Canada

In the news today: Canadians in Gaza taken into Israeli custody as Joly seeks answers

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... U.S., Joly seek clarity from Israel on Canadians taken into custody from Gaza S...

Feb 13, 2024

Minister was warned lifting international student work limit could undermine program

OTTAWA - Allowing international students to work more than 20 hours a week could distract from their studies and undermine the objective of temporary foreign worker programs, public servants warned th...

Feb 13, 2024

Prince Harry, wife Meghan visit B.C. this week in one-year lead-up to Invictus Games

WHISTLER, B.C. - When Canadian broadcast veteran Scott Moore got the job as CEO of the Invictus Games coming to Vancouver and Whistler in 2025, he made sure to brush up on his royal protocol in antici...

Feb 13, 2024

Warm weather forces city in Quebec to cancel ice-fishing villages for first time

SAGUENAY, Que. - There will be no colourful ice-fishing huts dotting the frozen water near Saguenay, Que., this year after mild winter weather forced authorities to cancel the popular tradition for th...

Feb 13, 2024

Former military leader Haydn Edmundson faces cross-examination in sex assault trial

OTTAWA - The former senior military leader on trial for sexual assault in an Ottawa courtroom is set to face cross-examination by the Crown this morning. Retired vice-admiral Haydn Edmundson took the ...

Feb 13, 2024

First Nations group criticizes federal fish policies, conflict of interest in B.C.

OTTAWA - An Indigenous-led group is criticizing what it says is the "gross mismanagement" of aquaculture in British Columbia by the Fisheries Department, as it calls for a separation of its regulatory...

Feb 12, 2024

U.S. seeks clarity on Canadians taken in Gaza, Israel confirms it has them in custody

OTTAWA - American officials say they are still trying to sort out what caused the Israeli military to detain members of a Canadian-American family in the Gaza Strip. Israel's military confirmed it too...

Feb 12, 2024

B.C. and Ottawa announce $733M in federal health funding for province's seniors

VANCOUVER - British Columbia and Ottawa have announced $733 million in new federal funding over the next five years to improve health care for the province's seniors. They say the funds will help expa...

Feb 12, 2024

No plans for royal tour by King Charles in Canada this year as monarch battles cancer

OTTAWA - King Charles will not travel to Canada for his first royal tour as Canada's monarch this year, as he battles cancer. British media reported in December that Buckingham Palace was in the early...

Feb 12, 2024

Canada's effort to restore military talks hinges on Taiwan policy: Chinese ambassador

OTTAWA - China's ambassador to Canada says an effort by Ottawa to restore normal military communication will hit headwinds if the navy sends another ship to the Taiwan Strait. "We want dialogue. But i...

Feb 12, 2024