Canada

Poilievre pledges to fix broken access-to-information system, release more faster

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is pledging to fix the federal access-to-information system to speed up response times and release more information. He made the commitment speaking to re...

Feb 8, 2024

Local news cuts at Bell come after it was granted $40M in regulatory relief: St-Onge

OTTAWA - Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge is accusing Bell Media of breaking its promise to invest in local news after the company was granted more than $40 million in annual regulatory relief. That'...

Feb 8, 2024

Dental providers aren't smiling about reimbursement under federal plan

OTTAWA - Some dentists and hygienists fear they won't be fairly paid for services under a new federal dental plan, and they worry it will jeopardize the success of the massive program. Each province a...

Feb 8, 2024

Home builders group pushing for 30-year mortgages to boost construction in Canada

OTTAWA - The group that represents residential builders in Canada wants Ottawa to offer a 30-year amortization period for insured mortgages on new homes. The Canadian Home Builders' Association says e...

Feb 8, 2024

Joly urges more funding to hire Canadian diplomats, amid Liberal cutbacks on spending

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly is asking MPs to support more funding for Global Affairs Canada, despite the Liberals undertaking cutbacks across the government. Joly says that the Unite...

Feb 8, 2024

Global Affairs Canada 'aware of reports' of missing Canadian in Gaza Strip

Ottawa says it is aware of reports that another Canadian citizen has gone missing in the Gaza Strip. Global Affairs Canada says it is providing consular assistance to the family but can't share more b...

Feb 8, 2024

Friend of Edmundson's accuser has no memory of searching for her on night of assault

OTTAWA - The Crown has called two more witnesses in former vice-admiral Haydn Edmundson's sexual assault trial. The woman who accuses Edmundson of raping her more than 30 years ago testified for three...

Feb 8, 2024

Culture minister denounces U.S. candidate's torching of Quebec author's book

Quebec Culture Minister Mathieu Lacombe is denouncing the burning of a local author's book by a prospective U.S. Republican lawmaker. A video posted Tuesday by a Republican candidate for secretary of ...

Feb 8, 2024

Tobacco firm 'disappointed' in B.C. restriction on flavoured nicotine pouch sales

MONTREAL - A major Canadian tobacco company says it is "extremely disappointed" by British Columbia's decision to move the sale of flavoured nicotine pouches behind pharmacy counters. Premier David Eb...

Feb 8, 2024

Nova Scotia Health resuming some non-emergency services as the big dig-out continues

Nova Scotia Health says the situation in the province following last weekend's big winter storm has improved enough that some non-emergency services are resuming. Officials say that includes facilitie...

Feb 8, 2024