Category Archives: Canada
Federal Fisheries Department doing a poor job of monitoring fishing industry: report
OTTAWA - A new report slams the federal Fisheries Department for failing to properly monitor Canada's commercial fishing industry. The report from the federal environment commissioner, Jerry DeMarco, ...
Nov 7, 2023
Montreal police investigating two firebombings at Jewish institutions
Montreal police are investigating overnight firebombings at two Jewish institutions in the on-island suburb of Dollard-des-Ormeaux. Police spokesperson Sabrina Gauthier says incendiary devices caused ...
Nov 7, 2023
U.S. dismisses charges against Saskatoon mother accused of faking deaths
SASKATOON - A United States court has dismissed charges against a Saskatchewan woman accused of faking her death and that of her child before they crossed the border. Dawn Walker was given a one-year ...
Nov 7, 2023
Canada's emissions reduction plan falling short: environment commissioner
OTTAWA - Canada's detailed plan to reach its greenhouse-gas emissions targets in 2030 is coming up short, the federal environment commissioner said Tuesday in a new audit. Jerry DeMarco did a deep div...
Nov 7, 2023
Three arrested after child killed inside suburban home north of Montreal
BOIS-DES-FILION, Que. - Quebec police say three people have been arrested in connection with the death of a child Monday evening in a suburb north of Montreal. The police force for Bois-des-Filion, Qu...
Nov 7, 2023
Feds unlock public properties to build homes, say 29,200 units to be built by 2029
OTTAWA - The federal government says it will build more than 2,800 homes on its properties in cities across the country, putting it on track to build nearly 30,000 homes on public lands over the next ...
Nov 7, 2023
In the news today: Canadians in Gaza could soon cross into Egypt after list published
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Canadians in Gaza could soon cross into Egypt Canadians looking to flee Gaza mi...
Nov 7, 2023
Small businesses still hoping for CEBA loan forgiveness extension as time runs out
OTTAWA - As the deadline to repay pandemic loans and receive partial forgiveness approaches, small businesses are still hoping the federal government will reverse course and extend it for another year...
Nov 7, 2023
Canadians in Gaza could soon cross into Egypt after names appear on official list
Canadians looking to flee Gaza might soon be able to cross into Egypt, after a new document containing names of Canadians was published by the General Authority for Crossings and Borders in Gaza. The ...
Nov 7, 2023
Funding for housing, food banks expected in Quebec economic update today
Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard is scheduled to present the province's fall economic update this morning. Girard has said he plans to address issues of housing, homelessness and climate change ada...
Nov 7, 2023