Canada

Canada's aid cut, geopolitical stances challenge 'pragmatic' pivot to Global South

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly said this fall that Canada needs to better reflect the needs of developing countries and have closer ties with states where the majority of the world's po...

Dec 22, 2023

Freeland approves Royal Bank takeover of HSBC Canada with conditions

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has approved RBC's $13.5-billion takeover of HSBC Canada despite calls from opposition politicians and other groups to block it. Freeland's approval was the...

Dec 21, 2023

Transportation agency penalizes Air Canada for violating disabilities regulations

GATINEAU, Que. - The Canadian Transportation Agency says it's issued a $97,500 penalty to Air Canada for violating the Accessible Transportation for Persons with Disabilities Regulations. The penalty ...

Dec 21, 2023

'Dedication to serving Canadians': PM pays tribute to former MP John Godfrey

OTTAWA - The late John Godfrey, a former university president, newspaper editor and Liberal MP, made meaningful and lasting contributions to public life, recalled Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. "His d...

Dec 21, 2023

Eby to target predators after talking to dad of sextortion victim Carson Cleland, 12

VICTORIA - Premier David Eby says an emotional conversation with the father of a 12-year-old British Columbia boy who killed himself after falling prey to online sextortion has prompted him to push fo...

Dec 21, 2023

Matthew Boswell's mandate as competition commissioner renewed for another two years

OTTAWA - The federal government is reappointing Matthew Boswell as the commissioner of competition for a two-year term. Boswell, who was first appointed as commissioner in 2019, was slated to finish h...

Dec 21, 2023

Vintage gun for teacher's presentation triggers police lockdown at Vancouver school

VANCOUVER - A prop for a teacher's presentation at a Vancouver secondary school set off a lockdown and an emergency response by police on Thursday. Police say a teacher at Lord Byng Secondary called 9...

Dec 21, 2023

As Quebec teachers strike drags on, fears rise about children's welfare

MONTREAL - A four-week Quebec teachers strike that has shut schools across the province is spurring concern for students' education and development. Fdration Autonome de l'Enseignement, which represen...

Dec 21, 2023

Dutch court orders Amanda Todd's tormentor to serve six years of 13-year B.C. term

AMSTERDAM - The man who extorted and bullied British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd into suicide has had his 13-year sentence from a Canadian court converted to a six-year prison term in Europe. An Ams...

Dec 21, 2023

B.C. woman faces multiple charges for under-18 sex trafficking, say Langley RCMP

LANGLEY, B.C. - Police in British Columbia say a woman faces more than a dozen charges related to an alleged human trafficking scheme involving sexual exploitation of people under 18. Langley RCMP say...

Dec 21, 2023