Canada

Tories reject proposed compromise to allow MPs to see documents on fired scientists

OTTAWA - The Conservatives have rejected a proposed compromise to resolve a long-running dispute over the disclosure of secret documents related to the firing of two scientists at Canada's highest sec...

Dec 8, 2021

Politicians raise concerns about carbon pricing benefits given to oilsands companies

EDMONTON - Federal and provincial politicians are raising questions about Alberta government support provided to profitable oilsands companies that say carbon pricing hurts their competitiveness. A re...

Dec 8, 2021

Ex-Canadian Space Agency engineer faces charge for acting of half of Chinese firm

MONTREAL - The RCMP say a former Canadian Space Agency engineer has been charged with breach of trust for using his position to act on behalf of a Chinese company. Federal authorities say Wanping Zhen...

Dec 8, 2021

Quebec tables police reform bill aimed at improving oversight, regaining public trust

Quebec plans to broaden the powers of its police watchdog agency to include all alleged offences committed by officers as part of an omnibus bill tabled today. Public Security Minister Genevive Guilba...

Dec 8, 2021

Cracked Cyclones: One military helicopter repaired using reinforcement in the tail

HALIFAX - The Canadian military confirmed today that repairs have been completed on one of its 19 Cyclone helicopters recently found with cracks in its tail. The Royal Canadian Air Force issued a stat...

Dec 8, 2021

Yukon reports two Omicron cases, expands booster program to those aged 18 and over

WHITEHORSE - Two cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 have been found in Yukon as the territory moves to expand its booster program to those aged 18 and over, says the acting chief medical officer...

Dec 8, 2021

Report urges tax sale changes after B.C. woman loses home and $270,000 in equity

VICTORIA - A vulnerable woman from Penticton, B.C., who lost her home valued at $420,000 when the city sold it to collect $10,000 in overdue property taxes has prompted a call for change from the prov...

Dec 8, 2021

Supreme Court restores manslaughter conviction in Regina child starvation case

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld the conviction of a foster father in the starvation death of one child and the near death of her sister who were both in his and his wife's care. The hi...

Dec 8, 2021

Hopes for promised return to peacekeeping dashed as Canada pledges money, not troops

OTTAWA - Canada emerged from a high-profile peacekeeping summit in South Korea this week having pledged millions of dollars in new funds to help the UN execute its missions around the world. Yet notab...

Dec 8, 2021

P.E.I. potato farm reps hand out spuds in Ottawa to highlight export ban to U.S.

OTTAWA - Representatives from Prince Edward Island farms handed out potatoes to the public today in front of Parliament Hill, to show gratitude to their supporters and raise awareness of the effects o...

Dec 8, 2021