A Somali immigrant who ran down a Canadian police officer with a truck and then stabbed him repeatedly was found guilty on Friday of attempted murder, the Crown prosecutor’s office said. Abdulahi Hasan Sharif, 32, had denied the charges in connection with the incident in Edmonton, Alberta, on Sept. 30, 2017, when authorities say he attacked the officer then struck …

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hung onto power after a tight election on Monday that saw his government reduced to a minority, results that will likely push his agenda to the left while alienating energy producing provinces. Trudeau, one of the world’s most prominent progressive politicians, struggled domestic scandals. He now looks set to govern with support from the left-leaning …

Ontario’s Catholic teachers’ union says it is now scheduling strike votes across the province to fight what it calls the “reckless cuts” of the Doug Ford government. The move adds to the pressure already mounting on the Ford government given the province’s public elementary and secondary teachers are already holding votes. In a statement released Sunday, the Ontario English Catholic …

PM Trudeau has apologized for wearing a white turban and dark make-up in a school’s “Arabian Night” function in 2001 (apparently a racist behavior), ‘Time’ reported. Poles still suggest that he would be the next Prime Minister, certainly with fewer seats. Greens and NDPs both are praying for a peace in a minority government. In a new revelation, Trudeau also …

A day after Bianca Andreescu was honoured in her hometown Mississauga with a “She The North” rally that was attended by thousand of people, neighboring Toronto proclaimed Monday as “Bianca Andreescu Day” in honour of the newly crowned US Open champion. Andreescu defeated Serena Williams in straight sets at the US Open final to become Canda’s first Garnd Slam singles …

The city of Mississauga will be celebrating the major accomplishments of its star citizen, 19-year-old tennis champion Bianca Andreescu, today on Sept. 15 with a rally in her honor in Celebration Square. While plenty of people are expected to attend, there will be at least one very special guest. Justin Trudeau is expected to attend the Bianca Andreescu She The …

A Quebec woman wound up spending nearly $8,000 in airline tickets to fly herself and her daughter home after Air Canada kicked them off a plane and then didn’t immediately inform them that they were banned from future Air Canada flights. Air Canada says the two were ordered to leave their flight, departing Bucharest for Montreal on July 31, due to disruptive behaviour. Ana Constantin and her daughter, Lisa Maria Paun, …

Cathay Pacific Airways CEO Rupert Hogg resigned in a shock move on Friday, amid mounting Chinese regulatory scrutiny of the Hong Kong carrier over the involvement of its employees in the city’s anti-government protests. The sudden departure signals growing pressure on the corporate sector in the Chinese-controlled former British colony, home to multinationals such as HSBC Holdings and Jardine Matheson …

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau maintains he does not need to say he is sorry for violating the Conflict of Interest Act with his improper involvement in the SNC-Lavalin affair, even as two of his former cabinet ministers say Canadians deserve an apology. Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion released a report on Wednesday that said the Prime Minister wrongly used his position …

The Canadian government has made a C$900 million cash offer to settle lawsuits by victims of sexual harassment, sexual assault and gender-based discrimination in Canada’s military. In the settlement announced on Thursday, the government budgeted C$800 million ($611.3 million) in compensation for members of the armed forces, and C$100 million for Department of National Defence workers. Although the settlement must …