Canada

Assembly of First Nations chiefs turn attention to child welfare

OTTAWA - The Assembly of First Nations special chiefs assembly continues today, with child welfare expected to be one of the main agenda items. Nine resolutions are dedicated to reforming the First Na...

Dec 04, 2024

State memorial planned for former B.C. premier John Horgan

VICTORIA - A provincial state memorial service for former British Columbia premier John Horgan will be held later this month in Colwood, west of Victoria. Horgan, who died in November after his third ...

Dec 03, 2024

Canada again supports UN motion critical of Israel, citing two-state solution

OTTAWA - Canada has again breached its years-long policy and voted in support of a United Nations motion critical of Israel, based on concerns about the viability of a two-state solution. For years, C...

Dec 03, 2024

Canadians warned to use caution in South Korea after martial law declared then lifted

VANCOUVER - Global Affairs Canada is warning Canadians in South Korea to avoid demonstrations and exercise caution after the country's president imposed an hours-long period of martial law. The situat...

Dec 03, 2024

Quebec public security minister says no indication so far of migrant influx from U.S.

MONTREAL - Quebec's public security minister says the situation at the province's border with the United States is "under control" and that there is no indication so far of an influx of migrants tryin...

Dec 03, 2024

'Sleeping with the enemy': Mistrial in B.C. sex assault over Crown dating paralegal

The B.C. Supreme Court has ordered a new trial for a man convicted of sexual assault after he learned his defence lawyer's paralegal was dating the Crown prosecutor during his trial. Justice Veronica ...

Dec 03, 2024

Saskatchewan introduces legislative amendment to keep carbon levy off home heating

REGINA - Saskatchewan has introduced a promised legislative amendment that would continue to see residents no longer pay federal carbon levies for home heating. The province says the measure is expect...

Dec 03, 2024

Quebec doctors who refuse to stay in public system for 5 years face 200K fine per day

QUBEC - Quebec's health minister has tabled a bill that would force new doctors trained in the province to spend the first five years of their careers working in Quebec's public health network. Doctor...

Dec 03, 2024

Terrorism suspect Mohamed Harkat a 'passive actor,' his lawyer tells judge

A lawyer for terrorism suspect Mohamed Harkat told a judge today the Algerian-born refugee is a "passive actor" who has been linked to extremists through speculation, not hard evidence. Harkat, 56, wa...

Dec 03, 2024

Singh won't support Conservative non-confidence motion that uses his own words

OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he won't play Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's games by voting to bring down the government on an upcoming non-confidence motion. The Conservatives plan to...

Dec 03, 2024