Category Archives: Canada
Statistics Canada finds people of colour generally more educated but paid less
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada reports that visible minorities are generally more likely than their white counterparts to earn a university degree but less likely to find a job that pays as well. The find...
Jan 18, 2023
B.C. court tosses lawsuit alleging province broke rules to report emission targets
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia judge has tossed out a lawsuit that accused the B.C. government of violating its own rules to account for greenhouse gas emission targets. In dismissing the lawsuit file...
Jan 18, 2023
Alberta judge investigated for perceived racist remarks won't face sanctions
OTTAWA - The Canadian Judicial Council says it will take no further action against an Alberta judge after receiving a complaint that comments he made about a medical examiner from Nigeria could be per...
Jan 18, 2023
B.C. First Nation says unique deal gives it veto power over proposed coal mine
A British Columbia First Nation is celebrating a deal with a coal company that it says gives it veto power over a proposed mine on its land. Chief Heidi Gravelle of the Tobacco Plains First Nation in ...
Jan 18, 2023
Oilsands execs say a 'just transition' isn't a worry - it's their next big 'boom'
OTTAWA - The CEOs of some of the biggest oilsands companies in Alberta say transitioning their workforce for a net-zero emissions future isn't about cutting jobs, but is about creating them. Cenovus C...
Jan 18, 2023
Poilievre's claims on bail reform not backed by evidence, experts say
OTTAWA - Experts say reforming Canada's bail system to keep certain offenders behind bars will not reduce crime, but it will put more people in jails - contrary to what Pierre Poilievre says. The Cons...
Jan 18, 2023
Child's breathing tube can be removed despite parents' protest: Quebec appeal court
MONTREAL - Quebec's Court of Appeal says a Montreal hospital can permanently remove a breathing tube from a child who has been in a coma since June. The decision by the province's high court agrees wi...
Jan 18, 2023
Ottawa sending 200 Canadian-made armoured vehicles as defence minister visits Ukraine
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Anita Anand says the federal government will provide 200 armoured vehicles to the Ukrainian military. Anand announced the contribution during a visit to Kyiv today, where the...
Jan 18, 2023
In The News for Jan. 18: The federal New Democrats gather for day one of retreat
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 Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023 ... What we are watch...
Jan 18, 2023
Bail hearing for sisters who claim wrongful conviction continues in Saskatchewan
YORKTON, Sask. - Lawyers for two women who have spent nearly 30 years in prison are to argue today why they should be released on bail while they await the results of a federal conviction review. Odel...
Jan 18, 2023