Canada

Ottawa moves toward creating Indigenous and human rights ombudsperson role

OTTAWA - The federal government is appointing a ministerial special representative who will be tasked with providing recommendations for the creation of an Indigenous and human rights ombudsperson rol...

Jan 10, 2023

Canada to buy surface-to-air missile system for Ukraine: Trudeau

OTTAWA - Canada is buying a U.S. surface-to-air missile system for Ukraine nearly a year after Russia's invasion of the country began. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau informed U.S. President Joe Biden o...

Jan 10, 2023

Force airlines to automatically compensate travellers, passengers' advocate says

OTTAWA - An advocate for air passengers says Canada should make it so travellers are automatically entitled to compensation from airlines when their flights are disrupted, rather than having to make c...

Greg Fry Jan 10, 2023

As under-the-table market grows, patients urge Ottawa to regulate magic mushrooms

OTTAWA - Some advocates are calling on the federal government to regulate magic mushrooms and widen their availability for medical use. The psychoactive compound produced by the mushrooms - called psi...

Jan 10, 2023

Poilievre mum on Tory MP's 'illegal refugees' comment, calls for Roxham Road closure

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling for the closure of the Roxham Road irregular border crossing but side-stepping questions about a Tory MP denying help to a family who used it t...

Jan 10, 2023

Parks Canada says decision to restrict private vehicles at Moraine Lake necessary

LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - A decision to restrict personal vehicles at one of the most popular tourist destinations in Banff National Park was required to balance the growing number of visitors with protect...

Jan 10, 2023

Via Rail apologizes for holiday travel disruptions, communication failures

MONTREAL - Via Rail Canada is apologizing to travellers for extensive delays and cancellations over the holiday period as it offers refunds and travel credits. Railway CEO Martin Landry says in a stat...

Jan 10, 2023

Mendicino open to working with MPs to 'improve' much-criticized cybersecurity bill

OTTAWA - The federal public safety minister says he is prepared to work with parliamentarians to revise the Liberal government's cybersecurity bill after civil society groups and opposition MPs raised...

Jan 10, 2023

Hydro-Québec president Sophie Brochu announces resignation, will leave post April 11

MONTREAL - Sophie Brochu, the president and CEO of Hydro-Qubec, announced today she will step down on April 11. Brochu did not give a reason for her departure in a letter sent to employees but said it...

Jan 10, 2023

Canada sanctions Sri Lanka ex-presidents Rajapaksa

OTTAWA - Canada is imposing sanctions on four senior leaders of Sri Lanka, including two recent presidents, accusing them of human rights violations during that country's civil war. The sanctions targ...

Jan 10, 2023