Canada

Ottawa pledges $2.4M for trades apprenticeship program in the N.W.T.'s Tlicho region

YELLOWKNIFE - The federal government is committing more than $2.4 million to create 30 new apprenticeships in the Northwest Territories' Tlicho region. The Tlicho Trades Apprenticeship Program is mean...

Feb 23, 2023

Federal disaster aid program for 2021 B.C. floods now tops $1 billion

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The mayor of Abbotsford says the British Columbia farming community has come a long way since devastating flooding in 2021 - but still has far to go with long-term recovery and repa...

Feb 23, 2023

Ontario Indigenous group criticizes federal government's unmarked graves contract

OTTAWA - An Indigenous political organization representing 39 Ontario First Nations says it is "confounded" by a federal decision to hire an international organization to provide advice on unmarked gr...

Feb 23, 2023

Class action against Quebec businessman accused of allegedly paying minors for sex

MONTREAL - A Montreal law firm has filed an application for a class-action lawsuit against a prominent Quebec businessman accused of allegedly paying minors for sex. Consumer Law Group is representing...

Feb 23, 2023

Quebec tribunal denies compensation to family of migrant worker who died on farm

MONTREAL - The family of a Guatemalan farm worker crushed to death trying to replace a flat tire on his employer's car says they are disappointed Quebec's labour tribunal denied them compensation. Mar...

Feb 23, 2023

Canada to introduce open work permit for Iranians, simplify process to stay

OTTAWA - The federal government is rolling out special temporary measures to make it easier for Iranians in Canada to stay. As of March 1, measures will come into effect to simplify the process for Ir...

Feb 23, 2023

Accused extremist recruiter Awso Peshdary pleads guilty to terrorism-related charges

OTTAWA - An accused recruiter for the Islamic State military group has renounced his previous extremism and pleaded guilty to terrorism offences in an Ottawa courtroom. Awso Peshdary's criminal trial ...

Feb 23, 2023

Federal protection proposed for critically at-risk spotted owls in B.C., groups say

VANCOUVER - Two environmental groups and a British Columbia First Nation say the federal government is recommending an order to protect the critically at-risk northern spotted owl. Just three of the t...

Feb 23, 2023

No foreign interference report more than one year after Liberal government re-elected

OTTAWA - A panel tasked with flagging incidents of foreign interference in Canada's elections has still not released a report evaluating its own work in the 2021 election, more than a year after the L...

Feb 23, 2023

Media advocate calls Google's move to block news content disrespectful to Canadians

OTTAWA - Advocates for the print and digital media industry say Google is disrespecting Canadian readers by temporarily blocking news to some of its users. News Media Canada president Paul Deegan says...

Feb 23, 2023