Canada

MPs call for tight federal restriction on use of facial recognition technology

OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee is calling for a moratorium on the use of facial recognition technology by federal police and Canadian businesses unless there is court authorization or input fro...

Oct 4, 2022

B.C. breaking its own law on climate-change reporting, Sierra Club tells court

VANCOUVER - An environmental group has gone to court against the British Columbia government for allegedly failing to report if its climate plans will achieve key greenhouse gas emissions targets, as ...

Oct 4, 2022

Flight 752 families want Ottawa to get tougher on Iran

OTTAWA - The families of people killed when Iran's military shot down Flight 752 almost three years ago say Canada needs to take a harder line against the regime. Hundreds of Iranian-Canadians gathere...

Oct 4, 2022

Five things to watch for with a new CAQ government led by François Legault

MONTREAL - The Coalition Avenir Qubec, led by Franois Legault, won a second consecutive majority mandate in Monday's election. Here are five things to watch out for as the CAQ leader prepares to name ...

Oct 4, 2022

Liberal supported TV application despite conflict-of-interest guideline

OTTAWA - Liberal MP Greg Fergus wrote a letter to Canada's broadcast regulator to support a television channel's application for mandatory carriage, despite federal guidelines that prohibit parliament...

Oct 4, 2022

Using tax system for social benefits a 'sticking point' for dental benefit: experts

OTTAWA - Economic and public policy experts warn the federal dental benefit may not reach the families most in need because the government has chosen to distribute it through the tax system. Ottawa pl...

Oct 4, 2022

Red Cross calls for civilian force, less reliance on military for disaster response

OTTAWA - The head of the Canadian Red Cross says the country needs to better prepare for natural disasters and reduce its reliance on the Canadian Armed Forces. Conrad Sauv says natural disasters are ...

Oct 4, 2022

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces $300-million Fiona relief fund

HALIFAX - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is announcing a $300-million fund to help the East Coast recover from post-tropical storm Fiona. Trudeau says the fund will provide assistance over the next two...

Oct 4, 2022

Environment commissioner warns Canada failing to protect commercially valuable fish

OTTAWA - A new audit of Canada's efforts to protect aquatic species at risk of going extinct says the federal government is biased against listing commercially valuable fish as needing protection. The...

Oct 4, 2022

Advocacy group calls out corporate 'tax avoidance,' cites billions lost in new report

OTTAWA - A new report from Canadians for Tax Fairness says top companies paid $30 billion less in taxes last year than would be expected under existing corporate tax rates. The report analyzed the fin...

Oct 4, 2022