Category Archives: Canada

OTTAWA - Bill Cameron was looking forward to this week for a long time. The Second World War veteran was planning to be part of Canada's delegation heading to Normandy, France, to mark the 80th annive...

VANCOUVER - Activists in Canada say Hong Kong's crackdown on commemorations of the Tiananmen Square massacre has injected new vigour and significance to vigils in diaspora communities. The Vancouver S...

OTTAWA - The privacy commissioners of Canada and British Columbia have launched an investigation into a Victoria-based company that performs background checks on tenants and others. They say in a join...

BURNABY, B.C. - The school district in Burnaby, B.C., has launched an investigation into what it says was a harmful exam that asked students to make arguments about whether Jewish people deserve or ne...

MONTREAL - Montreal police say they've arrested an alleged accomplice of billionaire Robert Miller, who is facing multiple sex charges involving 10 complainants. They say 67-year-old Teresita Fuentes ...

OTTAWA - Canada's deputy prime minister says the finding that some Canadian members of Parliament were "wittingly" helping foreign state actors is "concerning," but she trusts that law enforcement wil...

OTTAWA - A new report from auditor general Karen Hogan finds government organizations frequently disregarded federal contracting and procurement rules when awarding contracts to consulting firm, McKin...

OTTAWA - The federal spending watchdog says three key agencies lacked the capacity and tools to protect Canadians from cyberattacks and tackle the growing threat of online crime. In a report today, Au...

OTTAWA - Online streaming services like Netflix and Spotify are being told they must start contributing money toward local news and the production of Canadian content. The Canadian Radio-television an...

OTTAWA - The federal New Democrats want a price cap on grocery store staples if the Liberal government can't convince grocers to bring down the prices themselves. For months, the Liberals have been tr...