Canada

Government sought out 'impartial' military college review board members

OTTAWA - The majority of the board tasked with reviewing Canada's military colleges will be people who have not attended one of the schools and have not publicly expressed a strong opinion on their fu...

Jun 14, 2023

More foreign firefighters expected to arrive today to help Canada battle wildfires

More firefighters from abroad are expected to arrive today to help battle Canada's worst wildfire season of the 21st century. Quebec's public safety minister says more reinforcements are to come from ...

Jun 14, 2023

Canadians have the right to a healthy environment with passage of new law

OTTAWA - Changes to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act enshrining the right to a healthy environment have passed into law. The federal government has been working on the legislation for several...

Jun 13, 2023

CP NewsAlert: ‘Dances With Wolves’ actor facing additional charges in Alberta

TSUUT'INA FIRST NATION - Police in Alberta have issued warrants for Nathan Chasing Horse, a former actor in the movie "Dances With Wolves," for nine charges including sexual exploitation, sexual assau...

Jun 13, 2023

Quebec father sexually assaulted by wife qualifies for victim compensation: tribunal

MONTREAL - A tribunal has found that a Quebec man who became a father after he was sexually assaulted by his wife qualifies for payments from the provincial fund for victims of crime. The province's a...

Jun 13, 2023

Improving transparency 'not a priority' for the Trudeau government: info watchdog

OTTAWA - The federal information watchdog says the government's key transparency provision has steadily eroded to the point where it no longer serves its intended purpose. In her annual report to Parl...

Jun 13, 2023

Astronaut Chris Hadfield working with King Charles on 'Astra Carta'

TORONTO - Chris Hadfield says he's been working with King Charles on a space sustainability plan dubbed the Astra Carta. The Canadian astronaut says the plan will explore how humans can use space and ...

Jun 13, 2023

Women gardening in Prince George, B.C., is bitten by coyote

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - A woman is nursing minor injuries after being bitten by a coyote while she was doing some gardening in Prince George, B.C. A statement from the B.C. Conservation Officers Service...

Jun 13, 2023

Tories, Bloc discuss next steps on foreign interference as NDP pitches its own idea

OTTAWA - Two opposition party leaders have now met to discuss the next steps for how the Liberal government should tackle the issue of foreign interference. A spokesman for Conservative Leader Pierre ...

Jun 13, 2023

Fox News shouldn't air in Canada despite Tucker Carlson ouster, LGBTQ group argues

TORONTO - An advocacy group that wants the CRTC to ban Fox News says the network's "abusive content" extends beyond its divisive personalities such as recently fired host Tucker Carlson. Fox News shou...

Jun 13, 2023