Canada

Industry warns of problems facing B.C. dairy industry after heat wave, flooding

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - As farmers clean up after a series of storms hit southern British Columbia, an industry official and operator say some will be forced to leave the industry as costs pile up. A serie...

Dec 10, 2021

Uncertain if Liberals can pass two remaining priority bills before Christmas break

OTTAWA - It's one down and two to go with only a week left for the federal Liberal government to win parliamentary approval of priority legislation before an extended Christmas break. The government h...

Dec 10, 2021

Mandate to enforce EV sales quotas needed by end of next year: Guilbeault

OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says he wants a national mandate that would force auto dealers to sell a certain number of electric vehicles to be in place by the end of next year. Roa...

Dec 10, 2021

Syrian refugees who now call Canada home look to help Afghan newcomers

PETERBOROUGH, Ont. - The living room at Zoheir and Nadia Darrouba's home is a hive of activity in the late afternoon - their older children, just back from school, are taking turns carrying around the...

Dec 10, 2021

'We're going to fight this': Deportation of Inupiaq man living in Canada deferred

Herman Oyagak first travelled to Aklavik, N.W.T., from his home in Alaska by snowmobile in 2018, a trip that takes about 18 hours. It's a journey he does regularly now with his wife Carol, who grew up...

Dec 10, 2021

Bill to legally recognize Senate's evolution runs into unforeseen hurdle with Speaker

OTTAWA - The federal government plans to reintroduce a bill in the House of Commons identical to one already passed unanimously by the Senate to legally recognize the evolution of the upper house into...

Dec 9, 2021

Former Yukon health minister ordered to pay successor following failed legal bid

WHITEHORSE - Yukon's former health minister has been ordered to pay more than $8,000 after a judge sided with her successor in an effort to have the election result overturned. Liberal Pauline Frost c...

Dec 9, 2021

Work is ongoing to end remaining long-term drinking water advisories: Trudeau

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his Liberal government remains committed to ending all long-term drinking water advisories that exist on First Nations, despite not setting a new date to do...

Dec 9, 2021

Order to produce docs on fired scientists ended with dissolution of Parliament: Rota

OTTAWA - The Conservatives have lost their bid to resurrect a House of Commons order demanding the release of secret documents related to the firing of two scientists at Canada's highest security labo...

Dec 9, 2021

Rapid tests advised by Ontario experts in COVID fight, Quebec sending them for kids

TORONTO - Rapid COVID-19 tests can help stop transmission and could be valuable tools in workplaces and schools, Ontario experts said Thursday, while Quebec announced test kits for kids amid calls for...

Dec 9, 2021