Canada

Wins by Toronto, Brooklyn help Raptors clinch NBA play-in spot

The Toronto Raptors have clinched a spot in the NBA's play-in round. Toronto's 128-108 win over the Charlotte Hornets earlier Sunday, coupled with the Brooklyn Nets' 111-110 victory over the Utah Jazz...

Apr 02, 2023

Inquiry into N.S. killings calls for bold change to tackle family violence 'epidemic'

OTTAWA - The public inquiry into the April 2020 shootings in Nova Scotia is calling for an overhaul of the way society handles the "epidemic" of gender-based, intimate-partner and family violence. In ...

Apr 02, 2023

For want of a pipeline: Canadian LNG should power low-carbon revolution, report says

WASHINGTON - As the world struggles to find the right balance between a carbon-free future and a present that still runs on fossil fuels, Canada could be leveraging its natural-gas riches to help fuel...

Apr 02, 2023

Six Canadian children to return from Syrian detention without their mother: advocates

OTTAWA - Six Canadian children are set to leave a Syrian prison camp and fly to Canada without their mother, who cannot come with them because federal officials have not completed her security assessm...

Apr 02, 2023

Boat operated by missing man found near bodies of migrants in St. Lawrence River

The search continues for a missing Akwesasne resident whose boat was found near where eight bodies were pulled from the St. Lawrence River this past week. Akwesasne Mohawk Police say two of the migran...

Apr 02, 2023

Liberals' political will on pharmacare questioned as minister promises progress

OTTAWA - Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says the government's plans for pharmacare are moving forward, but experts who study government drug plans suggest the Liberals may have lost the political wi...

Apr 01, 2023

As economy slows, Liberals push off EI reform over worries it could drive up premiums

OTTAWA - The Liberal government left employment insurance reform out of the federal budget this week over concern that reforming the program amid a slowing economy could drive up premiums for workers ...

Apr 01, 2023

Ottawa is going all in on 'friendshoring.' Here's what that could mean.

OTTAWA - This year's budget reveals the federal Liberals envision Canada relying more on its allies for trade in the future, economists and geopolitical experts say - even if that could result in high...

Apr 01, 2023

Authorities work to identify eight bodies pulled from St. Lawrence River this week

QUEBEC - Akwesasne Mohawk Police say they are working with Immigration Canada and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to confirm the identities of the eight migrants whose bodies were pulled from...

Apr 01, 2023

Alberta premier's phone call to accused raises questions about court case

EDMONTON - A phone call between Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and a Calgary pastor where they discussed his criminal trial raises questions about whether she has compromised the case, the Opposition ...

Mar 31, 2023