Category Archives: Canada
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to testify at foreign interference inquiry
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to testify today at an inquiry into foreign meddling in Canada's last two elections. The inquiry has already heard that China and other state actors ...
Apr 10, 2024
B.C. doesn't know where all its groundwater is going. Experts worry as drought looms
VANCOUVER - Growing up on a ranch in the Columbia River Valley, water has always been part of Kat Hartwig's life, and over the years, she's noticed changes. Marshy areas her family used for irrigation...
Apr 10, 2024
Time ticks down for stranded orca calf as rescue efforts ramp up, but no set date
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - The British Columbia First Nation at the centre of a complex attempt to rescue a young killer whale stranded in a tidal lagoon near the Vancouver Island village of Zeballos says it is...
Apr 10, 2024
Stranded B.C. calf's calls 'make you almost weep,' says Ehattesaht First Nation
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - A Vancouver Island First Nation that has adopted a young killer whale as its newest family member says concern rises about its ordeal with each day that passes, but strong hope for a ...
Apr 9, 2024
Six children of Canadian mother to be repatriated from Syrian detention camp
OTTAWA - Six children, but not their Canadian mother, will be repatriated to Canada from a detention camp in Syria. Lawyer Lawrence Greenspon, who represents the mother, says Global Affairs Canada is ...
Apr 9, 2024
Police investigate death of woman in her 20s in apartment near Montreal
CANDIAC, Que. - The violent crimes unit of the Quebec provincial police is investigating the death of a woman in her 20s in a Montreal suburb. Sgt. Hlne St-Pierre says local police in the community of...
Apr 9, 2024
Quebec premier threatens 'referendum' on immigration if Trudeau fails to deliver
Quebec Premier Franois Legault is ratcheting up pressure on the federal government to reduce the number of temporary immigrants in the province, threatening to hold a "referendum" on the issue. Legaul...
Apr 9, 2024
Assembly of First Nations says $349B is needed to close infrastructure gap by 2030
OTTAWA - The Assembly of First Nations says decades of underfunding and failed fiduciary duties have created a $349-billion infrastructure gap. The assembly says the gap desperately needs to be closed...
Apr 9, 2024
French PM to visit Ottawa, Quebec City and Montreal during Canadian visit
MONTREAL - French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal will visit Ottawa, Quebec City and Montreal during a three-day trip to Canada that begins Wednesday. Attal will land in Ottawa where he is scheduled to m...
Apr 9, 2024
Freeland doesn't rule out new taxes on wealthy or corporate Canada in upcoming budget
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has ruled out raising taxes on the middle class in the upcoming federal budget - but won't say if corporations or the wealthy are in for the same treatment....
Apr 9, 2024