Canada

Canada summons Russian ambassador in protest of Alexei Navalny's death

OTTAWA - Canada lambasted the Kremlin's ambassador in Ottawa today over the reported death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Russian custody. The Canadian government says Ambassador Oleg Stepanov...

Feb 21, 2024

No cuts to people or services, but B.C. budget deficit to rise, finance minister says

VICTORIA - British Columbia Finance Minister Katrine Conroy says the budget she tables on Thursday will protect services and won't raise taxes for ordinary residents, but she also forecasts an increas...

Feb 21, 2024

Federal government announces $15 million to combat car thefts across Canada

MONTREAL - The federal government is committing an additional $15 million over three years to fight the rise in vehicle thefts across the country. Minister of Public Safety Dominic LeBlanc made the an...

Feb 21, 2024

Marine area bigger than Lake Superior could soon be protected off Ontario's shores

A vast marine area home to beluga whales and threatened polar bears off Ontario's northern shores is a step closer to protected status. Officials with the federal government and nine First Nations say...

Feb 21, 2024

Quebec turns to Supreme Court to stop asylum seekers' access to subsidized daycare

Quebec is heading to the country's highest court to prevent children of asylum seekers from accessing the province's coveted subsidized daycare spaces. Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette says the g...

Feb 21, 2024

Federal government reaches $59M settlement with B.C. First Nation over land seizure

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The federal government has reached a $59-million settlement with a First Nation in British Columbia for compensation over allowing a right-of-way to be built through its reserve mor...

Feb 21, 2024

More humanitarian aid needed for Gaza, minister says during Egypt border visit

OTTAWA - The flow of humanitarian aid shipments for Palestinians in Gaza is at its lowest ebb since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, Canada's international development minister said following a visi...

Feb 21, 2024

All oil and gas permits in B.C. waters are relinquished, say feds

VICTORIA - The federal government says the final offshore oil and gas permits for Canada's west coast region have been relinquished. Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is speakin...

Feb 21, 2024

Canada's war crimes program hasn't publicly updated its activities in eight years

OTTAWA - A federal government unit tasked with keeping war criminals out of Canada has not published a report on its activities in more than eight years. The War Crimes Program is a joint partnership ...

Feb 21, 2024

Quebec adopts bill restricting lease transfers, often used to limit rent increases

Quebec's legislature adopted a housing bill today that restricts a popular tool tenants have used for years to limit rent increases. The new law allows landlords to reject lease transfers for any reas...

Feb 21, 2024