Canada

Ukrainians who've fled to Canada can now apply for government income support

OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Sean Fraser says Ukrainians who have fled to Canada from the war with Russia will start to receive income assistance from the federal government in the next five days. Pr...

Jun 2, 2022

Procurement minister defends shipbuilding plan amid challenges

OTTAWA - Canada's procurement minister is defending the federal government's multibillion-dollar shipbuilding plan amid mounting concerns about new delays and cost overruns. Procurement Minister Filom...

Jun 2, 2022

Afghan MP forced to flee homeland pleads with Canada to do more to help refugees

OTTAWA - A member of Afghanistan's Parliament forced to flee her homeland after the Taliban takeover last year is pleading with Canada to do more to help bring Afghan refugees to safety. Naheed Farid ...

Jun 2, 2022

Animal rights group asks Calgary Stampede parade marshal Kevin Costner to step aside

CALGARY - An animal rights group says it has sent a letter to Kevin Costner urging him to step away from the Calgary Stampede. The Hollywood actor was named parade marshal for this year's event. Peopl...

Jun 2, 2022

Institutions, police unprepared for convoy protest: chief who resigned amid criticism

Ottawa's former police chief, who resigned amid heavy criticism of the force's handling of the "Freedom Convoy" protest in February, says Canada's institutions and police services were unprepared for ...

Jun 2, 2022

Quebec ombudsman finds 'shortcomings' in care at Montreal Children's Hospital

MONTREAL - Quebec's ombudsman is issuing a series of recommendations to the Montreal Children's Hospital over deficient care. The investigation by the office of ombudsman Marc-Andr Dowd revealed numer...

Jun 2, 2022

Prime minister to visit Siksika First Nation in Alberta for signing ceremony

SIKSIKA, Alta. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is to visit a First Nation east of Calgary today for a signing ceremony. Trudeau and Marc Miller, minister of Crown-Indigenous relations, are to spend mu...

Jun 2, 2022

Quebec police probe organized crime-linked killing in Montreal-area restaurant

LAVAL, Que. - Quebec police are investigating after a man with reported links to organized crime was shot in front of numerous people Wednesday evening inside a restaurant in the Montreal area. Provin...

Jun 2, 2022

Peace Tower, other landmarks in Ottawa to be lit purple for Queen's Platinum Jubilee

Ottawa landmarks, including the Peace Tower, the Senate and the Prime Minister's Office on Wellington Street, will be illuminated in purple this evening to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. A beacon ...

Jun 2, 2022

Polls officially open across Ontario for provincial election

Voting has officially begun in Ontario. Polls opened across the province this morning after a month-long election campaign that saw parties battle over the best approaches to affordability, health car...

Jun 2, 2022