Canada

Trudeau travelling to Lisbon to attend the Aga Khan's funeral

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is flying to Lisbon on Friday to attend the Aga Khan's funeral. Trudeau is expected to depart for Portugal on Friday night and the funeral is to be held in Lisbo...

Feb 07, 2025

Boost Indigenous business to counter Trump's tariff threats, leaders say

OTTAWA - As U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats rattle Canadian investors, the head of a group representing thousands of Indigenous businesses is calling for governments and Canadians to boos...

Feb 07, 2025

Tory candidate won't apologize for joking that polar bears could deal with homeless

WINNIPEG - A candidate for leadership of the Manitoba Progressive Conservatives says he won't apologize for making a joke about tackling homelessness by letting polar bears roam free in Winnipeg. Wall...

Feb 07, 2025

Joly won't say whether 'abhorrent' Trump pitch to clear Gaza means ethnic cleansing

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly won't say whether she thinks U.S. President Donald Trump is proposing ethnic cleansing in the Gaza Strip - but she is calling his recent comments "abhorre...

Feb 07, 2025

Latest scale aims to weigh if chubby endangered B.C. marmots have more babies

Vancouver Island marmots can be a little shy when it comes to revealing their weight. Technicians and researchers with Vancouver Island University and the Wilder Institute are ready to deploy their la...

Feb 07, 2025

Booing of The Star-Spangled Banner reignites debate on national anthems in sports

It's been a decades-long tradition in North America, but a Canadian professor of sport management says it might be time to re-examine the legitimacy of national anthems being played before games. Last...

Feb 07, 2025

Canada invests $72 million in satellite constellation to monitor active wildfires

LONGUEUIL, Que. - Canada is investing $72 million on a novel satellite constellation that will monitor active forest fires across the country. Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault made the a...

Feb 07, 2025

As Ottawa explores new uses for AI in the public service, experts call for caution

OTTAWA - As the federal government explores new ways to use artificial intelligence, it's also being warned to keep the technology away from criminal justice, policy-making and hiring. Then-president ...

Feb 07, 2025

Three men in Quebec accused of smuggling people from the U.S. into Canada

MONTREAL - The RCMP say three men in Quebec have been charged for helping to smuggle people into Canada from the United States. During two separate events last year, the three men were intercepted in ...

Feb 07, 2025

Ford urges Ottawa to move faster to satisfy U.S. border security demands

OTTAWA - Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford is criticizing the federal government over the time it's taking to appoint what he calls a border czar. Ford says the Trump administration ha...

Feb 07, 2025