Canada

Ottawa files notice to intervene in Supreme Court hearing on secularism bill

OTTAWA - The federal government has officially filed a notice to intervene in the Supreme Court of Canada's hearing on Quebec's secularism law. The top court announced in January it had granted leave ...

Mar 4, 2025

How Canada and provincial governments are fighting back against Trump's tariff war

OTTAWA - The federal government and Canada's provinces and territories answered U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs on Tuesday with immediate acts of economic retaliation and some supports for their...

Sheldon Spackman Mar 4, 2025

Municipalities, rights groups concerned about Quebec bill on integrating immigrants

MONTREAL - Quebec municipalities and human rights groups are voicing concerns about proposed legislation that would require newcomers to abide by a set of common values. They say the new bill on cultu...

Mar 4, 2025

Analyst calls on Canada's military to fix white supremacy problem before it starts

EDMONTON - An Alberta-based analyst asked by the military to study white supremacy in its ranks says if it doesn't want the problem to take root, it should take action against a culture that gives it ...

Mar 4, 2025

'Team Rustad' prevails at B.C. Conservative AGM, leader says difference is strength

NANAIMO, B.C. - "Team Rustad" has prevailed at the B.C. Conservatives' first annual general meeting since storming into the province's mainstream political scene in last year's election and becoming t...

Mar 4, 2025

Energy, trade investments 'imperative' in rocky times: Canada Infrastructure Bank CEO

The head of the Canada Infrastructure Bank says the power and export-enabling projects the Crown corporation backs are more crucial than ever as trade tumult intensifies with the United States. "In th...

Mar 4, 2025

Disrupting the Peace: On a B.C. ranch, fracking earthquakes rattle a way of life

Bo Hedges' parents have lived on their ranch north of Fort St. John, B.C., for close to 50 years, running the Dead Horse Creek Cattle Company on the property where a natural spring bubbles up near the...

Mar 4, 2025

A closer look at Canadian efforts to address U.S. concerns about border security

OTTAWA - The United States imposed sweeping tariffs Tuesday on Canadian products, claiming Canada has failed to adequately address the southbound flow of contraband drugs like fentanyl. Prime Minister...

Mar 4, 2025

Canada, other countries struggling to come up with new rules for AI and copyright

OTTAWA - The battle between AI companies and copyright holders notched an early win for publishers in the U.S. in mid-February when a court ruled that a legal research firm didn't have the right to us...

Mar 4, 2025

B.C. Finance Minister Brenda Bailey on track to deliver budget as Trump slaps tariffs

VICTORIA - One day before delivering her first budget, British Columbia's finance minister said she knows that everyone is wondering how it can be done in the face of unprecedented tariffs from the Un...

Mar 4, 2025