Canada

Legislation to temporarily boost GST rebate expected to pass this week

OTTAWA - Legislation to temporarily double GST rebates to help low- and modest-income Canadians cope with high inflation is expected to pass the House of Commons later this week. Finance Minister Chry...

Oct 3, 2022

Changing census question raises concerns about language data: expert

OTTAWA - A Canadian polling expert is raising concerns about the results of the Statistics Canada language census after the order of two questions were swapped on the national questionnaire last year....

Oct 3, 2022

MPs debate second reading of dental care, targeted inflation relief

OTTAWA - Federal Conservatives say the Liberal dental-care and rental-housing relief legislation will only add to inflation without providing relief from the rising cost of living. MPs today are debat...

Oct 3, 2022

Prairie premiers, governors urge Canada, U.S. to keep border crossings open longer

WASHINGTON - Canada's Prairie premiers and two U.S. governors want their respective countries to restore pre-pandemic operating hours at entry points along their shared land border. The group of provi...

Oct 3, 2022

B.C. legislature welcomes newest member, prepares for Premier Horgan to step down

VICTORIA - Politicians at British Columbia's legislature are celebrating the first pledge to the King for a newly elected member and are recognizing what's expected to be the last session as premier f...

Oct 3, 2022

Judicial review sought of fire order to remove tents off Vancouver street

VANCOUVER - Two women who were sheltering in tents on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside have launched a court challenge of an order to dismantle the street encampment. A petition for judicial review filed...

Oct 3, 2022

Carol Todd calls for police to take online harassment, sextortion seriously

OTTAWA - A mother whose teenage daughter died by suicide 10 years ago says police need to take online harassment seriously and not shame victims into thinking they brought their torment on themselves....

Oct 3, 2022

Ten days after Fiona P.E.I. residents without power alarmed at pace of response

CHARLOTTETOWN - Residents of Prince Edward Island say they're growing exhausted, anxious and cold as thousands remain without power 10 days after post-tropical storm Fiona swept through the region. Ky...

Oct 3, 2022

Nearly 4,500 Canadian Armed Forces members, families waiting for military housing

OTTAWA - The Department of National Defence says thousands of Canadian Armed Forces members and their families are waiting for military housing. New figures provided to the Canadian Press show nearly ...

Oct 3, 2022

Canada to sanction 25 Iran officials and morality police after Mahsa Amini death

OTTAWA - Canada is sanctioning 25 senior Iranian officials and nine government entities following a violent crackdown on anti-government protests in Iran. Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says in ...

Oct 3, 2022