Canada

PM's national security adviser, PMO staff to testify at foreign interference inquiry

OTTAWA - The public inquiry studying alleged meddling in Canada's most recent elections will hear from the prime minister's national security adviser today. Nathalie Drouin was named to the post in Ja...

Apr 8, 2024

As Sudan crisis rages, resettlement stalled; groups urge Ottawa to do more to help

OTTAWA - Canada has yet to reunite a single family with relatives who are trying to escape conflict-racked Sudan, while diaspora groups are demanding the federal government do more to end a yearlong c...

Apr 8, 2024

Total solar eclipse set to bring darkness and celestial awe to Canadian crowds

A total solar eclipse is set to fall over parts of eastern and central Canada today, prompting massive crowds to gather in its path for a chance to catch a glimpse of the rare celestial event. The pat...

Apr 8, 2024

Defence Minister Bill Blair to release Canada's long-awaited defence policy update

OTTAWA - Defence Minister Bill Blair is set to release the long-awaited update to Canada's defence policy this morning in Trenton, Ont. The policy has been in the works since shortly after Russia's fu...

Apr 8, 2024

Father says 11-year-old boy felt safe with dogs before deadly attack in Edmonton home

EDMONTON - The father of an 11-year-old boy killed in a dog attack in an Edmonton home says he never saw the two animals act aggressively towards people. Wesley Grist says the large dogs belonged to h...

Sheldon Spackman Apr 7, 2024

Canada adds Haiti evacuation flight next week after last-minute requests

MONTREAL - Canada has added an evacuation flight out of Haiti next week after a spike in the number of requests to flee the Caribbean country. Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says in a message on...

Apr 7, 2024

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces billions to build Canada's AI capacity

OTTAWA - The Liberal government is setting aside $2.4 billion in the upcoming budget to build capacity in artificial intelligence. The bulk of that - $2 billion worth - is going into a fund that will ...

Apr 7, 2024

Sick of extra fees online? It's drip pricing, and Canadian shoppers are fighting back

VANCOUVER - If you shop online you're likely familiar with the experience - you agree to buy for a certain price, but by the time you check out, the cost has ballooned with fees and surcharges. Place ...

Apr 7, 2024

Looking to pick up carpentry skills? In Newfoundland, you can learn to build a boat

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - There are many reasons a dozen people gathered two evenings a week this year in St. John's to build a traditional Newfoundland boat, bending and clamping long planks of wood and han...

Apr 7, 2024

A battle for hope: the brewing campaign clash between the Conservatives and the NDP

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's path to power may be by prosecuting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's past eight years in government, but his road to victory is painted NDP orange. Appea...

Apr 7, 2024