Canada

China accuses Canada of 'politically manipulating' with Uyghur refugee vote

OTTAWA - The Chinese government says a motion MPs passed Wednesday to provide asylum to persecuted Uyghurs amounts to political manipulation by Canada. MPs including Prime Mister Justin Trudeau unanim...

Feb 2, 2023

Tax on share buybacks to raise $3 billion in government revenue over five years: PBO

OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says the federal Liberals' planned tax on corporate share buybacks will raise $3 billion in government revenue over the next five years. A new report prepared...

Feb 2, 2023

In The News for Feb. 2 : Delay expected for MAID eligibility extension

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 Feb. 2 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...

Feb 2, 2023

Groundhog Day: Furry forecasters make their spring prognostications

Famed and furry forecasters of spring are set to make their predictions this morning. It's Groundhog Day, and as folklore goes, a groundhog will emerge from its burrow and if it does not see its shado...

Sheldon Spackman Feb 2, 2023

House post returning to First Nation after 138 years, and decades in Harvard storage

VANCOUVER - In the 138 years since an Indigenous house post was chopped down and ordered burned by missionaries, it was sold under duress, damaged and displayed as a historic oddity, donated to a muse...

Feb 2, 2023

Liberals set to introduce bill to delay expansion of assisted dying eligibility

OTTAWA - The Liberal government is expected to introduce a law today to delay the extension of eligibility for medically assisted dying to people whose sole condition is a mental disorder. Justice Min...

Feb 2, 2023

Hockey team of preteen Ukrainian refugees arrives in Quebec City for tournament

QUEBEC - A team of preteen Ukrainian refugees has arrived in Quebec City, where they'll get the chance to compete in a renowned hockey tournament. The team of 11- and 12-year-olds landed in Montreal o...

Feb 1, 2023

Jury makes 12 recommendations following inquest into Vancouver officer's suicide

BURNABY, B.C. - A coroner's jury has made a dozen recommendations for the British Columbia government and Vancouver police, including that all the department's officers receive mandatory yearly psycho...

Feb 1, 2023

Two B.C. Mounties charged with manslaughter, three others face obstruction charge

VICTORIA - British Columbia's prosecution service says two RCMP officers are accused of manslaughter in the death of a suspect in July 2017 in Prince George. The service says three other Mounties from...

Feb 1, 2023

Thousands of Helly Hansen sweaters recalled in Canada due to 'flammability hazard'

Health Canada says consumers should stop wearing certain Helly Hansen sweatshirts, sweaters and hoodies because they may be a "flammability hazard." It says 128,680 of the affected items have been sol...

Feb 1, 2023