Canada

Quebec truckers worry problems at auto board will force them to park their rigs

MONTREAL - As frustrated motorists continue to deal with long lineups at Quebec's automobile insurance board, truck drivers are worried that they won't be able to leave the province come April 1. The ...

Mar 11, 2023

For the Conservatives' messenger on firearms, thoughtfulness is a secret weapon

OTTAWA - For Raquel Dancho, words have always come easily. She remembers her parents saying she was less than a year old when she started stringing them together, speaking in short sentences. "Everyon...

Mar 11, 2023

Western Canada seeks LNG, energy pledges in Liberals' Indo-Pacific strategy

OTTAWA - As the Trudeau government fleshes out its Indo-Pacific strategy, Western Canada is seeking more certainty from the Liberals on expanding energy exports to Asia. "There are people in Ottawa wh...

Mar 11, 2023

Clocks across Canada to jump forward, but U.S. could consign time change to history

VANCOUVER - Most Canadians will wind their clocks forward an hour tonight, but legislation in the United States that could put an end to the seasonal time change is also moving ahead. U.S. Sen. Marco ...

Mar 11, 2023

Ontario Progressive Conservative Vincent Ke resigns from caucus, sits as Independent

TORONTO - A Progressive Conservative member of Ontario's provincial parliament has resigned from caucus. Premier Doug Ford's office says in a release Friday that Vincent Ke, the member for Don Valley ...

Mar 10, 2023

Kiska, Marineland's lone killer whale and last captive orca in Canada, has died

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. - The Ontario government says Kiska, the last captive killer whale in Canada, has died. A spokesman for the solicitor general says Marineland, a Niagara Falls, Ont., theme park whe...

Mar 10, 2023

Joly pushes China to include Ukraine in peace talks, as South Africa seeks resolution

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly is asking China to expand its talks with Russia on a peace plan for Ukraine to include Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Joly says that earlier thi...

Mar 10, 2023

Environmental groups celebrate as ExxonMobil gives up oil exploration permits in B.C.

VANCOUVER - Environmental groups are celebrating after ExxonMobil relinquished offshore oil and gas exploration permits in British Columbia dating back more than 50 years. Lawyer Ian Miron with Ecojus...

Mar 10, 2023

B.C. dropping COVID-19 vaccine requirement for provincial public servants

VICTORIA - British Columbia is rescinding its policy that required provincial public servants to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The province says that from April 3, BC Public Service employees will n...

Mar 10, 2023

Class-action lawsuit proposed for shareholders affected by Adastra cocaine claim

VANCOUVER - A Vancouver-based law firm says it has filed a proposed securities class-action lawsuit on behalf of anyone who acquired shares in a B.C. company that recently announced plans to commercia...

Mar 10, 2023