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Supreme Court rules judge erred in granting stay in drug cases, orders new trial

Supreme Court rules judge erred in granting stay in drug cases, orders new trial

OTTAWA — Several people arrested for drug-related offences must face a new trial because a judge improperly stayed the charges against them, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled.
Police announce arrest in 1988 murder of P.E.I. man that shook province 'to its core'

Police announce arrest in 1988 murder of P.E.I. man that shook province 'to its core'

CHARLOTTETOWN — Police in Prince Edward Island say they have solved a 35-year-old homicide case involving a man who was strangled and stabbed in his home by someone who left a message saying, "I will kill again.
'It's a way of life': Northern commuters say charter flights like taking the bus

'It's a way of life': Northern commuters say charter flights like taking the bus

FORT SMITH, N.W.T. — Northerners jump on small charter planes like people in the South would into taxis or buses, says the co-owner of Aunty's Korner Store in Fort Smith, N.W.T.
Quebec environmental group denied court injunction against Northvolt EV battery plant

Quebec environmental group denied court injunction against Northvolt EV battery plant

MONTREAL — A Quebec Superior Court judge has refused to grant an injunction to halt tree cutting and other preparatory work at the site of a future electric vehicle facility east of Montreal.
Cap on student visas should help take pressure off soaring rents, Macklem says

Cap on student visas should help take pressure off soaring rents, Macklem says

OTTAWA — As the debate rages on about how to tackle rapidly rising housing costs, Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says the newly announced cap on international student enrolments should help ease rent price inflation.
In the news today: Investigators in N.W.T. working to uncover cause of plane crash

In the news today: Investigators in N.W.T. working to uncover cause of plane crash

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Investigators work on deadly N.W.T.
Woman hidden from Nazis appeals for Palestinian children on Holocaust Remembrance Day

Woman hidden from Nazis appeals for Palestinian children on Holocaust Remembrance Day

Suzanne Weiss has been thinking about the young children orphaned in Gaza.
Sprinklers were to be reset the day a Vancouver rooming house fire killed 2: inquest

Sprinklers were to be reset the day a Vancouver rooming house fire killed 2: inquest

BURNABY, B.C. — The manager of a Vancouver rooming house where a fire killed two people in 2022 says the sprinkler system was to be reset but the blaze broke out hours before workers arrived.
'I refused to accept what I was witnessing': Ranger on response to N.W.T. plane crash

'I refused to accept what I was witnessing': Ranger on response to N.W.T. plane crash

FORT SMITH, N.W.T. — A mayor overcome with emotion. A rescuer struggling with the sight of a deadly plane crash. Church bells ringing for every life lost.
Trudeau accuses Poilievre of voting against Ukraine free trade to appease Putin

Trudeau accuses Poilievre of voting against Ukraine free trade to appease Putin

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sharpened his attack on his chief rival Thursday as he tried to rally his caucus for the upcoming parliamentary sitting.
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