tremor.
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