Canada

Jobless numbers continue to climb in Prince George

OTTAWA- The unemployment rate in Prince George climbed to 6.6 per cent last month from 5.9 per cent in January, and 3.2 per cent in February of 2022. The increase was due to fewer people working and m...

Mar 10, 2023

Ottawa claws back $82M from health transfers to 8 provinces charging private fees

OTTAWA - Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says he is clawing $82 million in federal health transfers to the provinces for charging patients for services that should have been covered by the public pur...

Mar 10, 2023

Liberals to begin public consultations on setting up a foreign influence registry

OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino is launching public consultations on a foreign influence transparency registry to help prevent other countries from meddling in Canadian affairs. The Li...

Mar 10, 2023

China accuses Canada of smearing reputation over alleged secret police stations

BEIJING - China on Friday accused Canada of smearing its reputation over allegations China is secretly operating two overseas police stations in Quebec. Canada should "stop sensationalizing and hyping...

Mar 10, 2023

In The News for March 10 : How did Canada's job market fare last month?

The Canadian economy added 22,000 jobs last month, far fewer than the 150-thousand jobs created in January. The jobless rate held steady at a near-record low of five per cent. Statistics Canada is als...

Greg Fry Mar 10, 2023

Aid for war-related sexual violence in Ukraine also benefits domestic abuse survivors

UZHHOROD, Ukraine - Kseniya Horovenko, a psychologist, has welcomed them into a brightly lit room furnished with a few chairs, couches and tables topped with small Ukrainian and Canadian flags. She ha...

Mar 10, 2023

Federal and provincial justice ministers meeting to discuss bail reform

OTTAWA - Justice Minister David Lametti is preparing to face off with his provincial counterparts in Ottawa Friday on whether to reform Canada's bail system, as premiers, federal Conservatives and law...

Mar 10, 2023

Head of Google Canada set to return to House of Commons committee

OTTAWA - The head of Google Canada is set to return to a House of Commons committee to talk about the company's decision to block news access to some of its users. Sabrina Geremia was summoned by MPs,...

Mar 10, 2023

'There is this blemish': Man charged in bathhouse raid calls expungement move lacking

TORONTO - Ron Rosenes remembers Toronto police officers knocking on the door of his room at a downtown bathhouse on Feb. 5, 1981, during co-ordinated raids that targeted four gay clubs in the city tha...

Mar 10, 2023

Climate change slowing down, not speeding up, movement of large Arctic rivers: study

YELLOWKNIFE - Scientists have long believed that rapid warming in the Arctic would cause river channels to move faster, but a new study has found the opposite may be true for large, winding rivers in ...

Mar 10, 2023