Canada

The provincial agency that provides legal aid to low-income Ontarians plans to expand eligibility for its services, a move some lawyers applaud but add is just a “first step” toward repairing Ontario’s legal aid system. Last month, Legal Aid Ontario announced it is planning a three-year increase in the financial eligibility thresholds for criminal certification…

Jaime Battiste says he likes to think he was loyal to the end. But in recent days, the Mi’kmaw MP says he, too, began to have doubts about whether his embattled boss, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, was still the right person to lead the party into the election battle. And so, amid infighting, electoral defeats…

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is stepping down as Liberal leader, and is proroguing Parliament as the Liberal Party of Canada embarks on the journey to replace him. In an historic announcement outside his official Rideau Cottage residence, Trudeau declared his intention to stay on as prime minister until a new leader is chosen….

The Alberta government has signed a deal with Enbridge that Premier Danielle Smith says will increase exports of the province’s heavy oil to the United States. The agreement will establish a working group to “evaluate future outbound, transportation, storage, terminal and market access opportunities” across the company’s extensive network. Smith said the team’s goal will…

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation as leader of the Liberal party on Monday. He will remain the prime minister until a new leader is chosen. Here’s a recap of key moments, analysis, and reaction as it happened: 7:05 p.m. EST: What’s to come? With several weeks of major federal political headlines to come,…

Amid news of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation as leader of the Liberal Party on Monday morning, reactions from prominent figures began to pile up. After weeks of attacks from US President-elect Donald Trump, the Republican leader reiterated his stance on Canada becoming a US state. “Many people in Canada LOVE being the 51st state….

With Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation as Liberal party leader, several well-known political faces may be waiting in the wings for their opportunity to take his place. Trudeau announced Monday he’s stepping down from the party’s leadership, but staying on as prime minister until a new leader is selected through what he called…

A murder trial got underway in Saskatoon on Monday, with the judge harshly criticizing the time it took to get to trial. Summer-Sky Henry and Cheyann Peeteetuce are charged with first-degree murder in the death of 30-year-old Megan Gallagher. Gallagher was reported missing in September 2020. Two years later, police found the woman’s remains near…

OTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will leave the world stage with a legacy of promoting feminist causes and focusing on Asia, along with criticism that Canada’s actions fell short of the government’s rhetoric. “There has been such a disconnect between what they say and the actual results on the ground,” said Roger Hilton, a…

In his resignation speech on Monday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Parliament would be prorogued until March 24. The move will give the Liberal Party time to find a new leader before an expected vote of confidence that could trigger early elections in 2025. “I intend to resign as party leader, as prime minister,…