Canada

B.C. establishes largest provincial park in a decade to protect threatened caribou

VICTORIA - A major provincial park expansion will create a protection zone of almost 2,000 square kilometres for caribou and other species in northeastern British Columbia. The Ministry of Environment...

Sam Bennison Jun 14, 2024

NDP says it's considering options about support for much-criticized Senate porn bill

OTTAWA - Federal New Democrats won't state their position on a bill that seeks to keep minors from accessing sexually explicit material online. The legislation proposes requiring websites like Pornhub...

Jun 14, 2024

Patients going without care due to nursing shortage in Manitoba First Nation

OTTAWA - A First Nation in northern Manitoba says its nursing station is operating at half-capacity, and as a result members are going without the care they need. Chief David Monias of the Crosslake B...

Jun 14, 2024

Defence Minister Bill Blair says more help coming for Ukraine, Latvia

OTTAWA - Canada's minister of defence says the federal government is committed to supporting Ukraine. Bill Blair is meeting with members of NATO in the Belgian capital of Brussels. On X, formerly know...

Jun 14, 2024

Pope Francis to meet with Trudeau, lead session on artificial intelligence

SAVELLETRI DI FASANO - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is headed into the second day of the G7 leaders' summit, which will feature a special appearance by Pope Francis. The pontiff is slated to deliver ...

Jun 14, 2024

Federal minister tells B.C. Ottawa continues to back RCMP contract policing

VICTORIA - Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says Ottawa will continue to back the RCMP as British Columbia's contract police force that serves many communities as it moves towards a national for...

Jun 13, 2024

B.C. may work with N.L. on court challenge of federal equalization payments, Eby says

VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby has found an ally in his claims of unequal funding from the federal government: Newfoundland and Labrador. Eby is hosting Newfoundland and Labrador Premi...

Jun 13, 2024

Here's a look at the nuts and bolts of the Liberals' new carbon pricing data

OTTAWA - The federal Liberals published data on the economic and emissions impact of carbon pricing on Thursday. The charts made public are the ones delivered to the parliamentary budget officer last ...

Jun 13, 2024

Tories appeal to Jewish community ahead of byelection, allege 'betrayal' by Trudeau

OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives are asking the Jewish community in a Toronto riding to send Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a message about his "betrayal" by voting for the Tory candidate in an upcom...

Jun 13, 2024

Undercover Mountie questioned on whether she misinterpreted Coutts border protest

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - An undercover Mountie who infiltrated the Coutts border blockade faced questions in court Thursday on her police work and on whether she misinterpreted what was really going on. Th...

Jun 13, 2024