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Two people behind bogus temp agencies that exploited asylum seekers sentenced to house arrest
Two people accused of running fraudulent temp agencies that exploited asylum seekers in Montreal have been sentenced to house arrest for 10 and 18 months.
Poilievre says he lost Ottawa riding for being 'honest' about plan to cut public sector jobs
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre says he lost his riding of Carleton in the federal election due to an "aggressive" campaign by public sector unions after he was honest about wanting to cut federal worker jobs.
What a Yukon hockey star's choice of a U.S. college means for Canadian hockey
Canada is losing one of its best young players — a year from his likely pick as No.1 in the 2026 NHL draft — to the U.S. And the teenager's choice has sent hockey watchers, fans, analysts and officials reeling.
Here's what happened the last time the U.S. forced regime change on Iran
The U.S. overthrew Iran's democratically elected government in 1953. Historians say the coup led to the very regime U.S. President Donald Trump has touted overthrowing. A ceasefire deal he announced Monday between Iran and Israel could put the idea of regime change to rest.
'No Kings' protests against Trump's policies expected to sweep U.S. on Saturday
A United-States-wide demonstration against President Donald Trump, planned for months and to be held Saturday, has ballooned in scope since protests against the administration's immigration raids broke out last week.
Trump thanked California National Guard before it arrived in L.A.
At 2 a.m. Sunday, U.S. President Donald Trump posted to social media congratulating the work of California's National Guard in response to immigration raid protests in Los Angeles. In fact, the guards only arrived in the city later that morning, according to several news reports.
3 plead guilty in network of temp agencies that hid asylum seeker's work accident
Three people accused of running fraudulent temp agencies that exploited asylum seekers — and who attempted to conceal a work accident later uncovered by a 2018 CBC investigation — have pleaded guilty.
Protests against Trump are spreading — and creating a labour movement
While much of the attention on immigration raids and the protests against them have been focused on Los Angeles, rallies are popping up in cities across the United States as protest and labour movements against the Trump administration continue to grow.
What happened the last time a U.S. president overrode a state to deploy the National Guard
For the first time in 60 years, a U.S. president has deployed the National Guard without a governor's approval. That time, Lyndon B. Johnson was defending civil rights. This time, say observers, Donald Trump is doing something different.
Tesla registrations down 90% in Quebec in 1st quarter of 2025
Quebec EV buyers' relationship with Tesla is showing signs of souring as sales in the province plummeted in the first quarter of 2025. A combination of politics, tariffs and changing rebates are likely to blame.