Canada

B.C. places online harms bill on hold after agreement with Meta, X, TikTok, Snapchat

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is putting its proposed online harms legislation on hold after reaching an agreement with some of the largest social media platforms to make people safer onl...

Apr 23, 2024

Plastic treaty talks in Ottawa get underway with pleas for high ambition, flexibility

OTTAWA - The Ecuadorean diplomat tasked with shepherding the fourth round of talks for a global plastic treaty in Ottawa this week says the world cannot wait much longer for governments to get it righ...

Apr 23, 2024

Baby lives after stroller hit and dragged by vehicle in Squamish, B.C.

SQUAMISH, B.C. - A baby in a stroller survived being struck and dragged for two blocks while it was lodged in the front of a vehicle in Squamish, B.C. Mounties say they received multiple calls that a ...

Apr 23, 2024

RCMP alleges two former UN workers in Montreal sold weapons, drones to Libya

MONTREAL - The Royal Canadian Mounted Police says two former United Nations employees in Montreal have been charged after they allegedly took part in a conspiracy to illegally sell Chinese-made drones...

Apr 23, 2024

Doctors ask Liberal government to reconsider capital gains tax change

OTTAWA - The Canadian Medical Association is asking the federal government to reconsider its proposed changes to capital gains taxation, arguing it will affect doctors' retirement savings. Kathleen Ro...

Apr 23, 2024

In the news today: Tourism operators face heavy debt loads

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Tourism operators face heavy debt, even as business roars back Canadian tourism...

Apr 23, 2024

Trudeau in Saskatoon today highlighting budget's youth, education and health measures

SASKATOON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be in Saskatoon today. An itinerary released by his office says he will make an announcement this morning to highlight measures focused on youth, educati...

Apr 23, 2024

Large study shows caribou herds in Alberta, B.C., growing from wolf culls, cow pens

Fresh research suggests western Canada's once-dwindling caribou numbers are finally growing. But the same paper concludes the biggest reason for the rebound is the slaughter of hundreds of wolves, a p...

Apr 23, 2024

'Historic' law recognizing Haida Aboriginal title introduced in B.C. legislature

VICTORIA - The B.C. government says legislation formally recognizing the Haida Nation's Aboriginal title over the archipelago of Haida Gwaii was introduced in the legislature Monday. The province says...

Apr 22, 2024

Labour minister announces inquiry into costly 2023 port strike in B.C.

GATINEAU, Que. - Federal Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan says he has appointed an Industrial Inquiry Commission to dig deeper into the underlying causes of B.C.'s port strike last summer. The federal g...

Apr 22, 2024