Canada

Border agency eyes smartphone facial recognition system amid privacy concerns

OTTAWA - Travellers would be able to use facial recognition technology to identify themselves through their smartphones when crossing the border under a planned federal project. The Canada Border Serv...

Apr 24, 2024

Man stabbed to death in White Rock, B.C., days after similar knife attack in area

WHITE ROCK, B.C. - A man has been killed in a stabbing in White Rock, B.C., and police say there are "apparent similarities" to another knife attack in the same area two days earlier. RCMP say the lat...

Apr 24, 2024

B.C. imposes five-month ban on large open fires in Interior

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service has announced a five-month open fire ban covering much of the province's Interior, as fire season gets off to an early start. The ban on Category 3 fires in th...

Apr 24, 2024

Trudeau won't comment on future of TikTok in U.S., says Canadian safety a priority

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's not going to comment on the future of TikTok in the United States, but his own government will continue to look out for Canadians' security. The U.S. S...

Apr 24, 2024

Quebec liquor store employees walk off the job as two-day strike begins

MONTREAL - Some 5,000 Quebec liquor corporation workers have walked off the job for a planned two-day strike. Their union - Syndicat des employ(e)s de magasins et de bureaux de la SAQ - confirmed at m...

Apr 24, 2024

'Good luck with that': PM says Saskatchewan premier shouldn't pick fight with CRA

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the Canada Revenue Agency is "very, very good" at getting the money it's owed, and Saskatchewan's premier should take note of that. Scott Moe has pledged th...

Apr 24, 2024

Police who found loaded gun in 'man purse' did not profile suspect: Quebec judge

MONTREAL - A Quebec judge says police who searched a suspect carrying a "man purse" and found a loaded weapon inside did not engage in profiling. The case involves Marcus Nimeri, who was stopped by Mo...

Apr 24, 2024

First Nations say they must not be left out of UN plastic treaty talks

OTTAWA - First Nations have one message for delegates gathered in Ottawa this week to negotiate a global plastic waste agreement: don't leave us out. Aamjiwnaang First Nation councillor Janelle Nahmab...

Apr 24, 2024

As treaty talks continue, new report predicts clouds with a 100% chance of plastic

OTTAWA - Mother Nature is delivering a typical spring day in Ottawa, with light drizzle, near-freezing temperatures - and thousands of grams of plastic. A new report says based on previous readings, m...

Apr 24, 2024

Poilievre will do 'anything to win,' must condemn Alex Jones endorsement: Trudeau

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is ramping up his attacks on Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre as he promotes his government's federal budget. Polls suggest the Liberal messaging on the budget has ye...

Apr 24, 2024