Canada

Senator says more awareness needed of 'invisible crime' of Indigenous identity theft

OTTAWA - A Manitoba senator says Indigenous identity fraud is a damaging but often "invisible crime" that inflicting serious harm on Indigenous women. Mary Jane McCallum, who is Cree, wants the Senate...

Feb 16, 2023

B.C.'s auditor general says data gaps during COVID-19 vaccine rollout posed risks

VICTORIA - British Columbia's auditor general says the Ministry of Health should have access to a registry of residents and staff in long-term care facilities as well as heath-care workers after concl...

Feb 16, 2023

B.C. MLA the latest politician with mixed messaging for non-English media

VICTORIA - British Columbia Liberal leader Kevin Falcon says he supports supervised drug injection sites, but when member of the legislature Teresa Wat spoke to the audience of a Mandarin news show la...

Feb 16, 2023

Alberta health minister promises $158M in budget to recruit front-line health staff

EDMONTON - Alberta's health minister says there will be $158 million in the upcoming budget to attract more physicians and other health-care professionals to fill gaps in care. Jason Copping says the ...

Feb 16, 2023

Downed objects most likely benign, Biden says, vowing new rules for U.S. skies

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden says the three unknown flying objects he ordered shot down over the U.S. and Canada earlier this month were likely no danger to national security. Biden says the objec...

Feb 16, 2023

Quebec tables legislation to allow advance requests for medical assistance in dying

QUEBEC - The Quebec government has tabled legislation to allow people with incurable diseases to make advanced requests for medical assistance in dying before they become incapacitated. The primary ch...

Feb 16, 2023

'Wake-up call:' Flying objects raise concerns about Arctic security

YELLOWKNIFE - Some politicians and researchers say four flying objects that were discovered, tracked and shot down over U.S. and Canadian airspace in recent weeks highlight the need to improve securit...

Feb 16, 2023

B.C. high court orders three Hells Angels clubhouses forfeited to the province

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Appeal Court has overturned a lower-court ruling and ordered the Hells Angels motorcycle club to surrender three properties under the province's Civil Forfeiture Act. Th...

Feb 16, 2023

Premiers urge Trudeau to agree to regular health funding reviews

OTTAWA - Canada's premiers have written to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asking for regular reviews to be established as part of health-care funding talks. Ottawa has offered more than $46 billion to ...

Feb 16, 2023

Famed Rideau Canal Skateway to remain closed as warm weather persists

OTTAWA - The world's largest skating rink in 2023 may have to rebrand itself as persistently warm winter weather continues to keep skaters away. The National Capital Commission says the Rideau Canal S...

Feb 16, 2023