Canada

CBC must diversify revenue to protect it from political whims, president says

MONTREAL - CBC president Catherine Tait says the public broadcaster must continue looking for new commercial revenue streams in order to protect it from the whims of politicians. Tait t...

May 03, 2019

Feds propose making some employers offer menstrual products for free at work

OTTAWA - Women in federally regulated workplaces may soon find free menstrual products under a government proposal made public Friday. The government proposes to put menstrual products, such as t...

May 03, 2019

Marineland, Vancouver Aquarium shipping beluga whales out of the country

Two major Canadian tourist attractions are sending beluga whales outside the country as a new federal law looms that would ban exports on marine mammals, The Canadian Press has learned. Fisheries and ...

May 03, 2019

New EDC human-rights policy lacks power, say workers and watchdogs

OTTAWA - Export Development Canada is declaring itself a leading defender of human rights, but workers groups and advocates say the Crown agency's long-awaited new policy falls well sho...

May 03, 2019

Public prosecutor takes aim at SNC-Lavalin's court bid for remediation deal

OTTAWA - Canada's director of public prosecutions is firing a new volley at SNC-Lavalin that could hobble the company's ongoing legal fight for a special settlement agreement over ...

May 03, 2019

Trade pact with Europe could be hurt by climate-action infighting: McKenna

OTTAWA - Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says domestic dithering about climate action could put France's support for the Canada-Europe free-trade agreement at risk. McKenna is on...

May 03, 2019

Canadian firm WSP finding new work in Saudi Arabia despite diplomatic dispute

OTTAWA - At least one Canadian-based company is optimistic about its prospects in Saudi Arabia, a bullishness that comes as businesses fret about their future in the kingdom following a...

May 03, 2019

Women turned away from underfunded shelters: new national report

OTTAWA - Women who are victims of violence are being turned away from shelters across Canada due to a chronic lack of resources and funding, according to two new national studies, ...

May 03, 2019

Saskatchewan carbon-tax ruling a victory for the planet, environment minister says

OTTAWA - Federal environment minister Catherine McKenna is calling a Saskatchewan court decision in favour of the federal carbon tax a win for future generations. In a 3-2 decision today, the Sas...

May 03, 2019

American researcher offers theory on Trudeau's 'bad' French: It's not

MONTREAL - Quebec's media elites are unfairly criticizing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's spoken French because they see him as an outsider pretending to be a real Quebecois, an American academic ...

May 03, 2019