Canada

Documents reveal what happened inside the discord at Canada's drug-price regulator

OTTAWA - Internal emails from the agency tasked with regulating the price of patented drugs in Canada shows discord and division was sparked by a letter from the health minister, culminating in an ind...

Jun 8, 2023

B.C. First Nation buys back 140-year-old robe, paying almost $40,000 to bring it home

ATLIN, B.C. - A man who is helping return a 140-year-old Tlingit robe to the British Columbia First Nation where it was created says it's as if the regalia called out to its people and they are bringi...

Jun 7, 2023

Quebec expands law for doctor-assisted death, permits early requests for procedure

Quebec has adopted a new law that expands access to medical aid in dying and allows early requests for the procedure. The law adopted today permits people with a serious and incurable disease, such as...

Jun 7, 2023

Defrocked Nunavut priest arrested on historical sexual assault charges

KINGSTON, Ont. - A defrocked Oblate priest and convicted sex offender is facing eight new criminal charges for past sexual assaults he allegedly committed while living in Nunavut. Iqaluit RCMP said Er...

Jun 7, 2023

Suspect to face murder charge in death of daughter-in-law of late Montreal mob boss

MONTREAL - A suspect in the brazen daytime shooting in Montreal of a 39-year-old woman with alleged ties to organized crime has been arrested in Ontario, police said Wednesday. The Crown prosecutor's ...

Jun 7, 2023

Bank of Canada raises key interest rate amid stubbornly high inflation

The Bank of Canada announced a quarter-percentage point rate hike Wednesday, the first interest rate increase since January, as high inflation persists.the central bank announced a pause earlier in Ja...

Jun 7, 2023

Wildfire roundup: What you need to know about blazes burning across Canada

Hundreds of wildfires are burning across Canada, prompting widespread evacuations and blanketing cities in smoke. Here's a look at developments Wednesday: Ontarians urged not to start campfires As smo...

Jun 7, 2023

Trudeau shows no interest in compromising with Meta, Google over online news bill

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is showing no interest in compromising with Meta and Google over their online news bill that would make tech giants pay for journalism created by others that hel...

Jun 7, 2023

D.C., N.Y.C. schools cancel outdoor activities amid smoke from Canadian wildfires

WASHINGTON - Officials in the U.S. capital have issued a "code red" air quality alert as smoke from wildfires in Quebec and Ontario continues to drift south. More than a dozen states in the northeaste...

Jun 7, 2023

Justice minister says government to reject Senate changes to judicial oversight bill

OTTAWA - Justice Minister David Lametti says the government will reject the Senate's amendments to a judicial oversight bill, arguing that the changes would do the opposite of what the bill is trying ...

Jun 7, 2023