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Protests are not illegal — not even the 'Freedom Convoy,' organizers' lawyers argue

Protests are not illegal — not even the 'Freedom Convoy,' organizers' lawyers argue

OTTAWA — Planning a protest, even one as massive and long-lasting as the "Freedom Convoy," is not an illegal act, the lawyer for one of the demonstration's organizers told an Ottawa courtroom on Wednesday.
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Federal politicians criticize Alberta Energy Regulator over oilsands leak, monitoring

Federal politicians criticize Alberta Energy Regulator over oilsands leak, monitoring

OTTAWA — The dispute between Ottawa and Alberta over environmental oversight spilled into a House of Commons committee meeting Tuesday when a Liberal member tried to pass a motion reprimanding the province's energy regulator.
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Saskatchewan starts tribunal to review Ottawa's clean electricity regulations

Saskatchewan starts tribunal to review Ottawa's clean electricity regulations

REGINA — The Saskatchewan government is using its autonomy legislation for the first time to review the federal government's proposed clean-electricity regulations.
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Quebec strikes: Union president cuts short trip to Dubai after media attention

Quebec strikes: Union president cuts short trip to Dubai after media attention

MONTREAL — Amid labour conflict across Quebec, a major public sector union has decided that sending its president to Dubai for a global environmental summit wasn't the best idea.
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Man in incel-inspired murder case gets life in prison, no parole for 10 years

Man in incel-inspired murder case gets life in prison, no parole for 10 years

TORONTO — A man who pleaded guilty to the incel-inspired murder of a Toronto massage parlour employee sought out the ideology that led him to commit a "horrific crime," an Ontario judge said Tuesday in sentencing him to life in prison with no chance
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Liberal MP apologizes for linking Poilievre to Winnipeg shootings

Liberal MP apologizes for linking Poilievre to Winnipeg shootings

OTTAWA — A Metro Vancouver Liberal MP apologized on Tuesday for a social-media post that questioned whether there was a link between Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and a fatal shooting in Manitoba.
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In the news today: Truce extended in Gaza, raising hopes for further extensions

In the news today: Truce extended in Gaza, raising hopes for further extensions

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...
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Here's what you need to know about Canada's priorities and challenges ahead of COP28

Here's what you need to know about Canada's priorities and challenges ahead of COP28

TORONTO — Canada’s image at the world’s signature climate negotiations could be complicated by infighting, some observers fear, as two of the federal government's ardent critics at the provincial level look to capture attention at the United Nations
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B.C. mother, stepdad plead guilty to manslaughter in death of 6-year-old Dontay Lucas

B.C. mother, stepdad plead guilty to manslaughter in death of 6-year-old Dontay Lucas

PORT ALBERNI, B.C. — The mother and stepfather of six-year-old Dontay Lucas have pleaded guilty to his manslaughter, more than five years after the boy was found in medical distress in the woman's home in Port Alberni, B.C.
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Grieving B.C. parents warn of 'predators' after sextortion suicide of son, aged 12

Grieving B.C. parents warn of 'predators' after sextortion suicide of son, aged 12

PRINCE GEORGE — Parents of a 12-year-old boy who killed himself last month after falling prey to online sextortion are urging others to talk to their kids to make sure they don't also become victims of internet "predators.
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