Canada

B.C. airline Helijet donates medical helicopter for humanitarian use in Ukraine

RICHMOND, B.C. - British Columbia-based Helijet International has agreed to donate a fully operational medical helicopter for humanitarian use in Ukraine. The helicopter airline and charter service sa...

Feb 10, 2025

Claims process for First Nations child welfare class action opens in March, AFN says

OTTAWA - The Assembly of First Nations says children and their families who lived under Canada's First Nations child welfare system from 1991 to 2022 can apply for a class action settlement starting i...

Feb 10, 2025

Singh promises 100% tariffs on Tesla, revival of electric vehicle incentive program

OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says Canada should charge 100 per cent tariffs on Tesla vehicles for as long as its trade war with the United States continues. He also says in a new release today th...

Feb 10, 2025

New laws not the 'only tool in the box' to bolster ballot integrity: elections chief

OTTAWA - Canada's chief electoral officer acknowledges that proposed changes to bolster the integrity of the next national vote are unlikely to become law before Canadians head to the polls. But Stpha...

Feb 10, 2025

Justice Minister Arif Virani won't run in next election

OTTAWA - Justice Minister Arif Virani says he won't be running in the coming federal election. Virani says in a social media post that the past decade in public office has taken a toll on his family l...

Feb 10, 2025

McGill University announces budget cuts in response to new Quebec policies

MONTREAL - McGill University is planning cost cuts and layoffs to address a projected $45-million deficit next fiscal year, which it blames partly on new Quebec government policies. The Montreal unive...

Feb 10, 2025

AI shouldn't only benefit ultra-wealthy 'oligarchs,' Trudeau tells global AI summit

PARIS - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the world needs regulation to ensure artificial intelligence doesn't only benefit "oligarchs." Trudeau, who is attending a global conference on AI in Paris t...

Sheldon Spackman Feb 10, 2025

Trump says 25 per cent tariffs are coming today for steel and aluminum imports

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump says he'll impose 25 per cent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports into the United States today. Trump is scheduled to sign executive orders in the Oval O...

Feb 10, 2025

Here's the latest as Canada faces steel and aluminum tariffs from the United States

OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump said over the weekend he will formally announce 25 per cent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports today, including for Canada and Mexico. Here's the latest new...

Feb 10, 2025

Quebec police watchdog investigating after person dies in custody following arrest

MONTREAL - Quebec's police watchdog is investigating after a person died in police custody in a suburb northwest of Montreal after being arrested and pepper-sprayed. The Bureau des enqutes indpendante...

Feb 10, 2025