Canada

Canadian Food Inspection Agency finds rare disease at B.C. commercial pigeon premises

CHILLIWACK - Canada's food inspection agency says it has uncovered a case of Newcastle disease at a commercial pigeon operation in Chilliwack, B.C., requiring the birds to be culled and the premises t...

Jun 18, 2025

Carbon budget to keep global warming at 1.5 C could be exhausted in 3 years: report

The world is on pace to emit enough greenhouse gas emissions over the next three years to blow by an international target to limit global warming to 1.5 C, according to a new study co-authored by a Ca...

Jun 18, 2025

Renewed Indo-Canada ties concern protesters on anniversary of Nijjar killing

VANCOUVER - Protesters marking the second anniversary of the killing of B.C. Sikh community leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar say they're concerned about the renewal of Canada's relations with India, whose ...

Jun 18, 2025

Union slams package company DHL's ask for federal strike intervention

OTTAWA - Unifor sent a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney and cabinet ministers this week decrying a request from package company DHL to intervene in a strike. That request was made by DHL in a lett...

Jun 18, 2025

As Canada's only 'sugar tax' ends, a study suggests it may have been effective

ST. JOHN'S - A new study suggests Newfoundland and Labrador's tax on sugar-sweetened drinks may have dissuaded people from buying and drinking the beverages. The study tracked beverage sales in the pr...

Jun 18, 2025

Lawyer for Quebec truck attack accused says pedestrian deaths were an accident

RIMOUSKI - The lawyer for a Quebec man charged with killing three pedestrians with his truck has told a jury the deaths were an accident, not a crime. Steeve Gagnon's lawyer said during final argument...

Jun 18, 2025

Nova Scotia woman who killed daughter granted day passes from prison, but not parole

TRURO - A Nova Scotia woman who murdered her 12-year-old daughter in 2008 has been granted unescorted day passes from prison for 60 days. But the Parole Board of Canada has denied Penny Boudreau's req...

Jun 18, 2025

Pay inequality persists for women, minorities in federal public service: report

OTTAWA - While the federal government has made gains on diversity and equity in the public service, inequities persist when it comes to pay, a new Treasury Board report says. Compared with the entire ...

Jun 18, 2025

Race for Yukon's next premier between business insider and former chief

A new premier of Yukon is expected to be chosen by the governing Liberal party on Thursday, leaving the winner with just months to make their mark before a territorial election has to be called. Yukon...

Jun 18, 2025

Average family to save $280 per year from Liberal tax cut: PBO

OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer estimates the average Canadian family will save $280 on their taxes next year thanks to the Liberal government's planned income tax cut. A one-percentage-poin...

Jun 18, 2025