Canada

Contamination from old Alberta Rockies coal mines raises cleanup questions

EDMONTON - A former coal mine in the Alberta Rockies is releasing a contaminant toxic to fish at rates more than dozens of times higher than federal and provincial guidelines, while another periodical...

Jan 30, 2024

Quebec cold case murder suspect ID'd with help of DNA research tool, trial hears

SAGUENAY, Que. - A forensic biologist has told a trial that a DNA research tool helped police hone in on the suspect who is now charged with the sexual assault and murder of a junior college student n...

Jan 30, 2024

CBC head Catherine Tait set to face off with MPs over job cuts, executive bonuses

OTTAWA - The president of CBC and Radio-Canada is set to testify on Parliament Hill today following the public broadcaster's recent announcement that it would cut 10 per cent of its workforce. Catheri...

Jan 30, 2024

National security world tends to promote secrecy over transparency, professor warns

OTTAWA - A law professor is warning the federal inquiry into foreign interference that there's a tendency in the national security realm to prioritize secrecy over transparency. University of Calgary ...

Jan 30, 2024

18 C in Metro Vancouver as atmospheric river smashes heat records, brings heavy rain

Unseasonable warmth brought by an atmospheric river has shattered records - some almost a century old - at more than 30 B.C. locations, with the mercury passing 18 C in parts of Metro Vancouver. Envir...

Jan 30, 2024

Champagne says he's working phones to court new players for Canadian grocery market

OTTAWA - Industry Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne is once again insisting that he is reaching out to international grocers in the hopes they will open up shop in Canada. The minister says he spoke...

Jan 30, 2024

Discrimination probe launched into police use of force in B.C.

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's human rights commissioner has launched an inquiry into police use of force against people who are racialized or dealing with mental health issues. Kasari Govender says i...

Greg Fry Jan 30, 2024

If Trudeau's Jamaican vacation was unacceptable, public would know: ethics watchdog

OTTAWA - The federal ethics watchdog is asking parliamentarians and the public to read between the lines about advice he gave to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau before his recent holiday trip. Konrad vo...

Jan 30, 2024

After pausing funding to UNRWA, Canada will send another $40M in aid for Gaza

OTTAWA - Canada is sending another $40 million in aid to organizations that are helping Palestinians in Gaza after pausing funding to the UN's relief agency in the region. The funding will go to group...

Jan 30, 2024

Provinces ask Ottawa for indefinite pause on expansion of assisted dying eligibility

OTTAWA - Most of the provinces and territories have signed a letter asking the federal government to indefinitely pause its plans to expand eligibility for assisted dying. A parliamentary committee re...

Jan 30, 2024