Canada

Former prime minister Stephen Harper says Canada needs a 'Conservative renaissance '

OTTAWA - Former prime minister Stephen Harper says Canada badly needs a "Conservative renaissance." Harper was speaking to a room of party faithful gathered in Ottawa for an annual networking conferen...

Mar 22, 2023

'Nobody's perfect,' Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly says as MPs chide Afghan evacuation

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says it was "a messy situation" trying to airlift Afghans who helped Canadian soldiers out of the country when the Taliban took over in August 2021. Joly ...

Mar 22, 2023

Police-reported hate crimes rise again, as pandemic worsens discrimination: StatCan

OTTAWA - New figures released by Statistics Canada show hate crimes reported to police continued to spike across the country in the second year of the pandemic as people were targeted by race, religio...

Mar 22, 2023

Alberta information commissioner to investigate Kearl tailings leak notifications

EDMONTON - Alberta's information commissioner has started an investigation into how the province's energy regulator notified the public about tailings pond releases at Imperial Oil's Kearl mine. "Info...

Mar 22, 2023

Liberals introduce legislation to create a corporate ownership registry

OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are moving ahead with plans to create an ownership registry after promising to increase transparency about who owns and controls corporations. Industry Minister Franois-P...

Mar 22, 2023

First presidential visit since 2016 brings heavy security presence to Ottawa

OTTAWA - At least seven different police and military units will be patrolling Ottawa's skies and streets this week as the city braces for the arrival of U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill B...

Mar 22, 2023

Liberal MP Gary Anandasangaree calls Sri Lanka a 'failed and bankrupt state'

OTTAWA - A government MP and parliamentary secretary to a cabinet minister is calling Sri Lanka "a failed and bankrupt state" as the country receives another international bailout. Liberal MP Gary Ana...

Mar 22, 2023

Canada extends emergency visa applications for Ukrainians fleeing war until July

OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Sean Fraser says Canada will extend the emergency visa application period for Ukrainians looking for a safe haven until July 15. The deadline to apply for the three-year ...

Mar 22, 2023

Biden visit puts Canadian defence spending back under microscope

OTTAWA - U.S. President Joe Biden's long-anticipated first trip to Ottawa this week is expected to put Canada's defence spending back under the microscope. American presidents have a long history of p...

Mar 22, 2023

Ottawa to spend $1.5 billion to improve access to drugs for rare diseases

MONTREAL - The federal government says it will spend up to $1.5 billion over the next three years to improve access to drugs used to treat rare diseases. Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says up to $1...

Mar 22, 2023