Canada

Federal housing advocate reviewing 'human rights crisis' of homeless encampments

OTTAWA - The federal housing advocate is launching a review of homeless encampments in Canada, calling the situation a human rights crisis fuelled in part by the failure of all levels of government to...

Feb 23, 2023

Judge grants motion by state of Michigan to appeal key decision in Line 5 dispute

WASHINGTON - The U.S. judge presiding over Michigan's bid to shut down the Line 5 pipeline has agreed to let the state appeal a key ruling even though the case remains unresolved. District Court Judge...

Feb 23, 2023

Quebec finance minister to table budget March 21, says it will include tax cuts

QUEBEC - The Coalition Avenir Qubec government will table the first budget of the party's second mandate on March 21. Finance Minister Eric Girard made the announcement today at the province's legisla...

Feb 23, 2023

High Court won't hear appeal from media outlet in Jake Virtanen sex assault case

OTTAWA - Canada's highest court has refused to hear an appeal from Glacier Media related to a ruling made during the sexual assault trial of former NHL Vancouver Canucks forward Jake Virtanen. A B.C. ...

Feb 23, 2023

Ontario, federal government reach agreement in principle on health care

The federal government says it has reached an agreement in principle with Ontario on health care. No further details were immediately available after the government made the announcement Thursday morn...

Feb 23, 2023

In The News for Feb. 23: Is Ontario ready for a nuclear-powered future?

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kick-start your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023 ... What we are watch...

Feb 23, 2023

Federal minister to announce recovery funding after B.C.'s 2021 flood: government

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Canada's emergency preparedness minister is returning to the epicentre of flooding that devastated British Columbia's Fraser Valley in November 2021. Bill Blair, along with B.C. Min...

Feb 23, 2023

Canadian grain storage arrived just in time for Ukrainian farmer

CHERNEVE, LVIV OBLAST, UKRAINE - Oleh His marches with pride and purpose in rain-soaked mud through row upon row of large white polyethylene bags, each stamped with a Canadian logo and filled to burst...

Feb 23, 2023

Canada's trade with Russia has plummeted since its invasion of Ukraine

OTTAWA - Canada's trade with Russia plummeted in the first 10 months after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine a year ago, with Ottawa's economic measures barring the export of everything from forklifts to b...

Feb 23, 2023

Nunavut finance minister set to table budget for the 2023-2024 fiscal year

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut Finance Minister Lorne Kusugak is set to table the territory's budget for the 2023-2024 fiscal year on Thursday. This is to be the second budget the territorial government h...

Feb 23, 2023