After nearly 15 years of legal battles, Jacques Delisle, a former judge on the Quebec Court of Appeal, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of his wife.  Delisle’s plea ended a judicial saga of nearly 15 years. After nearly 15 years of legal battles, Jacques Delisle, a former judge …

The political value of the carbon tax rebate depends on Canadians being aware that they’re receiving it — and a lack of public awareness might explain why the federal government recently changed the name of the payment from the Climate Action Incentive to the Canada Carbon Rebate. Did the Liberals’ …

India is providing a fast-track to citizenship for religious minorities seeking refuge in the country — except, that is, for Muslims. Modi gov’t says law protects the persecuted. Critics say it turn Muslims into ‘second-rate citizens’ India is providing a fast-track to citizenship for religious minorities seeking refuge in the …

More than a dozen current and former Shoppers Drug Mart associate owners and pharmacists tell CBC News the chain set targets for medication reviews, and corporate management pressures owners to meet them. This despite president Jeff Leger’s denial last month that the chain has such targets.  Current and former owners, …

SpaceX will attempt to launch its 122-metre tall — or 37-storey — mega-rocket on its third test flight on Thursday. But the bigger goal is to prove that Starship will be ready for NASA’s Artemis III mission to the moon, slated to launch in 2026/ Pressure mounts to prove its …

Two single mothers desperately searching for housing in the Halifax area say they’ve been turned down by landlords countless times — and in some cases they’ve been told it’s because they have kids. With public housing full and rent supplements hard to access, they say they have nowhere to go.  …

Brian Sanderson has become the reluctant voice of caution around electric vehicles after his Nissan Leaf spent most of 2023 broken down.  Brian Sanderson’s 2016 Nissan with just 82,000 km sits unused in his driveway. The owner of a Nissan Leaf electric car says his experience has been a cautionary …

Montreal’s executive committee says it doesn’t have the means to crack down on short-term rental hosts who falsely claim to be operating out of their primary residence.  City says Revenu Québec needs to step in to fill blindspot in enforcement. Months into its operations, a municipal task force responsible for …

What started out as a normal visit to the dog park turned into a tragic day for Nicole Fellner and her family after their two-year-old dog, Cooper, injured herself and had to be put down. Fellner said the incident took place on Sunday at the off-leash dog park in Regina’s …

Richard McGrath says he got a “rude awakening” last Friday when he received an alert from his credit bureau that his credit score had unexpectedly taken a nosedive. The 57-year-old teacher soon learned from the City of Ottawa that, back in 2005, before his university-age daughter was even born, he’d …