Category Archives: Canada
Arctic co-operation and study must continue despite Russian attack in: U.S. envoy
A top United States government official says there are plenty of issues to keep like-minded Arctic nations busy after Russia's invasion of Ukraine forced seven of them to pause their participation in ...
Mar 7, 2022
Trudeau opens door to more military spending in response to Russian invasion
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is opening the door to spending more on Canada's military in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Trudeau is in London today for meetings with British Prime...
Mar 7, 2022
Non-citizens of Ukraine don't qualify for temporary refuge from war in Canada
OTTAWA - Masouma Tajik fled Taliban rule in Afghanistan in August, leaving her life and family behind at only 22 years old, carrying just one backpack. Last week, she left the new life she had built f...
Mar 7, 2022
Muslim groups ask feds ti intervene on behalf of Egyptian refugees in Vancouver
OTTAWA - Dozens of Muslim Canadian organizations are urging the prime minister, public safety minister, and president of the Canada Border Services Agency to intervene on behalf of Egyptian refugee cl...
Mar 7, 2022
Ottawa interim police chief vows 'systemic change' in wake of convoy protest
Ottawa's interim police chief Steve Bell has promised to rebuild the community's trust in the municipal force after a protest that filled the capital's streets with honking, diesel fumes and roadblock...
Mar 7, 2022
Victims' families press for senior RCMP witnesses at N.S. mass shooting inquiry
HALIFAX - The public inquiry into the Nova Scotia mass shooting is hearing from lawyers for victims' families today on why they want to call RCMP officers and a key 911 operator to the stand. Sandra M...
Mar 7, 2022
Trudeau, leaders of U.K., the Netherlands vow solidarity with besieged Ukraine
LONDON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his British and Dutch counterparts displayed a show of solidarity with besieged Ukraine on Monday at a historic military base that helped defend Britain duri...
Mar 7, 2022
Canada's Fernandez fights off 5 match points, outlasts Osorio in Monterrey Open final
MONTERREY, Mexico - Canada's Leylah Annie Fernandez has defended her title at the Monterrey Open. The 19-year-old from Laval, Que., defeated Colombia's Camila Osorio 6-7(5), 6-4, 7-6(3) Sunday to win ...
Mar 6, 2022
Woman attacked at B.C. university campus remembered as kind, helpful
VANCOUVER - A 24-year-old woman who was killed at a university in British Columbia is being remembered as a kind and bubbly person who'd celebrated the start of a new life in Canada. Harmandeep Kaur w...
Mar 6, 2022
More privacy breaches in handling of military sex misconduct settlement deal
OTTAWA - The company overseeing the federal government's $900-million settlement deal with military members who experienced sexual misconduct in uniform has admitted to more privacy breaches. Epiq Cla...
Mar 6, 2022