Category Archives: Canada
RCMP union recommends better staffing, procurement and collaboration on border
OTTAWA - The union representing RCMP members is calling on Canada and the U.S. to make it easier to buy new technology, boost staffing and improve collaboration to deal with security challenges at the...
Jan 28, 2025
Eby vows pandemic-style tariff relief in B.C., may include loans and unemployment aid
VANCOUVER - Premier David Eby says protecting British Columbians from the potential impact of U.S. tariffs will be taken as seriously as the relief response to the COVID-19 pandemic. He says every dec...
Jan 28, 2025
Canadian abortion group says it may have to shutter after losing government funding
A national group that helps people who have trouble accessing abortion services says it may be forced to shut down in several months after Health Canada declined to renew its funding for the upcoming ...
Jan 28, 2025
Former Liberal foreign minister Lloyd Axworthy wants a diplomatic reset for Canada
OTTAWA - Former Liberal foreign affairs minister Lloyd Axworthy says Ottawa's current approach to foreign policy has run out of road. Axworthy says this year's election offers a welcome chance to shif...
Jan 28, 2025
Fatal poisoning near Montreal highlights danger of carbon monoxide leaks, expert says
MONTREAL - A clinical toxicologist says the death of a man in his 60s from a carbon monoxide leak south of Montreal highlights the dangers of the potentially deadly gas. Josh Wang, the president-elect...
Jan 28, 2025
Donald Trump's press secretary says Feb. 1 deadline for tariffs 'still on the books'
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump's press secretary says the plan to slap Canada with punishing tariffs on Saturday is still in play. Karoline Leavitt told reporters at the White House that she...
Jan 28, 2025
Dutch court rejects bid by Amanda Todd's tormentor to scrap Canadian sentence
VANCOUVER - The Dutch Supreme Court has rejected online extortionist Aydin Coban's bid to scrap his Canadian sentence for tormenting B.C. teenager Amada Todd. Coban is a Dutch national who was extradi...
Jan 28, 2025
Preliminary hearing in Montreal for Peter Nygard, charged in alleged sex assault
MONTREAL - A preliminary hearing is being held in Montreal this week for former Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard, who is facing two charges in Quebec including sexual assault. Nygard, the founder o...
Jan 28, 2025
Highlights of the foreign interference commission's final report
OTTAWA - After 18 months of hearings and testimony from more than 100 witnesses, the Commission on Foreign Interference released its final report Tuesday. Here are some of the highlights: - Commission...
Jan 28, 2025
Foreign interference probe urges party leaders to get top-secret security clearances
OTTAWA - The public inquiry into foreign interference is calling on the leaders of all political parties to get top-secret security clearances. In her final report, Commissioner Marie-Josee Hogue says...
Jan 28, 2025