Canada

Poilievre to attend AFN annual general assembly for first time as Conservative leader

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is set to attend the Assembly of First Nation's upcoming annual general assembly for the first time since he took the party helm. Spokesman Sebastian Skam...

Jun 25, 2024

Should he stay or should he go now? A look at Trudeau's options after byelection loss

OTTAWA - A historic defeat for the Liberals in a downtown Toronto byelection has put a glaring question mark on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's political future. Insiders warn the Conservative victory...

Jun 25, 2024

Former B.C. premier John Horgan, Canada's ambassador to Germany, has cancer again

LANGFORD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Former British Columbia premier and Canada's ambassador to Germany John Horgan is facing his third battle with cancer. Ravi Parmar, the New Democrat member for Hor...

Jun 25, 2024

Wildfire in Labrador jumps Churchill River, generating station being evacuated

CHURCHILL FALLS, N.L. - The wildfire in Labrador threatening the evacuated town of Churchill Falls has jumped the Churchill River, prompting the evacuation of the nearby hydroelectric generating stati...

Jun 25, 2024

First Nations, Ottawa, B.C., announce $335M for protection off Great Bear coast

VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government is working with 17 First Nations in British Columbia as well as the provincial government to expand protection for marine ecosystems off t...

Jun 25, 2024

'I hear your concerns': Trudeau reflects on devastating byelection loss

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he hears the concerns and frustrations of voters in the wake of a crushing byelection defeat in a Liberal stronghold riding. Liberals had held Toronto-St. P...

Jun 25, 2024

AFN national chief says child-welfare funding to top $20B as chiefs raise concerns

OTTAWA - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says it is about to finalize a deal with Ottawa on child-welfare reforms that will top the $20 billion promised as part of a landmark settl...

Jun 25, 2024

Ottawa urges Canadians to leave Lebanon while they can due to escalating violence

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly is urging Canadians to leave an increasingly volatile Lebanon while they can. In a statement today, Joly says the security situation could deteriorate fur...

Jun 25, 2024

Quebec coroner to probe death of man who requested assisted death due to bedsores

MONTREAL - Quebec's chief coroner has called an inquest into the death of a quadriplegic man who had requested and received medical assistance in dying after developing severe bedsores during a hospit...

Jun 25, 2024

Pattison Media awards scholarships to six journalism students

KAMLOOPS - Pattison Media Ltd. has announced the awarding of six total scholarships valued at $2,500 each, to deserving students enrolled in journalism and/or broadcast studies at institutions across ...

Greg Fry Jun 25, 2024