Canada

Indigenous services minister to table First Nations water bill as early as Monday

OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu is expected to table much-anticipated legislation to improve water quality in First Nations communities as early as Monday. The bill comes more than a...

Dec 10, 2023

Every phone call is a goodbye, says Vancouver resident with family in Gaza

Omar Mansour says every phone call with his family in the Gaza Strip might be the last. So during those few minutes when he is able to talk to his parents, brother and sisters, the Vancouver resident ...

Dec 9, 2023

Mideast ministers in Ottawa to discuss Israel-Hamas war with Joly, Trudeau

OTTAWA - Agroup of foreign ministers from the Palestinian Authority, Saudi Arabia and Turkey are in Ottawa today for a quietly planned meeting with Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly to discuss atte...

Dec 9, 2023

Quebec man charged with 2nd-degree murder after toddler's death

MONTREAL - A 34-year-old Quebec man has been charged with second-degree murder after the death of a toddler who was found severely injured at a home daycare northeast of Montreal. Tomy Carranza Ladry ...

Dec 9, 2023

Veterans Affairs won't pay for truck cover for retired navy reservist's wheelchair

OTTAWA - Winter hasn't arrived yet in the Niagara region, but the rain and cold the last few weeks have kept Stephen La Salle from leaving home as often as he'd like. Every time the retired naval lieu...

Dec 9, 2023

Taiwan-Canada ties surge as supporters tout trade, politics and shared values

VANCOUVER - Somewhere at the confluence of politics, commerce and shared values driving a recent wave of Canadian fascination with Taiwan, there were the island's "freedom pineapples." In 2021, import...

Dec 9, 2023

What is CSIS' physical surveillance unit, where staff allege sex assault, harassment?

OTTAWA - A recruitment video for the physical surveillance unit of Canada's spy agency shows people using trains, cars and a bicycle to surreptitiously trail a target through Montreal. A "surveillant"...

Dec 8, 2023

Transcript of statement by CSIS director Vigneault during town hall meeting for staff

OTTAWA - The director of Canada's spy agency, David Vigneault, says the officer at the centre of an investigation by The Canadian Press into allegations of rape and harassment no longer works for the ...

Dec 8, 2023

Some facts about Canada's spy agency, as director apologizes for rape claim response

OTTAWA - Canada's spy chief David Vigneault has apologized to staff for his response to rape and harassment claims in the British Columbia office of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service. He's al...

Dec 8, 2023

CBC considering 'all possible measures' in wake of concerns over cuts, exec bonuses

OTTAWA - Top CBC executives say they are considering options to manage the broadcaster's financial pressures, including taking a look at "senior executive compensation," following plans to slash 10 pe...

Dec 8, 2023