Category Archives: Canada

Canada continues to review Syrian refugee claims as European nations pause intake
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marc Miller says Canada will continue evaluating the asylum claims of people who have fled Syria, even as some European countries are pausing those claims after the Assad...
Dec 10, 2024

Freeland doesn't commit to meeting her own deficit target in fall economic statement
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is not committing to meeting the $40.1-billion deficit target she set for the government last year. Freeland says she expects the fall economic statement, w...
Dec 10, 2024

Trump taunts Trudeau as governor of the 'Great State of Canada'
OTTAWA - Donald Trump referred to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as the governor of the "Great State of Canada," doubling down on taunting comments the U.S. president-elect reportedly made during a rec...
Dec 10, 2024

In the news today: Canada Post says no end to strike in sight
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Canada Post says no end to strike in sight With the Canada Post strike nearing four weeks, the postal service ...
Dec 10, 2024

AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton to receive Nobel Prize in physics today
British Canadian computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton and co-laureate John Hopfield are set to receive their Nobel Prize for physics at a ceremony in Stockholm today. Hinton and Hopfield are being given...
Dec 10, 2024

With employees in limbo, TikTok hoping for 'solution' to Ottawa's shutdown order
OTTAWA - The Liberal government's move to order the shutdown of TikTok's Canadian operations over national security concerns has left hundreds of the company's Canadian employees in limbo. Ottawa hasn...
Dec 10, 2024

Parliament set to hold an 11th hour vote on $21B spending bill
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament are set to vote on a government bill asking for billions in funding as the clock ticks down on a deadline. Last month, the Liberals made a request for Parliament to appr...
Dec 10, 2024

After ‘reflecting,’ Sajjan didn’t attend Taylor Swift concert
OTTAWA - Liberal Minister Harjit Sajjan did not attend the Taylor Swift concert in Vancouver Saturday, despite earlier defending his decision to accept the tickets. Global News first reported that Saj...
Dec 09, 2024

BC Coroners Service sees 'significant decline' in drug deaths, but reason unclear
VICTORIA - British Columbia has recorded its lowest monthly number of illicit drug overdose deaths in more than four years, part of what the BC Coroners Service says is a "significant decline" in fata...
Dec 09, 2024

Feds send $148 million to B.C. in disaster recovery funds for floods, wildfires
VANCOUVER - The federal government is paying out more than $148 million in disaster recovery funding to British Columbia in response to recent flooding and record-breaking wildfire seasons. Public Saf...
Dec 09, 2024