Canada

Feds signal room for tweaking online streaming bill in committee

OTTAWA - The federal government says it is open to MPs tweaking a bill that would subject streaming companies, such as Netflix, to the same rules as traditional Canadian broadcasters. Chris Bittle, pa...

Mar 29, 2022

Trudeau to visit B.C. First Nation in 'path to healing' after graves discovery

VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the discovery of unmarked graves at residential school sites has highlighted for all Canadians the horrors of our past for which we all bear some respons...

Mar 29, 2022

Federal Liberals set to deliver budget on April 7, Freeland tells House of Commons

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland plans to deliver this year's federal budget next week. Freeland told the House of Commons she will unveil the government's spending plans on April 7 in a do...

Sheldon Spackman Mar 29, 2022

Make three-digit suicide prevention hotline accessible, CRTC told in consultations

OTTAWA - A consultation by the telecommunications regulator has been told that a three-digit suicide prevention hotline should be accessible to people who are deaf or living with other disabilities. T...

Mar 29, 2022

NDP MPs table private bills to improve accountability of Canadian companies abroad

OTTAWA - Two New Democrats tabled legislation today that would make Canadian companies more accountable for human rights abuses and environmental harms abroad. NDP MP Peter Julian says Bill C-262 woul...

Mar 29, 2022

Hells Angels member among 22 charged in large drug and weapons bust: Manitoba RCMP

WINNIPEG - RCMP in Manitoba say a Hells Angels member is among 22 people arrested after a four-year investigation into a Canada-wide operation that involved trafficking drugs and firearms. Mounties sa...

Mar 29, 2022

More RCMP sent to bolster international court war crimes investigation of Russia

OTTAWA - Canada is sending additional RCMP officers to assist the International Criminal Court investigation into possible war crimes by Russia in its invasion of Ukraine. Public Safety Minister Marco...

Mar 29, 2022

TSB Canada to release final report into train derailment in B.C. that left three dead

CALGARY - An investigation report into a fatal train derailment near the boundary between British Columbia and Alberta is to be released by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada on Thursday. The d...

Mar 29, 2022

Quebec drivers who turn 75 no longer need to take physical, eye exam to keep licence

MONTREAL - Quebecers who turn 75 will no longer be required to pass a visual or medical exam to keep their driver's licence. The province's vehicle licensing corporation, Socit de l'assurance automobi...

Mar 29, 2022

Connecting fleeing Ukrainians with Canadian community support could prove difficult

OTTAWA - The Ukrainian Canadian Congress says it's concerned about the plan to support those fleeing to Canada from Ukraine because there is no plan to effectively track them once they arrive. The fed...

Mar 29, 2022