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The Green Party says it is "firmly behind" leader Elizabeth May in spite of recent allegations that she bullied and berated former staff.The allegations, published in the Toronto Star on Saturday, come from three former employees who allege May created a hostile work environment by yelling at and insulting employees.In a statement issued hours after the Star story was published, the party framed the allegations as coming from "disgruntled former staff."The party says May is being "held to a diff

First, to women who have come forward to report: thank you. All of us who have experienced a sexual assault, harassment, or aggressive and unwelcome advances know it's a damn hard thing to talk about. Every one of you has set a powerful example and every day more women are finding their voices as a result.l was involved in politics for 25 years and saw plenty of frat boy behaviour. It made me promise myself that I would do things differently, should I ever get the chance to lead.These women were

HALIFAX — The Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi'kmaq Chiefs is calling for the immediate removal of the statue of Edward Cornwallis from a downtown Halifax park.In a statement Friday, the assembly said that the municipality's process to review the commemoration of the city's controversial founder is taking too long."We have been more than patient to see movement on this," Chief Bob Gloade of Millbrook First Nation said in the statement. "The Mi'kmaq need to see action now, and that is why we vote

KABUL — A suicide bomber driving an ambulance killed at least 95 people and wounded 158 more in an attack claimed by the Taliban in the Afghan capital Kabul, authorities said. The bombing Saturday came just a week after Taliban militants killed 22 at an international hotel in the city.It has been a month of relentless attacks in Afghanistan, with the Taliban and the Islamic State affiliate making alternate claims of responsibility.The brutality and frequency of the attacks, including one i

VANCOUVER — Former British Columbia premier Christy Clark has weighed in on the discussion around sexual misconduct in Canadian politics, saying she saw plenty of "frat boy behaviour" during her time in office.Clark, who was the first woman elected premier in B.C., posted Thursday on Facebook that politics is an often "brutally sexist" business."All of us who have experienced a sexual assault, harassment, or aggressive and unwelcome advances know it's a damn hard thing to talk about," she

Statistics Canada on Friday offered up a little more evidence that competition in the wireless business can be a good thing for consumers.The agency's consumer price index showed the cost of telephone services dropped by a whopping 7.6 per cent in a month in December — the largest monthly drop in records going back to 1949.That's "likely a reflection of discounted wireless service plans offered in the month," TD Bank senior economist Brian DePratto wrote in a client note.Watch: Ranking Can

OTTAWA — Newly engaged federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh will tie the knot with a large wedding celebration close to home before travelling to Mexico for a more private ceremony and honeymoon.News of the plan, which a spokesman said has been in the works since the holidays, comes less than two weeks after Singh, 38, invited the media to watch his proposal to 27-year-old fashion designer Gurkiran Kaur at a downtown Toronto restaurant.The first wedding ceremony, known as a Kirtan in the Punja

CALGARY — Two brothers with fetal alcohol syndrome who were sentenced Friday to 12 years for raping a teenage girl more than a dozen times should be kept in prison as long as possible to protect society, a Crown prosecutor said."What became so clear in this prosecution is there is very little that society can do to prevent a repeat performance," Jonathan Hak said after the sentencing."There's very little we can do to rehabilitate them and, frankly, that's not their fault. They were dealt a

RCMP have charged a central Alberta man with threatening Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier Rachel Notley.Mounties say a suspect posted threats on Twitter.Orion Rutley was arrested last Friday and charged with two counts of uttering threats.Police says he was released on the condition he not contact the prime minister or the premier, not use social media and not possess any weapons.Rutley is to appear in Leduc provincial court on Feb. 8.Police say the investigation is ongoing.

TORONTO — Bell Media says it has suspended a CTV News reporter over allegations of sexual misconduct brought forward by a woman who says she was a former employee with the broadcaster.The company's vice president of communications says Paul Bliss, who works in CTV's Queen's Park bureau, has been suspended and an investigation is underway.Scott Henderson says the allegations made by Bridget Brown are being taken very seriously.Wrote a blog post about alleged incidentThe allegations were mad