Category Archives: Canada
Trudeau promises progress on methane emissions, funding for poverty reduction at UN
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will be able to exceed its targets for reducing methane emissions from the oil and gas sector. Speaking at the Climate Ambition Summit at the UN,...
Sep 20, 2023
Canada Post breaking law by gathering info from envelopes, parcels: watchdog
OTTAWA - The federal privacy watchdog says Canada Post is breaking the law by gleaning information from the outsides of envelopes and packages to help build marketing lists that it rents to businesses...
Sep 20, 2023
Cross-country rallies against 'gender ideology' in schools met with counter-protests
Heated exchanges between protesters and counter-protesters are taking place across the country today over school policies on gender identity. Posters created by a group called "1MillionMarch4Children"...
Sep 20, 2023
1 in 4 adolescents have been cyberbullied, StatCan says
A new StatCan report says one in four adolescents in Canada have been cyberbullied and it's taking a toll on their mental health. The study says youth who have been victimized online have a greater ri...
Sep 20, 2023
Corporate ethics czar investigating Levi Strauss over alleged links to forced labour
OTTAWA - Canada's corporate ethics watchdog has launched an investigation into allegations that Levi Strauss Canada is working with companies that use forced labour in China. Sheri Meyerhoffer, the om...
Sep 20, 2023
In the news today: India tensions rise, PM at UN and Unifor strikes deal with Ford
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Diplomatic tension with India could last months One expert thinks Canada may be...
Sep 20, 2023
Canada in 'early stages' of diplomatic tension with India: former Trudeau adviser
OTTAWA - One expert thinks Canada may be just at the beginning of a months-long diplomatic spat with India, as allies await more information on accusations New Delhi played a role in the death of a Ca...
Sep 20, 2023
GardaWorld employees arrested by Libyan militia held for nearly two months
MONTREAL - Seven employees of Montreal-based security giant GardaWorld languished in detention for nearly two months after their arrest earlier this year by a powerful Libyan militia. The workers' ord...
Sep 20, 2023
Newfoundland university threw open its doors to Titanic dive operator, emails show
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A research institute at Newfoundland and Labrador's Memorial University threw open its "proverbial doors" last year to the company that owned the doomed Titan submersible, less than...
Sep 20, 2023
Most Canadians view about Online News Act is news should be free, survey suggests
OTTAWA - A new survey suggests that most Canadians feel news should be free and accessible for anyone, while also believing that media will find other ways to make money. Leger conducted a national on...
Sep 20, 2023