Category Archives: Canada
Transgender Canadians say death certificates don't reflect their lived identity
While a number of provinces offer gender-neutral birth certificates, many in Canada’s trans and gender-diverse communities say they are concerned their lived identity is not always reflected in ...
Dec 24, 2018
Chinese foreign ministry tells U.S., EU to take Canada to task for Meng arrest
OTTAWA - Western allies’ support for Canada in its argument with China over the arrests of two Canadians on national-security grounds have made China “very dissatisfied,” its foreign...
Dec 24, 2018
Canadian police presence on peacekeeping missions hits 13-year low
OTTAWA - The number of Canadian police officers on UN missions has reached its lowest point in more than a decade despite a shortage of such personnel on many peacekeeping operations and a Liberal pro...
Dec 24, 2018
Docs show panel wanted feds to make freedom from poverty 'fundamental right'
OTTAWA - A federal bill aimed at raising more than two million Canadians out of poverty put aside two elements that expert advisers told the Liberals it should include, newly released documents show. ...
Dec 24, 2018
Lots of unresolved issues as Centre Block closes for at least a decade
OTTAWA - Pomp and circumstance on Parliament Hill are about to get a little more complicated. The most formal rituals - speeches from the throne, twice-yearly royal assent ceremonies - involve a lot o...
Dec 24, 2018
In the news today, Dec. 24
Five stories in the news for Monday, Dec. 24 --- THOUSANDS STILL WITHOUT POWER IN B.C. Crews continue to repair broken transformers and retstring hydro lines after last Thursday’s fearsome winds...
Dec 24, 2018
Residents of Saturna Island, B.C., getting together for Christmas dinner
SATURNA ISLAND, B.C. - Lorna Archer-Quinn will be joining other residents of Saturna Island in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia for a warm community dinner on Christmas. A 12-year resident of th...
Dec 24, 2018
Spread of invasive species in Canada costs billions, changes environment
VANCOUVER - For two decades experts have been carefully nursing a community of endangered northern leopard frogs in B.C.’s Kootenay region but invasive bullfrogs and fish threaten to muscle in, ...
Dec 24, 2018
Bernier says People's Party set up in all 338 ridings ahead of 2019 election
OTTAWA - The People’s Party of Canada says it has reached its goal of setting up 338 riding associations as it sets its sights on being a competitive force in the upcoming federal election. In a...
Dec 23, 2018
New year, new chief of staff and a byelection bid: Singh eyes 2019
OTTAWA - It will be a big January for NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh as he looks to get a much-needed seat in the House of Commons. Singh plans to hunker down next month in the B.C. riding of Burnaby-South ...
Dec 23, 2018