Canada

Manitoba, N.L., only provinces to offer publicly to take asylum seekers from Quebec

HALIFAX - The premiers of Manitoba and Newfoundland and Labrador are so far the only leaders to publicly volunteer to take in asylum seekers to ease pressure on Quebec, despite a joint call from all p...

Jul 17, 2024

Montreal network to tackle 'explosion' in infections such as syphilis with new trials

MONTREAL - A Monteal-based HIV/AIDS research network is expanding its scope in response to a dramatic rise in rates of sexually transmitted diseases such as syphilis. Dr. Marina Klein of the McGill Un...

Jul 17, 2024

In ethics hearing about Liberal minister, business exec admits he lied to a reporter

OTTAWA - The chief witness in a parliamentary probe says he lied to a reporter when asked about ethics allegations against a federal minister. The Conservatives are digging into whether Employment Min...

Jul 17, 2024

'They were barricaded': Defence begins case in trial for Freedom Convoy organizer

OTTAWA - The defence for Freedom Convoy organizer Pat King is arguing that protesters were trapped within downtown Ottawa when police moved to end the three-week demonstration in 2022. That February, ...

Jul 17, 2024

Second abandoned sea otter pup rescued in B.C. in less than a month

TOFINO, B.C. - A second abandoned sea otter has been rescued in B.C. waters, marking the first time the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Society has had to take care of two fragile pups at the ...

Jul 17, 2024

B.C. pledges support for court challenge over equalization, mulls its own claim

HALIFAX - British Columbia's premier says his government is providing "full support" to Newfoundland and Labrador's court challenge over federal equalization payments and mulling its own claim in an e...

Jul 17, 2024

Group in charge of Google's $100M for news outlets lays out its governance model

OTTAWA - The group Google asked to distribute $100 million to news outlets in Canada has publicly released its governance model, which it says focuses on sustainability, equity and innovation within t...

Jul 17, 2024

What's ahead for Canada's first female defence chief? Observers warn of 'glass cliff'

OTTAWA - Canada will make history Thursday when Lt.-Gen. Jennie Carignan takes over command of the Armed Forces as chief of the defence staff. Carignan, who replaces retiring Gen. Wayne Eyre, is the f...

Jul 17, 2024

Hydroplane driver dies after weekend crash at regatta southwest of Montreal

MONTREAL - A hydroplane racer from Quebec is dead after crashing over the weekend at a regatta southwest of Montreal. Rgates de Valleyfield said today that driver Franois Leroux died after an accident...

Jul 17, 2024

Trudeau outlines details of $30B, 10-year fund for public transit

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says applications are now open for a national transit fund that will include money for existing transit systems so they can expand, improve and modernize. The $3...

Jul 17, 2024