Category Archives: Canada
IMF applauds Canada's climate action, warns of 'race to the bottom' with subsidies
OTTAWA - The International Monetary Fund warns that Canada's green subsidies could stoke an international race to the bottom, even as it credits the country for a "multipronged" approach to addressing...
Jun 20, 2023
Yukon's COVID vaccine rollout falls short in First Nations care, engagement: auditor
A new report from Canada's auditor general on Yukon's COVID-19 vaccine rollout finds clinics at First Nations communities did little to alleviate residents' fears and suspicions of the shots. The repo...
Jun 20, 2023
Quebec coroner calls for police access to less lethal weapons in report on killing
MONTREAL - A coroner's report into the death of a Black man shot and killed by police in a town northeast of Montreal recommends the municipal force acquire and train officers in the use of intermedia...
Jun 20, 2023
Jury rules Quebec man ran 20-year mail fraud scheme that stole US$175 million
MONTREAL - A United States federal jury has convicted a Quebec man of running a 20-year mail fraud scheme that stole more than US$175 million. Patrice Runner, 57, was convicted in a New York District ...
Jun 20, 2023
Quebec wildfires: Province says fireworks banned ahead of Fête nationale holiday
MONTREAL - Quebec's natural resources minister is warning people ahead of the Fte nationale holiday that fireworks are prohibited in much of the province because of the threat of wildfires. Mat Blanch...
Jun 20, 2023
Monument to residential school survivors, victims to be built on Parliament Hill
OTTAWA - A survivor-led steering committee announced today that a tribute to survivors and victims of residential schools will be built on the west side of Parliament Hill. Ottawa appointed the commit...
Jun 20, 2023
Brian Mulroney praises Trudeau's leadership, omits any mention of Tory leader
ANTIGONISH, N.S. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is basking in the praise of Brian Mulroney today after the former prime minister said "trash" talk against the Liberal leader will be forgotten in ligh...
Jun 20, 2023
Nomination process begins to replace ex-Supreme Court justice Russell Brown
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has begun the search for a new Supreme Court of Canada justice. Qualified candidates interested in the job, who must be functionally bilingual and demonstrate a ...
Jun 20, 2023
Call public inquiry first, then Tories will suggest who can lead it: Poilievre
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau must make the first move and call an independent public inquiry into allegations of foreign interference. He says only ...
Jun 20, 2023
Search for missing submersible near Titanic wreck site a race against time
HALIFAX - An air and sea search continues today in a remote area of ocean south of Newfoundland for a submersible carrying five people that went missing during a dive to the wreckage of the Titanic. T...
Jun 20, 2023