Category Archives: Canada

Child welfare settlement among key agenda items as Assembly of First Nations meets
MONTREAL - The Assembly of First Nations annual meeting begins in Montreal today where leaders are expected to provide an update on negotiations to reform Canada's child welfare system and compensatio...
Jul 09, 2024

Western Canada heat wave to stretch into Saskatchewan, then Manitoba
A blistering heat wave is moving across Western Canada, pushing record temperatures and the threat of wildfires into Saskatchewan today. Environment Canada meteorologist Jennifer Smith says a ridge of...
Jul 09, 2024

Ticketmaster says data security incident may affect users' personal details
Thousands of Ticketmaster users may have had their data compromised in a security breach. Ticketmaster says it discovered unauthorized activity on an isolated cloud database hosted by a third-party da...
Jul 09, 2024

CFIA recalls brands of almond, cashew, coconut and oat milk due to Listeria concerns
OTTAWA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says numerous Silk and Great Value brand plant-based refrigerated beverages are being recalled due to Listeria concerns. The agency's recall applies to Sil...
Jul 08, 2024

Three bodies recovered from B.C. park where mountaineers went missing: RCMP
SQUAMISH, BRITISH COLUMBIA - Mounties in Squamish, B.C., say three bodies have been recovered from the area of Garibaldi Provincial Park where three mountaineers went missing last month. In a statemen...
Jul 08, 2024

Pro-Palestinian protest camp at UBC has been dismantled
VANCOUVER - A pro-Palestinian protest camp that had occupied a sports field at the University of British Columbia's Vancouver campus for more than two months has been dismantled. Dozens of tents had b...
Jul 08, 2024

Ex-Quebec junior hockey players jailed for sexual assault of teen at hotel in 2021
QUEBEC CITY, Que. - Two former Quebec junior hockey players have been handed jail sentences for sexually assaulting a minor at a hotel in June 2021 in the aftermath of a Victoriaville Tigres champions...
Jul 08, 2024

Canadians to decide if online harms regulator is bureaucracy or enforcement: PBO
OTTAWA - Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux suggests it's up to Canadians to decide whether they believe the government's proposal to create a new regulator against online harms amounts to burea...
Jul 08, 2024

By coming forward, Alice Munro's daughter sheds light on childhood sex abuse: experts
The organization Alice Munro's daughter credits with helping her heal from childhood sexual abuse says her courage in speaking out sheds light on an issue that doesn't receive enough public attention....
Jul 08, 2024

In bid to win over dentists, Ottawa changes billing for dental care plan
OTTAWA - Health Minister Mark Holland says dentists and other oral-health providers no longer need to sign up with the government to provide care to patients who are covered under the national dental ...
Jul 08, 2024