Canada

Mark Carney to present his economic vision for the Liberals to caucus

NANAIMO, B.C. - Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney will present his vision for the Liberals' economic policy when he meets with MPs in Nanaimo, B.C., today. The party announced Carney's new ro...

Sep 10, 2024

Police union calls for 'fulsome public safety plan' in B.C. ahead of provincial vote

VICTORIA - The national union for RCMP officers is seeking to make public safety and bail reform a British Columbia election issue after repeat offenders were arrested for violent crimes, including a ...

Sep 09, 2024

B.C. set up a panel on bear deaths, will review conservation officer training

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is partnering with a bear welfare group to reduce the number of bears being euthanized in the province. Nicholas Scapillati, executive director of Grizzly Be...

Sep 09, 2024

BC United sources leak 'extremism' file on B.C. Conservatives' executive Isidorou

VICTORIA - Sources in the Official Opposition BC United party have leaked a file on the "extremism" of the B.C. Conservatives' executive director, Angelo Isidorou, less than two weeks after the partie...

Sep 09, 2024

Canada launches legal challenges of U.S. softwood lumber duty increases

OTTAWA - The federal government says Canada will challenge recent increases to softwood lumber duties by the United States. International Trade Minister Mary Ng says Canada has taken steps to launch t...

Sep 09, 2024

Experts say Harris-Trump debate will be 'most consequential 90 minutes' of campaign

WASHINGTON - Kamala Harris will bring her message of joy directly to Donald Trump during a debate that experts say is shaping up to be a critical moment ahead of the November U.S. election. "This is p...

Sep 09, 2024

Girl set on fire in Saskatoon school faces long recovery, says grandmother

SASKATOON, Sask. - The grandmother of a 15-year-old student who was set on fire at a Saskatoon high school says she has a long recovery ahead. She says the teen is in an Edmonton hospital but declined...

Sep 09, 2024

Coroner issues report into 'avoidable' killings of Quebec police officer, assailant

MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner has concluded that the deaths of a provincial police sergeant and the mentally ill man who fatally stabbed her were avoidable. In her report released today, Ghane Kamel iss...

Sep 09, 2024

Up to 600,000 Canadians now using federal dental-care program, health minister says

TORONTO - Health Minister Mark Holland says more than four-fifths of dental providers are now participating in his government's dental-care program, and some 600,000 Canadians have taken advantage of ...

Sep 09, 2024

Legault government heads into fall session after resignation of high-profile minister

MONTREAL - As the fall session of Quebec's legislature kicks off this week, Premier Franois Legault will have to fend off claims his government is past its best-before date, even as he works to shephe...

Sep 09, 2024