Category Archives: Canada
Political parties need strong privacy rules, independent oversight, commissioner says
OTTAWA - The federal privacy commissioner says it would be a mistake to give political parties the ability to govern the way they manage Canadians' personal information. Changes proposed in the latest...
May 3, 2023
Black Montrealer sues police after being handcuffed over suspected theft of own car
MONTREAL - A Montreal man is suing the city's police force and two of its officers for $125,000 after being handcuffed and detained by officers who suspected he had stolen his own car. Brice Dossa, a ...
May 3, 2023
PM's brother denies Trudeau Foundation was involved in foreign interference
OTTAWA - The prime minister's brother says the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation has not been part of any foreign interference attempts by China. Alexandre Trudeau, who has been involved in the founda...
May 3, 2023
Cache Creek becomes raging river as floodwaters rise: mayor
The mayor of Cache Creek says what's normally a babbling brook has become a raging river, with floodwaters flowing right through the village firehall. John Ranta says water levels are the highest he's...
May 3, 2023
MPs pass law meant to curb forced labour, as critics decry its lack of teeth
OTTAWA - The House of Commons has passed a bill that takes aim at child labour and forced labour around the world. The new law will require Canadian companies and government departments to scrutinize ...
May 3, 2023
Canada has nothing to fear from U.S. protectionist rhetoric, envoy to Ottawa insists
WASHINGTON - The U.S. ambassador to Canada says his country's largest trading partner has nothing to fear from the Biden administration's Buy American rhetoric. David Cohen says he wants to end, once ...
May 3, 2023
No word on which Canadians will attend crowning of King Charles in London
OTTAWA - The Prime Minister's Office still has yet to announce which eminent Canadians will be invited to join him for the coronation of King Charles in just three days. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ...
May 3, 2023
Trudeau announces appointment of new senators for Newfoundland and Labrador, P.E.I.
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that two new senators will join the upper chamber. Jane MacAdam, a former auditor general of Prince Edward Island who boasts more than 40 years of ...
May 3, 2023
B.C. wildlife group shares tips on duckling dilemmas, as dozens of orphans brought in
BURNABY, B.C. - A British Columbia animal rescue group is issuing tips for the public after dozens of orphan ducklings have been brought into its centre. The Wildlife Rescue Association of BC says the...
May 3, 2023
Balanced budget, electoral reform back on policy agenda for Liberals at convention
OTTAWA - Balanced budgets and electoral reform are back on the agenda for Canada's Liberals this week as the party holds its first in-person policy convention in five years. The Liberal government is ...
May 3, 2023