Canada

Canada working to airdrop aid in Gaza Strip as soon as possible: Hussen's office

OTTAWA - International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen's office says Canada is working to airdrop humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip as soon as possible. The confirmation that an active effort is un...

Feb 28, 2024

Canada to reinstate visas for Mexican nationals after spike in asylum claims: report

OTTAWA - A Radio-Canada report says the federal government will reimpose a visa requirement on visitng Mexican nationals in response to a massive spike in asylum claims. Officials have not confirmed t...

Feb 28, 2024

Canadian man drives off Hawaiian cliff, falls from wreck, washes out to sea, survives

KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii - A Canadian tourist in Hawaii has survived a disastrous sequence of events after he took a wrong turn while trying to watch the sunrise, drove off a cliff, fell out of the wreck a...

Feb 28, 2024

CBC reaches tentative deal with union, says the Canadian Media Guild

OTTAWA - The Canadian Media Guild says it has reached a tentative agreement with CBC/Radio Canada. In a statement, the union says the deal has been recommended by its bargaining committee and the deta...

Feb 28, 2024

Fired scientists failed to protect sensitive information, newly released records say

OTTAWA - Newly released documents say the careers of two scientists at a high-security laboratory ended after security reviews found they failed to protect sensitive assets and information. More than ...

Feb 28, 2024

New Democrat MP Daniel Blaikie to resign his seat, work for Manitoba premier

OTTAWA - A New Democrat member of Parliament is resigning his seat for a job with Manitoba's NDP government. Daniel Blaikie says he will step down from his Elmwood-Transcona seat in Winnipeg at the en...

Feb 28, 2024

Former world junior hockey players charged with sexual assault choose jury trial

LONDON, Ont. - Five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team who are charged with sexual assault in a 2018 incident in London, Ont., have chosen to be tried by a jury. Dillon Dube, Carter H...

Feb 28, 2024

Export Development Canada lends Newfoundland hydrogen project $128M

OTTAWA - The federal export credit agency has agreed to lend millions of dollars to a second green hydrogen project in Atlantic Canada. Export Development Canada and World Energy GH2 say they have rea...

Feb 28, 2024

Online harms: Civil liberty, law critics say stiffer hate crime sentences 'troubling'

OTTAWA - The Canadian Civil Liberties Association is voicing concerns over what it calls "draconian penalties" proposed in the Criminal Code as part of the Liberal government's sweeping plan to target...

Feb 28, 2024

Quebec launches new helpline for politicians after hundreds quit office since 2021

MONTREAL - Quebec is committing $2 million to connect politicians and their families with psychological aid after a wave of resignations and leaves of absence among elected municipal officials. A new ...

Feb 28, 2024