A national women’s group has launched a lawsuit against the federal government in a bid to end the practice of housing trans-identifying male prisoners in federal prisons with female inmates. The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) submitted a lawsuit April 7 on behalf of Canadian Women’s Sex-Based Rights (CAWSBAR) that contests the Correctional Service
Commentary It is sometimes hard to figure out just what it takes for people to realize a crisis is growing in strength. Like the frog who sits in the pot while the water slowly rises in temperature only to take note after it is too late, we appear to be sleepwalking into a major undermining
Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre could lead Canada to “a better, stronger, and more united future” at a rally in Edmonton on April 7, which drew more than 15,000 attendees, according to party estimates. Harper introduced the Conservative leader at the rally in the south of Edmonton, the first rally
Tory Leader Pierre Poilievre says a Conservative government would create a new “tax task force” to crack down on the use of overseas tax havens, and direct the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) to shift its focus away from Canadian charities and small businesses toward offshore accounts. “You can’t avoid your taxes, global elites should not
Look closely at this predawn springtime scene: shooting stars sputtering over a southerly horizon on a dark, moonless night in early May. This picture of shooting stars appears annually when the Eta Aquariid meteor shower—literally the cosmic dust shed by Halley’s Comet—collides with Earth as it orbits the sun. The Eta Aquariids’ peak period doesn’t
The long term demand outlook for Canadian oil and gas is strong despite the recent plunge in crude prices and market upheaval, said the head of the country’s biggest oil and gas advocacy group. “The entire planet is dealing with the current market volatility and certainly oil and gas is no exception to that,” Lisa
Voters heading to the polls in the Ottawa riding held by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre since 2004, will have to navigate an unusually large ballot in the upcoming election. An electoral reform group known as the Longest Ballot Committee has targeted Poilievre’s Carleton riding, resulting in 91 candidates appearing on the preliminary list released by
The B.C. government has announced it will discontinue a program that permitted patients to receive radiation therapy in the United States. The program was launched in May 2023 to give eligible patients the option to receive “timely access to life-saving” radiation therapy at two clinics located in Bellingham, Washington. Now that provincial wait times have
The Alberta government is moving forward with plans to allow municipalities to replace the RCMP with a new provincial police service. An independent police service agency could play a role in addressing concerns about the Mounties’ personnel shortages and escalating costs, Public Safety Minister Mike Ellis said during an April 7 press conference. The proposed
A second psychiatrist is expected to tell a trial today that the man accused of driving a city bus into a Montreal-area daycare should not be held criminally responsible for killing two children and injuring six others. Dr. Sylvain Faucher is scheduled to take the stand for Day 2 of the trial of Pierre Ny