Category Archives: Canada
Canada summons Chinese ambassador over alleged threats to Tory MP Michael Chong
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is summoning China's ambassador over allegations by Canada's spy agency that a Chinese diplomat in Toronto was involved in a plot to intimidate a Conservative MP and hi...
May 04, 2023
Efforts resuming to repatriate five missing Canadians from Syria, lawyer says
OTTAWA - A lawyer working to repatriate Canadians from detention in Syria says there is fresh word about two women and three children who had originally been slated to return to Canada last month. Law...
May 04, 2023
In The News for May 4 : Tentative deal reached between CRA, union, ending strike
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of May 4 ... What we are watching in Canada ... T...
May 04, 2023
Research finds some Pacific salmon migration out of sync with food supply
VANCOUVER - Climate change is knocking some Pacific salmon out of alignment with the growth of the ocean plankton they eat to survive, new research says. In the largest data set ever gathered on the t...
May 04, 2023
Canada Revenue Agency, union reach tentative deal, ending strike of 35,000 workers
OTTAWA - The public-sector union representing Canada Revenue Agency employees has struck a tentative deal with the federal government, ending a strike of 35,000 workers just after the tax season wrapp...
May 03, 2023
Google Canada tells Senate Bill C-18 would create unreasonable financial liability
OTTAWA - Google Canada says it would be reasonable to reconsider sharing links to news sites if Bill C-18, the government's Online News Act, becomes law. Richard Gingras, the vice-president of the com...
May 03, 2023
Border officers in Vancouver find cat in parcel from China: SPCA
VANCOUVER - A cat the British Columbia SPCA says was mysteriously found in a parcel from China is now in foster care recovering from its apparent ordeal. The SPCA says in a statement it's unclear how ...
May 03, 2023
Political parties need strong privacy rules, independent oversight, commissioner says
OTTAWA - The federal privacy commissioner says it would be a mistake to give political parties the ability to govern the way they manage Canadians' personal information. Changes proposed in the latest...
May 03, 2023
Black Montrealer sues police after being handcuffed over suspected theft of own car
MONTREAL - A Montreal man is suing the city's police force and two of its officers for $125,000 after being handcuffed and detained by officers who suspected he had stolen his own car. Brice Dossa, a ...
May 03, 2023
PM's brother denies Trudeau Foundation was involved in foreign interference
OTTAWA - The prime minister's brother says the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation has not been part of any foreign interference attempts by China. Alexandre Trudeau, who has been involved in the founda...
May 03, 2023