Canada

Labour Day train delay isolated incident, Via Rail CEO tells MPs

OTTAWA - The head of Via Rail says a train delay over the Labour Day long weekend was an isolated incident. Mario Ploquin appeared in front of a parliamentary committee to answer to an incident that s...

Sep 19, 2024

French President Emmanuel Macron to visit Ottawa, Montreal next week

OTTAWA - French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Canada next week after a planned trip in July was cancelled amid political turmoil in France. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced in a statemen...

Sep 19, 2024

Health Canada approves updated Novavax COVID-19 vaccine

Health Canada has authorized Novavax's updated COVID-19 vaccine that protects against currently circulating variants of the virus. The mRNA vaccine, called Nuvaxovid, has been reformulated to target t...

Sep 19, 2024

Métis Nation Saskatchewan leaves national council, cites concerns with Ontario group

OTTAWA - The Mtis Nation of Saskatchewan has pulled out of a national body representing Mtis, citing problems with the Mtis Nation of Ontario. In a resolution passed Thursday morning, the Saskatchewan...

Sep 19, 2024

Quebec public services are becoming 'dehumanized' due to rise in demand: ombudsperson

MONTREAL - Quebec's ombudsperson is warning that public services are becoming "dehumanized" in the province amid a rise in demand for them. Marc-Andr Dowd released his annual report today, which highl...

Sep 19, 2024

Yukon RCMP officer cleared in 2022 fatal shooting at Whitehorse airport

EDMONTON - Independent investigators have cleared a Yukon police officer in a 2022 fatal shooting of a man who was threatening others with a rifle. In a report released by the civilian-led Alberta Ser...

Sep 19, 2024

NDP to join Bloc in defeating Conservatives' non-confidence motion

OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he will join the Bloc Qubcois in blocking a non-confidence motion next week when the Conservatives attempt to topple the the government. The planned votes from t...

Sep 19, 2024

Lawsuit by Manitoba chiefs urges Lake Winnipeg be legally defined as a person

WINNIPEG - A Manitoba court is being asked to declare Lake Winnipeg a person with Constitutional rights to life, liberty and security of person. The contention is contained in a lawsuit filed by the p...

Sep 19, 2024

New Brunswick election candidate profile: Liberal Leader Susan Holt

FREDERICTON - A look at Susan Holt, leader of the Liberal Party of New Brunswick. Born: April 22, 1977. Early years: Raised in Fredericton, she attended Queen's University in Kingston, Ont., and then ...

Sep 19, 2024

Climate, food security, Arctic among Canada's intelligence priorities, Ottawa says

OTTAWA - The pressing issues of climate change and food security join more familiar ones like violent extremism and espionage on a new list of Canada's intelligence priorities. The federal government ...

Sep 19, 2024