Canada

'This tragedy has shaken me': Ottawa father of slain family thanks public for support

OTTAWA - The surviving father of an attack that Ottawa's mayor has called one of the city's worst cases of mass violence is thanking the public for its support. Dhanushka Wickramasinghe released his f...

Mar 18, 2024

COVID was a good chance to study what the animals did while humans were locked down

VANCOUVER - The COVID-19 lockdown for humans was not an opportunity for wildlife to run free, in fact a new study found herbivores tend to be more active around people, while carnivores remained hidde...

Mar 18, 2024

A closer look at the legacy of former prime minister Brian Mulroney

OTTAWA - Former prime minister Brian Mulroney died on Feb. 29, in Palm Beach, Fla., at the age of 84. He was first elected in 1984 following the largest majority mandate in Canada's history, and was r...

Sheldon Spackman Mar 18, 2024

More families will be allowed to apply to come to Canada from Gaza: Miller

OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marc Miller says Canada will allow more people trapped in Gaza who have extended family members in Canada to apply for temporary refuge - but he admits the move is "cold ...

Mar 18, 2024

B.C. officials to give drought update as province adopts new wildfire prediction tool

VANCOUVER - British Columbia is introducing technology to improve wildfire prediction and decision-making even as the association representing Canadian insurance companies warns residents about the po...

Mar 18, 2024

Transgender people bear brunt of misinformation about gender identity, experts say

MONTREAL - Misinformation surrounding gender identity is pervasive and it has a profound impact on the mental health of transgender and non-binary people, advocates say. Dupr Latour, a trans woman who...

Mar 18, 2024

Feds appeal decision requiring action on 'appalling' level of judicial vacancies

OTTAWA - The federal government is challenging a court decision directing it to step up the pace of judicial appointments to address an "untenable" number of vacancies. In a notice of appeal, the gove...

Mar 18, 2024

Teachers set to hold one-day strike as Saskatchewan budget is introduced

REGINA - The union representing Saskatchewan teachers says it's planning a one-day strike as the provincial budget is introduced Wednesday. The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation says in a news release...

Mar 18, 2024

Parliament to vote on NDP motion urging Trudeau to recognize Palestinian statehood

OTTAWA - Members of Parliament are set to vote today on an NDP motion calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government to "officially recognize the state of Palestine." Liberal MPs have been divi...

Sheldon Spackman Mar 18, 2024

Federal environment minister gives Quebec May 1 deadline for caribou protection plan

OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is once again threatening to invoke federal powers to protect Quebec's endangered woodland caribou. Guilbeault says in a letter to his provincial counte...

Mar 18, 2024