Canada

Montreal single-use plastics ban comes into effect, covering range of products

MONTREAL - A Montreal municipal bylaw banning the use of single-use plastic items comes into effect today, with glasses, stir sticks, straws and utensils among the items that will be prohibited. The b...

Mar 28, 2023

Bring title insurers under anti-money laundering rules, former executive says

Title insurers need to be brought under anti-money laundering rules to fight against scam artists who impersonate homeowners to sell or mortgage their properties, a former insurance executive says. Ti...

Mar 28, 2023

Senior Mounties involved in N.S. mass shooting response either retired or in new jobs

HALIFAX - As a public inquiry prepares for the release of its final report into the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting, its findings are sure to refocus the spotlight on the RCMP's problem-plagued respons...

Mar 28, 2023

Walmart Canada CEO says retailer not trying to profit from inflation

OTTAWA - The president and CEO of Walmart Canada says the retail giant is not attempting to profit from soaring food inflation. Gonzalo Gebara spoke before a parliamentary committee studying food infl...

Mar 27, 2023

Ottawa eyeing U.S.-made surveillance planes for Canadian Armed Forces

OTTAWA - Canada is looking at buying a fleet of military surveillance aircraft from U.S. aerospace giant Boeing without a competition. The federal Procurement Department says Canada has submitted a le...

Mar 27, 2023

A look at some of the seven victims who perished in Old Montreal fire

Montreal police said seven people perished in a fire that swept through an Old Montreal building on the morning of March 16. Victims are from Ontario, Quebec and the United States. After discovering t...

Mar 27, 2023

Canada extends, shrinks anti-ISIL 'Operation Impact' mission in the Middle East

OTTAWA - Canada is extending a scaled-down version of its military mission in Iraq and the Middle East for another two years. Defence Minister Anita Anand announced the extension Monday afternoon, bef...

Mar 27, 2023

B.C. plans family law changes to decide who gets the pets when couples split

VICTORIA - The important role pets play in families who are separating is being addressed in proposed amendments to British Columbia's Family Law Act. Attorney General Niki Sharma says amendments she ...

Mar 27, 2023

B.C. tribunal orders $9,755 payout to taxi driver over caste-based discrimination

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has ordered that a taxi driver be paid more than $9,000 in compensation because his caste was insulted during a physical altercation at a staff C...

Mar 27, 2023

Vancouver looks to frozen eggs to help control Canada goose population

VANCOUVER - The booming population of Canada geese is "wreaking havoc" on Vancouver's green spaces, and the park board is asking for help in keeping their numbers in check. The Vancouver Board of Park...

Mar 27, 2023