Canada

Nunavut, N.W.T. ban TikTok on government devices, Yukon considering move

YELLOWKNIFE - Nunavut and the Northwest Territories are the latest jurisdictions in Canada to announce they are banning TikTok on government-issued devices pending a federal threat assessment. The N.W...

Mar 8, 2023

Liberal MP, former cabinet minister Marc Garneau is leaving the House of Commons

OTTAWA - Liberal MP and former cabinet Marc Garneau is resigning after 15 years in politics. He did not answer questions this morning about why he's stepping down, telling reporters he wanted to speak...

Mar 8, 2023

RCMP told feds it could offer advice to Winnipeg police on landfill search: document

OTTAWA - A newly released document shows the head of the RCMP told Ottawa the national police force could offer guidance to the Winnipeg police on searching a landfill for the remains of two First Nat...

Mar 8, 2023

In The News for March 8: How many women are in CEO positions at Canadian banks?

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 Wednesday, March 8, 2023 ... What we are watch...

Mar 8, 2023

Closing arguments in Winnipeg trial of retired priest charged with indecent assault

WINNIPEG - Closing arguments in the trial of a retired priest accused of assaulting a First Nations woman while she was a student at a former residential school are expected to begin this morning in W...

Mar 8, 2023

Safety board to release report on B.C. tug sinking that claimed two lives

VANCOUVER - A report into a deadly tug boat sinking off British Columbia's north coast will be released today. Transportation Safety Board chair Kathy Fox and Clifford Harvey, the director of marine i...

Mar 8, 2023

Grocery store CEOs will face questions on food prices at Commons committee today

OTTAWA - The CEOs of Canada's largest grocery store chains will be before a parliamentary committee today to answer questions about the rapid rise in food prices. The CEOs and presidents of Loblaw Cos...

Mar 8, 2023

Ontario mayors seek help, clarity from Ottawa to support Roxham Road asylum seekers

The mayors of three Ontario cities are calling on the federal government to help them support asylum seekers being transferred to their communities after entering the country through an unofficial bor...

Mar 8, 2023

Chinese Canadians walk tightrope in political arena amid foreign interference debate

Mark Lee, a professional translator and former council candidate in Richmond, B.C., says he knows what it's like to walk the fine line faced by fellow Chinese Canadians entering the political arena am...

Mar 8, 2023

Indigenous leaders stress need for consultation on federal firearms legislation

OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee studying Liberal efforts to outlaw assault-style firearms is hearing criticism, as well as some measured support, from Indigenous leaders. Chief Jessica Lazare of...

Mar 7, 2023