Canada

Understanding what's happening in space a top priority for Canadian Forces: commander

OTTAWA - The commander of the Canadian Armed Forces Space Division says gaining awareness of what's going on outside our planet is one of his top priorities. Brig.-Gen. Michael Adamson made the commen...

Apr 29, 2024

Feds advance ideas to fight foreign interference, prompting support and concern

OTTAWA - A federal inquiry into foreign interference has yet to present its initial report, but the Liberal government is already advancing plans to overhaul a suite of national security laws and proc...

Apr 29, 2024

Teachers union joins bid to have Supreme Court rule on Quebec religious symbols ban

MONTREAL - A major Quebec teachers union says it will follow the lead of the English Montreal School Board and seek to challenge the province's secularism law before the Supreme Court of Canada. The F...

Apr 29, 2024

Climate change, not habitat loss, may be biggest threat to caribou herds: study

Research suggests climate change, not habitat loss, may be the biggest threat to the survival of threatened caribou herds. Biologists have long thought the herds are menaced by wolves using cutlines a...

Apr 29, 2024

Eby says Vancouver speech praising Hamas attack was 'most hateful' he can imagine

VANCOUVER - B.C. Premier David Eby has joined other politicians denouncing remarks at a demonstration in Vancouver where protesters chanted "long live Oct. 7," praising that day's attacks by Hamas on ...

Apr 29, 2024

Retailer London Drugs closes stores in Western Canada due to 'cybersecurity incident'

London Drugs says it has temporarily closed all of its stores in Western Canada as it grapples with a "cybersecurity incident." The retailer and pharmacy chain says it learned it was the victim of a c...

Apr 29, 2024

Winnipeg trial of man accused of killing four women starts with bid to toss jury

WINNIPEG - The trial of a Winnipeg man accused of killing four women began this morning with a preliminary matter before the jury is called in next week. Jeremy Skibicki has pleaded not guilty to four...

Apr 29, 2024

International students will be allowed to work 24 hours a week starting in September

OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marc Miller says international students will be able to work off-campus up to 24 hours per week starting in September. The Liberals temporarily waved the 20-hour cap on w...

Apr 29, 2024

Parliament spaces out microphones after another interpreter is injured

OTTAWA - The federal government is being forced to adjust the setup in the House of Commons and committee rooms after another language interpreter suffered a significant hearing injury. The Canadian A...

Apr 29, 2024

Conservatives push federal Liberals on drug decimalization after B.C. reverses course

OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives are pushing the Liberals to end allowing drug use in public after British Columbia announced it wants to scale back its decriminalization pilot project. B.C. Premier...

Apr 29, 2024