Canada

Former B.C. premier John Horgan to leave early as member of legislature

VICTORIA - Former British Columbia premier John Horgan says he is leaving politics, and gave an emotional farewell speech in the legislature. While he didn't give a specific time for his departure, he...

Feb 09, 2023

Rescue team faces hurdles getting to Turkey quake, days after B.C. offer to Ottawa

VANCOUVER - A British Columbia search and rescue team is ready and willing to head to Turkey to help after a devastating earthquake, but it's facing multiple hurdles as it awaits approval from federal...

Feb 09, 2023

Justice minister says federal government giving bail reform 'serious consideration'

OTTAWA - Justice Minister David Lametti says he is giving "serious consideration" to reforming Canada's bail laws in response to a request from premiers to make changes. Provincial premiers unanimousl...

Feb 09, 2023

Canada may fast-track immigration applications from people in earthquake zone

OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Sean Fraser says Canada may fast-track applications to come to Canada from people in the earthquake zones of Turkey and Syria. Two major earthquakes rocked southwestern T...

Feb 09, 2023

Toronto woman mourns family killed by devastating earthquake in Syria

TORONTO - A Toronto woman says she's devastated after seven members of her family were killed in the massive earthquake that hit parts of Syria and Turkey earlier this week. Aya Hammoud, who came to C...

Feb 09, 2023

B.C. lumber industry on edge after Biden ups the ante on Buy American policies

WASHINGTON - British Columbia's lumber industry is anxiously parsing U.S. President Joe Biden's latest Buy American language to better understand the implications for Canadian exporters. The B.C. Lumb...

Greg Fry Feb 09, 2023

In The News for Feb. 9 : Canada mourns victims of Montreal daycare bus attack

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Feb. 9 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...

Feb 09, 2023

Quebec premier to visit Montreal suburb where daycare bus attack killed two children

LAVAL, Que. - Quebec Premier Franois Legault is to visit a Montreal suburb today where a transit driver crashed a bus into a daycare, killing two children and injuring six others. Legault says he will...

Feb 09, 2023

Trust in governments shows signs of life as pandemic starts to fade

OTTAWA - An annual survey on how trusting Canadians are suggests their faith in governments is rebounding as the COVID-19 pandemic begins to fade. The 2023 CanTrust Index published by Proof Strategies...

Feb 09, 2023

B.C. fines Teck Coal more than $16 million over Elk Valley infractions

The British Columbia government has fined Teck Coal Limited more than $16 million for exceeding pollution thresholds as well as failing to build an active water treatment facility on time at one of it...

Feb 08, 2023