Canada

TORONTO — A judge has rejected a legal challenge of a Toronto actress’ sexual assault lawsuit against disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, his former assistant and two entertainment companies. The decision delivered on Friday means the lawsuit, which alleges Weinstein sexually assaulted the actress nearly two decades ago, will proceed …

RED DEER, Alta. — The sexual assault case against a former politician with Alberta’s Opposition United Conservatives has been put over to March 22. Don MacIntyre, who until recently represented the central Alberta seat of Innisfail-Sylvan Lake, did not appear in Red Deer provincial court on Thursday. He was instead …

Former Progressive Conservative leader Patrick Brown is fighting back against CTV News — three weeks after the network’s reporting cost him his job. “CTV News fabricated a malicious and false report about me from two anonymous accusers,” Brown said in a Facebook post on Wednesday. “After a long three weeks, …

OTTAWA—The victim of an alleged assault by Dave “Tiger” Williams on-board a military flight returned home to Canada while the retired hockey star continued his goodwill tour with Canadian troops abroad. Defence department officials confirmed Tuesday that the victim of the alleged assault during the December trip returned home from …

RED DEER, ALTA.—An Alberta judge was critical of a section of the Criminal Code that allows for consecutive parole ineligibilities Wednesday as he ruled two men found guilty of murdering three family members will not have to spend additional time in prison before they can apply for parole. Jason Klaus, …

OTTAWA— Hundreds of New Democrats are flocking to the capital this week for a national convention that will feature a vote on Jagmeet Singh’s still-new leadership and a host of policy debates that could stir up divisions in the NDP fold. Beginning Friday morning, party members will hear speeches and …

OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is committing his government to implement a new legal framework to advance the rights of Indigenous peoples, billed as a critical step to tackling chronic problems. In a speech to the House of Commons Tuesday, the prime minister laid out a new vision for the federal …

Canada on Tuesday stepped up its demand for answers after the death of renowned Iranian-Canadian environmentalist Kavous Seyed Emami, who Iranian officials say committed suicide in prison. Tehran’s chief prosecutor accused Emami of being part of an espionage network set up by Israel’s Mossad and the CIA. “We are seriously …

Mayor John Tory has unveiled a 10-point plan to address crowding on the TTC, two weeks after subway delays almost prompted the evacuation of a busy downtown station. Ahead of a council meeting Monday to decide on the city’s 2018 budget, the mayor announced at a city hall press conference …

There is an imbalance in Canadian politics. It takes most obvious form in the presence, federally and in some provinces, of two parties on the left to only one on the right. But its essence is not institutional but psychological. It is the crippling insecurity of the right, a crisis …