Category Archives: Canada
Ottawa appoints special representative to combat Islamophobia
TORONTO, Australia - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the appointment of Canada's first special representative to combat Islamophobia. Amira Elghawaby, a journalist and human rights advocat...
Jan 26, 2023
No more expensing home internet bills to taxpayers, Pierre Poilievre's caucus told
OTTAWA - Members of Pierre Poilievre's Conservative caucus have been told they are no longer allowed to charge taxpayers for home internet services. As first reported by the National Post, a breakdown...
Jan 26, 2023
Home Depot gave personal data to Meta without valid customer consent: watchdog
OTTAWA - Retailer Home Depot shared details from electronic receipts with Meta, which operates the Facebook social media platform, without the knowledge or consent of customers, the federal privacy wa...
Jan 26, 2023
Ex-PQ legislator Harold LeBel sentenced to eight months in jail for sex assault
RIMOUSKI, Que. - Former Parti Qubcois legislator Harold LeBel has been sentenced to eight months in jail for sexually assaulting a woman at his residence in 2017. Quebec Superior Court Justice Serge F...
Jan 26, 2023
In The News for Jan. 26 : Economists watching labour market as BoC pauses rate hikes
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 Jan. 26 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jan 26, 2023
First Nations say Alberta's oilsands mine security reform unlikely to fix problems
EDMONTON - Alberta is preparing to change how it ensures oilsands companies are able to pay for the mammoth job of cleaning up their operations, but critics fear a year of consultations hasn't been en...
Jan 26, 2023
Canada sharing Haiti sanctions evidence, in bid to convince UN peers to freeze elites
Ottawa is sharing confidential dossiers in a bid to convince countries like France to join its efforts to sanction Haiti's elites, says Canada's ambassador to the United Nations. "We continue to share...
Jan 26, 2023
Via Rail executives to address parliamentary committee on holiday travel mess
OTTAWA - Via Rail executives are set to address a federal committee today about the delays that plagued travellers over the holidays. Earlier this month, the Crown corporation apologized for the wides...
Jan 26, 2023
Impersonators posing as homeowners linked to 32 fraud cases in Ontario and B.C.
Mortgage and title fraudsters who impersonate homeowners and tenants have targeted at least 32 properties in Ontario and British Columbia, investigators and official warnings suggest. Insurance invest...
Jan 26, 2023
Probe into Alberta residential school links unpasteurized milk to children's deaths
SADDLE LAKE CREE NATION - A new report from a group looking into children who died and went missing at a residential school northeast of Edmonton says unpasteurized milk was responsible for the deaths...
Jan 25, 2023