Canada

B.C. gender justice groups call for repeal of Name Act changed over child killer

Gender justice groups in British Columbia are calling for the repeal of recent provincial legislation that prevents people convicted of serious Criminal Code offences from changing their names. The ca...

Nov 7, 2024

Africa strategy back on the table, as Ottawa heralds new embassies, security projects

OTTAWA - The federal Liberals have revived their plan to launch an Africa strategy, and are announcing new embassies and anti-terrorism projects on the continent. Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly ...

Nov 7, 2024

Storm tracker group confirms rare tornado touchdown on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast

A resident of British Columbia's Sunshine Coast says a rare tornado that she saw touch down on Monday was like a scene out of a movie with trees coming down "like dominoes" in the high winds. Western ...

Nov 7, 2024

Expert says silence in B.C. port lockout unusual while retailers call for urgency

VANCOUVER - Canadian retailers say their frustration is growing with the lack of movement to resolve disruptions at Canada's two largest ports, including silence surrounding a lockout at British Colum...

Nov 7, 2024

Quebec man's acquittal in 1978 double murder 'historic and exceptional,' lawyer says

MONTREAL - One of the lawyers for a Quebec man who was acquitted Wednesday of a decades-old double murder hopes her client's case will convince other wrongfully convicted people not to lose hope. For ...

Nov 7, 2024

Housing minister announces applications open for $1B critical infrastructure program

OTTAWA - Applications opened Thursday for a $1-billion federal program to help municipalities and Indigenous communities build critical infrastructure. The Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund set aside...

Nov 7, 2024

Health minister wants all Quebecers to have access to a health professional by 2026

QUBEC - The Quebec government says it wants every Quebecer to have access to a health professional by the summer of 2026 - just before the next provincial election. Health Minister Christian Dub made ...

Nov 7, 2024

Judicial recount in Surrey-Guildford underway, starting with 28 unreported ballots

SURREY, B.C. - Election officials filed into an industrial building in Surrey, B.C., to begin a judicial recount for the most narrowly won riding in British Columbia's election, starting with 28 extra...

Nov 7, 2024

NDP asks Speaker to examine social media influencer Lauren Chen's refusal to testify

OTTAWA - A social media influencer who declined to answer questions about an alleged Russian plot to sow division among the public is a step closer to being sanctioned by Parliament. New Democrat MP A...

Nov 7, 2024

India halts some consular visits amid Sikh-Hindu clashes

OTTAWA - India's consulate in Toronto is suspending some of its diplomatic visits to process paperwork at places like religious temples after violence between Sikh and Hindu people. The violence start...

Nov 7, 2024