Canada

Public inquiry into Nova Scotia mass shooting resumes with focus on replica RCMP car

HALIFAX - A public inquiry investigating the mass shooting in Nova Scotia is scheduled to resume today in Halifax with a focus on the replica RCMP police car the killer drove and the police gear he ac...

Apr 25, 2022

Government must call inquiry into use of Emergencies Act today

OTTAWA - The federal government has until the end of the day to call an inquiry into its use of the Emergencies Act during the blockades at Canadian border crossings and in Ottawa earlier this year. M...

Sheldon Spackman Apr 25, 2022

B.C. man hospitalized on 24th day of hunger strike to protest old-growth logging

NANAIMO, B.C. - A group protesting old-growth logging in British Columbia says one of its members has been hospitalized on the 24th day of a hunger strike. Save Old Growth says Howard Breen's "death-w...

Apr 24, 2022

Russian sanctions prove Canadian military mission in Ukraine had impact: Commander

OTTAWA - The most recent commander of Canada's military training mission in Ukraine says the fact Russia has sanctioned him and several of his predecessors is proof of the mission's impact. Lt.-Col. L...

Apr 24, 2022

Stoney Nakoda Nation says traditional knowledge key to success for Banff bison

An Indigenous-led report says relying on traditional knowledge could help to ensure the success of bison that have been reintroduced in Banff National Park. In 2017, Parks Canada released 16 bison in ...

Apr 24, 2022

With sovereignty off the table, Quebec Liberals struggling to connect with voters

MONTREAL - Quebec's next provincial election is still more than five months away, but Liberal Leader Dominique Anglade is already on the campaign trail. On Thursday, the official Opposition leader was...

Apr 24, 2022

Byelection a battle over past and future for BC Liberal leader Kevin Falcon, experts

VICTORIA - A byelection that could put new British Columbia Liberal leader Kevin Falcon back in the province's legislature is a race about the past and future, say both the candidates and political ex...

Apr 24, 2022

MPs need to fast-track new law to seize sanctioned Russian assets: senator

OTTAWA - An independent senator is calling on the House of Commons to fast-track a new law she's proposing that would confiscate billions of dollars of frozen Russian assets and use them to rebuild Uk...

Apr 24, 2022

Canada eyes new measures to protect economy from national security threats

OTTAWA - New measures to ensure Canada doesn't export sensitive technology to foreign adversaries are among the changes being eyed by Ottawa to bolster the country's economic security. Other possibili...

Apr 24, 2022

B.C. man wanting public meeting has 'death-watch monitors' on Day 23 of hunger strike

NANAIMO, B.C. - A 68-year-old activist says "death-watch monitors" were ensuring his safety on the 23rd day of a hunger strike over old-growth logging practices in British Columbia. Howard Breen said ...

Apr 23, 2022