Canada

Mark Carney would be 'outstanding' addition to federal politics, Trudeau says

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney would be an "outstanding addition" to federal politics, and that he has been trying to recruit him to join the po...

Jul 11, 2024

Canada Revenue Agency order to seize Saskatchewan money unusual, say experts

REGINA - Legal experts say the federal government has taken an extraordinary step in trying to take $28 million from Saskatchewan's bank account for not paying carbon levy money, a case that is to be ...

Jul 11, 2024

Some Alaskan salmon fisheries lose Ocean Wise label amid concern for B.C.-bound stock

VANCOUVER - Vancouver-based seafood sustainability group Ocean Wise has removed its recommended designation from southeast Alaskan salmon fisheries. It says there are questions about the impact of the...

Jul 11, 2024

Yukon government directs mining company to implement 'safeguard' measures after spill

Yukon mines minister John Streicker says the Eagle Gold mine disaster has the territory's residents "justly concerned" about the implications of the mining spill on Yukoners' way of life "for generati...

Jul 11, 2024

Former Quebec junior hockey players released as they appeal sentences for sex assault

QUEBEC CITY, Que. - Two former Quebec junior hockey players have been released as they appeal their prison sentences for sexually assaulting a minor at a hotel in June 2021 during a celebration of a V...

Jul 11, 2024

With most campus pro-Palestinian encampments gone, protesters look to the future

MONTREAL - The protest encampment at McGill University was the first of its kind in the country, and its dismantling this week has left activists and observers wondering what comes next for the pro-Pa...

Jul 11, 2024

Canada, U.S. governments reach in-principle agreement to update Columbia River Treaty

WASHINGTON, D. C. - The Canadian and U.S. governments say they have reached an agreement-in-principle in the process to modernize the Columbia River Treaty, which regulates the waterway that flows fro...

Jul 11, 2024

How many doctors are there in Canada? Government announces projects to find out

OTTAWA - The federal government has answered years-long calls from doctors and nurses to tally and research the number of health workers in Canada with a $47 million funding announcement. The money is...

Jul 11, 2024

Assembly of First Nations, Ottawa confirm $47.8-billion deal on child welfare reform

MONTREAL - The AFN's national chief confirmed today that the organization finalized a deal with Ottawa late Wednesday night to put $47.8 billion towards child-welfare reform. Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak g...

Jul 11, 2024

B.C. should explore non-prescribed alternatives to fentanyl to combat crisis: Henry

VICTORIA - A report from B.C.'s provincial health officer recommends the province expand its "safer supply" program to prevent overdoses, including allowing access to alternatives to unregulated drugs...

Jul 11, 2024