Canada

Ukraine war: Two Montreal companies sanctioned by U.S. for alleged ties to Russia

MONTREAL - Canada Border Services Agency says it helped put two Montreal-based companies with alleged ties to the Russian military on a United States sanctions list. The U.S. Department of Commerce la...

Mar 7, 2023

Opposition continues to push for public inquiry into foreign interference

OTTAWA - The leader of Canada's Opposition says he has little confidence the Liberal government will appoint a truly independent watchdog to investigate foreign interference. Conservative Leader Pierr...

Sheldon Spackman Mar 7, 2023

Military drops charge against soldier accused of negligence in death of reservist

OTTAWA - Military prosecutors have dropped their case against a soldier charged in relation to the death of an army reservist during a training exercise in 2020. Cpl. Lars Callsen of the 3rd Battalion...

Mar 7, 2023

Immigration department has 'more than enough' staff to meet processing goals: PBO

OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says the federal government has more than enough staff to process applications for economic immigrants on time. In a report released today, Yves Giroux analyz...

Mar 7, 2023

Canada's immigration minister in D.C. for meeting with U.S. Homeland Security boss

WASHINGTON - Migration in both directions across the Canada-U.S. border is likely on the agenda today as Immigration Minister Sean Fraser visits Washington, D.C. Fraser's office says he is scheduled t...

Mar 7, 2023

In The News for Mar. 7: Why are Canada's grocers making so much money?

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, Mar. 7, 2023 ... What we are watching...

Mar 7, 2023

Afghanistan envoy defies Taliban to keep embassy running, seeks Canadian aid fix

OTTAWA - Afghanistan's pre-Taliban envoy has kept his country's Ottawa embassy running in the hopes that democracy will eventually return to his homeland, as he asks Canadians to fight "gender aparthe...

Mar 7, 2023

Court certifies class-action suit alleging rampant illegal strip searches in prisons

OTTAWA - Ontario's Superior Court of Justice has certified a class-action lawsuit alleging that Canadian authorities illegally strip searched federal inmates hundreds of thousands of times over three ...

Mar 7, 2023

EU head Ursula von der Leyen in Canada to promote sustainability, Ukraine support

OTTAWA - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is in Canada for a short visit aimed at promoting transatlantic ties. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will join von der Leyen at CFB Kingston ...

Mar 7, 2023

Amid high inflation, MPs should push grocer CEOs to disclose margins on food: experts

OTTAWA - As members of Parliament gear up to grill the CEOs of Canada's largest grocery store chains, experts say elected officials should push for more transparency on why grocers are making so much ...

Mar 7, 2023