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April jobless rate drops to another new low as economy adds 15K jobs: StatCan

OTTAWA — The unemployment rate fell to another record low in April even as the pace of job creation slowed, suggesting a tightening of the labour market. Statistics Canada said Friday the jobless rate fell 5.

May 6, 2022 11:20 AM Read more >

Quebec police watchdog opens probe after suspect arrested, released before stabbing

Quebec's police watchdog is investigating after a suspect alleged to have stabbed his spouse on Thursday was arrested and released hours earlier by Quebec City police.

May 6, 2022 10:54 AM Read more >

Close loopholes in ban on assault-style firearms, gun-control advocates urge MPs

OTTAWA — Advocates who led the push to ban an array of assault-style firearms are telling federal lawmakers that government regulations prohibiting these guns are being circumvented by Canadian manufacturers.

May 6, 2022 2:00 AM Read more >

Conservative leadership candidates spar over COVID mandates, trucker convoy, Huawei

OTTAWA — Longtime Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre and Jean Charest, Quebec's former premier, took turns attacking one another's political records Thursday in the first unofficial debate in the Tory leadership race.

May 5, 2022 7:54 PM Read more >

Suspects in separate murder, attempted murder cases died in same plane crash

VANCOUVER — A plane crash in Ontario that killed an alleged hit man also claimed the life of a man believed to be linked to a separate murder plot. A warrant for the arrest of Duncan Howard Bailey was issued by B.C.

May 5, 2022 6:15 PM Read more >

Canada to investigate sexual violence against women in Ukraine as war crimes

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada will help investigate sexual violence by Russian troops against women and girls in Ukraine.

May 5, 2022 6:14 PM Read more >

Quick Quotes: What the leaders said during the first Conservative leadership debate

OTTAWA — Conservative leadership contenders faced each other in debate for the first time at the Shaw Conference Centre in Ottawa as part of the Canada Strong and Free Network conference. Patrick Brown was the only candidate to miss the debate.

May 5, 2022 5:44 PM Read more >

Record profits for oil companies should be invested in climate action: Guilbeault

OTTAWA — Canada's big oil companies are making record profits this year and should be using some of that extra cash to invest in things that curb their greenhouse gas emissions, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said Thursday.

May 5, 2022 5:40 PM Read more >

Indigenous B.C. man, granddaughter settle with BMO over arrest while opening account

VANCOUVER — Standing amid the noise of traffic and hustle of pedestrians on the same Vancouver sidewalk where he was arrested and handcuffed in December 2019, Maxwell Johnson said he finally feels at peace.

May 5, 2022 5:08 PM Read more >

Alberta premier's caucus foe calls him soft on Ottawa, gets verbal slap in return

EDMONTON — Jason Kenney’s arch-foe in caucus took his fight with the Alberta premier to the floor of the legislature Thursday and received in return a backhanded verbal slap from a cabinet minister.

May 5, 2022 4:42 PM Read more >