Canada

Alberta premier rolls back part of government's media-question restriction policy

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is reversing part of her government's new media-question restriction policy but says she will continue to limit queries in order to provide more answers. Smit...

Apr 18, 2023

Major reforms to air passenger rights needed, says House committee report

PRINCE GEORGE - A parliamentary committee is recommending sweeping changes to Canada's air passenger rights framework.December 2022. It was when air travel grinded to a halt in the wake of bad weather...

Greg Fry Apr 18, 2023

Liberal minister promises plan on Access to Information as MPs highlight woes

OTTAWA - Treasury Board President Mona Fortier says she hopes to share a plan in coming months for improving the key federal transparency law and how it is managed. Fortier is telling a House of Commo...

Apr 18, 2023

Auditor general 'assessing' mandate in terms of Trudeau Foundation ask to investigate

OTTAWA - The federal auditor general's office says it is still "assessing" its mandate as it relates to a request from the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation to investigate its handling of two donation...

Apr 18, 2023

Here's what the looming public-service strike would look like for hybrid workers

OTTAWA - Canada's federal public servants will need to show up at the picket line for four hours each day if they go on strike - even if their union has been trying to negotiate permanent work-from-ho...

Apr 18, 2023

'Done and dusted': Liberal's controversial online streaming bill back before Senate

OTTAWA - The Liberal government's controversial online-streaming bill is back in the upper chamber today, where a senator who opposed it expects it to pass. After more than a year of debate and revisi...

Apr 18, 2023

Canada's premiers set to meet with police chiefs over public safety risks

OTTAWA - Canada's premiers will meet with the association representing police chiefs this week over the concern of a recent spike in violence across the country. Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson, wh...

Apr 18, 2023

Why doesn't Canada make its own baby formula when we have the raw ingredients?

OTTAWA - If infant formula has become akin to liquid gold for parents stressed about empty store shelves this year, Canada may be sitting on a potential treasure trove - if only it could process the r...

Apr 18, 2023

WestJet pilots vote in favour of strike mandate

CALGARY - The union representing WestJet pilots says they have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a strike mandate.The Air Line Pilots Association says the 1,600 WestJet pilots it represents can launch...

Apr 18, 2023

Mont-Tremblant evacuates residents amid flooding, other Quebec cities warn residents

MONTREAL - Several municipalities in Quebec's Laurentians region, north of Montreal, are warning residents to take precautions as local rivers spill their banks. Mont-Tremblant, Que., officials asked ...

Apr 18, 2023