Canada

Ocean noise strategy delayed, but whale report by military may sound out path forward

VANCOUVER - Marine scientist Kieran Cox calls it "probably the most pervasive, unregulated pollutant in Canada and globally." It's not plastic, petrochemicals or another chemical toxin. It's underwate...

Dec 1, 2023

Can Canadian downtowns find new purpose in a post-office era?

VANCOUVER - Kay Matthews doesn't mince words when asked about the state of businesses fighting to survive in downtown cores across Ontario. "We're struggling," said Matthews, executive director of the...

Dec 1, 2023

CSIS whistleblower hopes they 'lit a match' with allegations of rape and harassment

VANCOUVER - A CSIS officer who is among a group of whistleblowers raising allegations of sexual assault and harassment in the spy agency's British Columbia office says she hopes their actions have "li...

Nov 30, 2023

Spy watchdog calls for more information on border agency's air traveller targeting

OTTAWA - The national spy watchdog says Canada's border agency needs to do a better job of documenting how and why it singles out certain air passengers for possible additional scrutiny. The Canada Bo...

Nov 30, 2023

Liberal justice minister accepts Senate changes to government bail-reform bill

OTTAWA - Federal Justice Minister Arif Virani is urging the House of Commons to accept Senate amendments to the Liberal government's bail-reform legislation and pass it into law. Virani says the gover...

Nov 30, 2023

Quebec housing minister favoured friend, ethics commissioner concludes

QUEBEC - The ethics commissioner for the Quebec legislature has concluded that the housing minister improperly promoted the personal interest of a friend when she met with her in 2022. Commissioner Ar...

Nov 30, 2023

B.C. files application for Canada's first unexplained wealth order, minister says

VICTORIA - British Columbia's solicitor general says the government has filed the first-ever application to secure an unexplained wealth order in Canada. Mike Farnworth says the notice of civil claim ...

Nov 30, 2023

Two NDP MPs vote against Liberal budget motion over Indigenous, gender issues

OTTAWA - Two New Democrat MPs voted against a government motion to introduce legislation on the fall economic statement today. That's despite the NDP pledging their support on key votes as part of a s...

Nov 30, 2023

Saskatchewan First Nation chief says Buffy Sainte-Marie should take DNA test

The chief of a Saskatchewan First Nation that has been thrust into the controversy over Buffy Sainte-Marie's ancestry says the legendary singer and songwriter should take a DNA test to provide a defin...

Nov 30, 2023

Montreal youth facing trial for double murder arrested in jail for two other killings

MONTREAL - An 18-year-old Montreal man who is now facing charges in connection with two double homicides committed last year will return to court in January. The man - who was 17 at the time of the al...

Nov 30, 2023