Category Archives: Canada
B.C. ports shuttered as lockout takes hold in latest labour dispute
VANCOUVER - One of Canada's most vital trade arteries is cut off as employers at most of British Columbia's ports lock out their workers in a dispute involving about 700 unionized foremen. The BC Mari...
Nov 05, 2024
5 things to watch for as Americans head to the polls on election day
WASHINGTON - Americans are facing a decision about the future of their country and no matter which president they choose, Canada cannot escape the pull of political polarization from its closest neigh...
Nov 05, 2024
Five things to know about the proposed emissions cap on oil and gas production
OTTAWA - The federal government has published new draft regulations that will force oil and gas companies to slash their greenhouse gas emissions. Here's what that looks like, and what it might mean f...
Nov 04, 2024
Oil, gas companies told to cut emissions by one-third under planned cap
OTTAWA - Oil and gas producers in Canada will be required to cut greenhouse gas emissions by about one-third over the next eight years under new regulations published Monday. The government is also go...
Nov 04, 2024
Quebec police watchdog investigates shooting that left 1 dead, 1 injured in Far North
SALLUIT, Que. - Quebec's police watchdog is investigating after one person was killed and another injured in a shooting involving police in the northern territory of Nunavik. The watchdog, known as th...
Nov 04, 2024
CP NewsAlert: Elections BC says box of 861 votes uncounted, others votes unreported
VICTORIA - Elections BC says it has discovered that a ballot box containing 861 votes wasn't counted in the recent provincial election, as well as other mistakes including 14 votes going unreported in...
Nov 04, 2024
Indian prime minister condemns violence at Hindu temple in Ontario
BRAMPTON, Ont. - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is condemning violence that erupted Sunday when Indian consular officials visited a Hindu temple in Brampton, Ont., as police announced three peopl...
Nov 04, 2024
Conservatives are trying to loosen regulations on natural health products
OTTAWA - A Conservative MP wants Parliament to undo changes made by the Liberals last year that brought natural health products under the same regulations as pharmaceuticals. The new rules mean Health...
Nov 04, 2024
'Beam of light that cut through injustice': Tributes for TRC chair Murray Sinclair
WINNIPEG - Murray Sinclair, a former judge, senator and chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission into residential schools, died Monday in Winnipeg. He was 73. Here are some notable tributes to...
Nov 04, 2024
Supreme Court won't revisit request from four Canadian men held in Syria
OTTAWA - Canada's top court will not reconsider pleas from four Canadian men detained in Syria for a hearing that could open a path to their freedom. Last year the Supreme Court of Canada declined to ...
Nov 04, 2024