Category Archives: Canada
Feds 'disappointed' Russian flight used humanitarian claim to enter Canadian airspace
OTTAWA - A senior official at Transport Canada is accusing a Russian airliner of having falsely claimed to be a humanitarian flight to circumvent a ban and enter Canadian airspace last month. Aeroflot...
Mar 21, 2022
Foreign affairs minister says Russia to face more sanctions over Ukraine invasion
MONTREAL - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says Canada will soon impose new sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. Joly made the comments to reporters today after delivering a speech t...
Mar 21, 2022
Visiting Canadian leaders doing U.S. damage control as rail dispute hits supply chain
WASHINGTON - Business leaders who happen to be in the U.S. capital today say they are in damage control mode as a work stoppage at CP Rail deals another blow to cross-border supply chains. Goldy Hyder...
Mar 21, 2022
CP derailed and Ukraine rejects Russia's surrender demand: In The News for Mar. 21
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Mar. 21 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Mar 21, 2022
Doctor describes what it's like to provide medical assistance in dying in new book
OTTAWA - After more than 20 years delivering babies into the world, Dr. Stefanie Green decided to specialize in delivering suffering people out of it. She was among the first Canadian physicians to of...
Mar 21, 2022
Nunavut Legal Aid to intervene at Supreme Court of Canada for first time
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut Legal Aid is to have a say at the Supreme Court of Canada for the first time in a case that could affect the way Inuit are sentenced. About 40,000 people, mostly Inuit, live...
Mar 21, 2022
B.C. Supreme Court to hear lawsuit over First Nation's land rights
VANCOUVER - Members of the Nuchatlaht First Nation in British Columbia have travelled to Vancouver to mark the start of a lawsuit that asks the court to recognize the nation's rights and title and put...
Mar 21, 2022
Ottawa under pressure as CP Rail stoppage enters second day as talks continue
OTTAWA - The pressure is on in Ottawa today as a CP Rail work stoppage enters its second day. Industry leaders and politicians have urged Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan to end the labour dispute after...
Mar 21, 2022
Quebec introduced new plan to support the French language across other provinces
MONTREAL - Quebec is proposing setting aside one day every year to celebrate the Canadian Francophonie as part of a three-year plan to reinforce French language across the country. Treasury Board Chai...
Mar 20, 2022
'It's a scar': Mosque in Mississauga looks to beef up security after alleged attack
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Members of a mosque in Mississauga, Ont., are still coming to grips with what happened after a man allegedly wielding an axe and bear spray attacked congregants during an early-mor...
Mar 20, 2022