Category Archives: Canada
Strike could be last hurrah for Ottawa's core as public servants fight for telework
OTTAWA - Downtown Ottawa is buzzing with public servants in numbers that haven't been seen since before the pandemic. And it's all thanks to workers fighting for the right not to have to be there. Tue...
Apr 25, 2023
Trudeau says Canada to conduct airlifts out of Sudan, has two ships off its coast
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a Canadian effort is underway to conduct airlifts out of Sudan, and two military vessels have arrived off its coast as violence in the region continues for ...
Apr 25, 2023
2024 presidential election campaign looks like 2020 rematch, in more ways than one
WASHINGTON - Joe Biden's unofficial campaign strategy for 2024: if it ain't broke, don't fix it. The sitting U.S. president formally launched his bid for re-election early today with a three-minute vi...
Apr 25, 2023
In The News for April 25: Federal campaign officials testify on foreign interference
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Tuesday, April 25, 2023 ... What we are watchi...
Apr 25, 2023
Liberal, Conservative campaign operatives to testify on foreign election meddling
OTTAWA - Members of the Liberal and Conservative backrooms will step into the spotlight to testify today before a parliamentary committee that's probing allegations of foreign election interference. T...
Apr 25, 2023
'Missing in action': gun-control groups chide NDP over noncommital stance on bill
OTTAWA - The federal New Democrats are coming under pressure from gun-control advocates to support the Liberals in enacting a permanent ban on assault-style firearms. In a pair of open letters, variou...
Apr 25, 2023
Mental-health services come too late, experts say, after uptick in violence
VANCOUVER - Recent cases of violence across Canada demonstrate a clear need to treat mental illness early instead of waiting until a serious crime happens, says an executive with the Canadian Mental H...
Apr 25, 2023
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier visiting B.C's Lower Mainland
VANCOUVER - Germany's president is visiting the Lower Mainland today on the third day of his four-day trip to Canada. Frank-Walter Steinmeier is slated to take a tour of the Burnaby fuel cell company ...
Apr 25, 2023
Baffinland requests further production increase at Nunavut iron ore mine
POND INLET, Nunavut - The owner of an iron ore mine on the tip of Baffin Island says it needs to again increase production to prevent job losses, and several federal cabinet ministers are calling on a...
Apr 25, 2023
B.C. Crown says bail policy changes need to come from federal government
VICTORIA - British Columbia has one of Canada's strictest bail condition policies for prosecutors to ask for custody orders, yet repeat violent offenders continue to be released in the majority of cas...
Apr 24, 2023