Canada

B.C. salmon farm closure decision was necessary, says DFO amid court challenges

VICTORIA - The federal government is standing by its decision not to renew licences for 15 open-net Atlantic salmon farms in British Columbia's Discovery Islands, despite recent court challenges. A st...

Mar 23, 2023

Trudeau, Biden could agree to end 'loophole' in Safe Third Country Agreement: source

OTTAWA - Canada and the United States are negotiating a deal that could designate all 8,900 kilometres of their shared border as an official crossing under the Safe Third Country Agreement. A Canadian...

Mar 23, 2023

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says conservatives must learn to win in 'big cities'

OTTAWA - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says conservatives must learn how to win in "big cities." Smith made the comment to a room of conservatives gathered in Ottawa for the annual conference of the ...

Mar 23, 2023

MPs vote in favour of including invisible disabilities in national housing strategy

OTTAWA - Members of Parliament have voted unanimously in favour of urging the government to address the needs of people with invisible disabilities in its national housing strategy. Liberal MP Arielle...

Mar 23, 2023

For Canada-U.S., close personal ties between leaders not necessary — but they help

WASHINGTON - Hollywood has Ben and Jennifer. Music fans have Beyonc and Jay-Z. But in Canadian politics right now, it's all about Justin and Joe. OK, so maybe Justin Trudeau and Joe Biden don't captur...

Mar 23, 2023

Trudeau mulls response to 'appalling and abhorrent' Uganda LGBTQ death-penalty bill

OTTAWA, Kan. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling on Uganda to repeal legislation the East African country passed this week to bring in a death penalty targeting members of the LGBTQ community. ...

Mar 23, 2023

Sex assault victim of ex-PQ legislator Harold LeBel wants her identity made public

RIMOUSKI, Que. - The victim in the sexual assault case involving ex-Parti Qubcois member Harold LeBel has asked a judge to lift a publication ban on her identity. The woman asked Quebec Superior Court...

Mar 23, 2023

RCMP arrest suspect in Montreal on terrorism allegations after tip from FBI

MONTREAL - The RCMP say they arrested a man in Montreal today on terrorism allegations after receiving intelligence from the FBI. Police say officers arrested 18-year-old Mohamed Amine Assal, who is f...

Mar 23, 2023

Beijing denies meddling after MP Han Dong's resignation from Liberal caucus

OTTAWA - Beijing says it has nothing to say about ongoing allegations that China has meddled in Canadian affairs, including those regarding a member of Parliament who has left the Liberal caucus. Han ...

Mar 23, 2023

Second crane joins search for missing after two more Montreal fire victims found

MONTREAL - After the recovery of two more bodies Wednesday from the rubble of a deadly Old Montreal fire, a second crane is being brought in to continue the search for people still missing. Martin Gui...

Mar 23, 2023