Canada

B.C. enacts regulation to ensure protection of Ozempic supply for diabetes patients

VICTORIA - British Columbia is bringing in a new regulation immediately to ensure diabetes patients don't face a shortage of the drug Ozempic, touted by celebrities for its weight loss side effects. H...

Apr 19, 2023

'Keira's Law' will strengthen laws surrounding domestic violence, advocates say

OTTAWA - Canadian lawmakers have passed a bill that includes a measure known as "Keira's law," which would ensure that judges receive education on domestic violence and coercive control in intimate pa...

Apr 19, 2023

Aid groups to testify on bill aiming to unblock humanitarian work in Afghanistan

OTTAWA - Humanitarian and development groups are expected to testify this afternoon as the House justice committee examines a bill that would amend the Criminal Code to allow aid workers to operate in...

Apr 19, 2023

Radio-Canada should get back to core mandate, says Conservative Quebec senator

OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives' top Quebec Tory says the party's concerns about the CBC do not apply to the broadcaster's French-language wing, but one of its senators suggests there is a need to ...

Apr 19, 2023

Feds aim to lock in equalization formula until 2029 as part of omnibus budget motion

OTTAWA - The federal government is aiming to lock in the equalization formula for payments to provinces until 2029, as part of an omnibus motion in Parliament that seeks to implement budget measures. ...

Apr 19, 2023

Alberta's United Conservative government releases 'aspirational' plan on climate

EDMONTON - Alberta's United Conservative Party government is releasing a plan that it hopes will take the province to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The plan, which describes itself as "aspiration...

Apr 19, 2023

Islamophobia widespread in Canada, early findings of Senate committee study indicate

TORONTO - Islamophobia and violence against Muslims is widespread and deeply entrenched in Canadian society, early findings from a Senate committee studying the issue indicate. Muslim women who wear h...

Apr 19, 2023

Military procurement chief wants defence firms to stop overpromising, underdelivering

OTTAWA - The Defence Department's top procurement official says he would like to see defence companies put more focus on delivering what they have promised and less on trying to win the next contract....

Apr 19, 2023

Allies must balance 'friendshoring' with opening trade: U.S. Chamber of Commerce head

OTTAWA - United States chambers of commerce are pushing Washington and Ottawa to strike the right balance between protecting supply chains and maintaining free trade across the continent. The head of ...

Apr 19, 2023

What the public sector strike could mean for filing your taxes

OTTAWA - Some 39,000 Canada Revenue Agency employees went on strike as of Wednesday as part of wider labour action by the Public Service Alliance of Canada. The CRA says the strike will mean certain s...

Apr 19, 2023