Canada

Radio host jailed for sedition in Hong Kong finds a home and freedom in Canada

VANCOUVER - Edmund Wan, recently released from a Hong Kong prison, says he feels at ease in Vancouver. He described the sense of familiarity that struck him in a Hong Kong-style caf on Vancouver's Cam...

May 20, 2023

G7 leaders' communiqué to mention foreign interference, Canadian official says

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A senior Canadian government official says the G7 leaders' communiqu at the summit in Hiroshima, Japan, will make mention of foreign interference, after Prime Minister Justin Trudea...

May 19, 2023

Lawyers argue Liberals' proposed sanctions clarification does the opposite

OTTAWA - The Canadian Bar Association and a lawyer helping firms navigate Canada's sanctions regime warn that reforms in the federal budget bill seeking to clarify the rules will actually have the opp...

May 19, 2023

Firefighting foam ban possible as Canada looks at risks of 'forever chemicals'

OTTAWA - Firefighting foams, cosmetics and food packaging that contain cancer-causing "forever chemicals" could be limited or outright banned in Canada following a federal government risk assessment o...

May 19, 2023

B.C. district postpones climate events, citing intimidation, safety, misinformation

NELSON, B.C. - A British Columbia regional district has postponed a series of climate action open houses, citing safety concerns and fears of intimidation. The Regional District of Central Kootenay in...

May 19, 2023

Johnston's advice on public inquiry about foreign interference expected Tuesday

OTTAWA - Special rapporteur David Johnston is expected to release his decision next Tuesday on whether the federal Liberals should hold a public inquiry on foreign interference. The recommendation is ...

May 19, 2023

Quebec updates climate change plan with $1B to reduce carbon emissions from buildings

MONTREAL - The Quebec government says it will invest $1 billion to reduce the carbon footprint of buildings, which are responsible for almost 10 per cent of the province's greenhouse gas emissions. Pr...

May 19, 2023

Ontario offering more money to Stellantis, Ford says

ST. CATHARINES, Ont. - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province is offering more money in a bid to keep automaker Stellantis from pulling out of building an electric vehicle battery plant in Windso...

May 19, 2023

Ex-school trustee's defamation case can't proceed, Supreme Court of Canada says

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says a defamation lawsuit initiated years ago by a school trustee against a teacher's union president should not proceed. Barry Neufeld, who was a trustee in Chill...

May 19, 2023

Convicted killer who escaped Quebec federal prison caught after 51 months on the lam

MONTREAL - Correctional authorities say a convicted killer who escaped from a federal prison in Quebec more than four years ago was recaptured this week. Denis Bgin had disappeared on Feb. 15, 2019, f...

May 19, 2023