Canada

Quebec premier takes heat for paying students to 'renovate their basement'

MONTREAL - The Quebec government is facing criticism for a program that paid students to learn a construction skill - as less than half the graduates are certified to work in the industry. After it wa...

Oct 09, 2024

Canada seeks deeper ties with Indo-Pacific as Trudeau attends ASEAN summit in Laos

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Laos this week to meet with southeast Asian leaders - the Liberal government's latest effort to strengthen Canada's ties in a region with strong Chinese in...

Oct 09, 2024

Here are some key quotes from the B.C. party leaders' debate

The leaders of British Columbia's main parties have squared off in their only televised debate ahead of the Oct. 19 provincial election. Here are some quotes from NDP Leader David Eby, B.C. Conservati...

Oct 08, 2024

'Thank you, Jim': Ballet legend Baryshnikov honours late politician Jim Peterson

TORONTO - Roughly half a century ago, Mikhail Baryshnikov dashed into a waiting car after a series of Toronto performances, defecting from the Soviet Union in a move that made international headlines....

Oct 08, 2024

Grassland destruction on Canadian Prairies harming bird populations: report

A national bird conservation organization says grassland habitat loss on the Prairies has created a population crisis for dozens of species of birds. Birds Canada and Environment and Climate Change Ca...

Oct 08, 2024

Leaders condemn 'hateful rhetoric' at B.C. pro-Palestinian protest on Oct. 7

VANCOUVER - Political leaders are condemning what they describe as "hateful rhetoric" from a speaker at a pro-Palestinian rally in Vancouver who told the crowd that "we are Hezbollah and we are Hamas....

Oct 08, 2024

Liberals won't prorogue Parliament as impasse over green tech fund documents drags on

OTTAWA - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says the government has no intention of proroguing Parliament to end an impasse with the Tories over a matter of privilege. At a news conference today ...

Oct 08, 2024

The 'Godfather of AI' joins list of distinguished Canadians who have won Nobel Prize

Geoffrey Hinton was awarded a Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday in recognition of his trailblazing contributions to the field of artificial intelligence. The British-Canadian researcher, known as the ...

Oct 08, 2024

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau headed to Laos for ASEAN Summit

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is travelling to Laos today to take part in the ASEAN Summit. Canada is not a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, but has a strategic partnersh...

Oct 08, 2024

Coroner orders inquest into fatal Old Montreal fire that left 2 French citizens dead

MONTREAL - Quebec's chief coroner has ordered a public inquest into the fatal Old Montreal fire last week that claimed the lives of two French nationals. Police identified the victims as 43-year-old L...

Oct 08, 2024