Canada

'All options still on the table' for limiting plastics production: Guilbeault

OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says all options to eliminate plastic waste are still on the table in negotiations for a global plastic treaty including putting legislated caps on how ...

Apr 30, 2024

Spy watchdog warns of 'significant legal risks' if cyberops breach international law

OTTAWA - A new watchdog report says Canada's electronic spy agency needs to clearly spell out how its cyberoperations comply with international law. The National Security and Intelligence Review Agenc...

Apr 30, 2024

London Drugs probes if personal data was breached in cyber incident that shut stores

VANCOUVER - London Drugs is investigating whether personal data was compromised in a cybersecurity incident that prompted the company to close all of its stores across Western Canada until further not...

Apr 30, 2024

Capital gains tax changes not included in Freeland's motion to introduce budget bill

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland intends to ask Parliament to approve proposed changes to capital gains tax rates in a stand-alone bill. The most controversial measure from her recent feder...

Apr 30, 2024

Environment commissioner gives Canada failing grade on contaminated sites in North

OTTAWA - Canada's environment commissioner says Ottawa is failing to remediate contaminated sites in the North, leaving Indigenous peoples at risk and raising the government's own financial liability ...

Apr 30, 2024

Federal government must track progress toward zero plastic waste goal: audit report

OTTAWA - Canada's environment commissioner says most federal programs aimed at reducing plastic waste are working, but the government isn't tracking its progress toward the goal of zero waste. The gov...

Sheldon Spackman Apr 30, 2024

McGill says it will try to de-escalate standoff with camps before calling in police

Montreal's McGill University says it will make efforts to de-escalate before asking for police help with a camp that's been set up on campus by pro-Palestinian activists. An update from the school lat...

Apr 30, 2024

In the news today: StatCan to release February GDP report today

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... StatCan to release February GDP report today Statistics Canada is set to releas...

Apr 30, 2024

Conestoga is a foreign student mecca. Is its climb to riches leading it off a cliff?

KITCHENER, Ont. - The smell of South Asian spices wafts from the "Blends and Curries" food counter. Conversations in Hindi and Gujurati flood the bustling hallways, which quickly get packed as student...

Apr 30, 2024

Preliminary matter for man accused of killing four women goes into second day

WINNIPEG - Lawyers return to court today to hash out a pre-trial argument in the case of a Winnipeg man accused of killing four women. Lawyers for Jeremy Skibicki are arguing for a trial by judge alon...

Apr 30, 2024