Canada

First Nations groups determining next steps in landfill search, consulting experts

WINNIPEG - Indigenous groups are considering their own study into a potential search of a landfill outside Winnipeg for the remains of two women believed to be the victims of an alleged serial killer ...

Dec 13, 2022

What a Liberal win in an Ontario byelection might mean for the Tories and the NDP

OTTAWA - A Liberal win in a federal byelection in Ontario before the holidays has some Conservatives feeling a little blue - and a little worried about what happened to the New Democrats. Former provi...

Dec 13, 2022

Defence lawyer in trial of escaped B.C. inmate says Crown did not prove guilt

VANCOUVER - The defence lawyer in the B.C. Supreme Court murder trial of an escaped inmate says the jury must acquit his client because the evidence doesn't align with the prosecution's theory of even...

Dec 13, 2022

Trudeau says he's not willing to kick health-care reform down the road any longer

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's not willing to kick health-care reform down the road any farther, with governments appearing to have reached a stalemate in health-care funding negotia...

Greg Fry Dec 13, 2022

Society must decide where 'line is going to be' on assault-style firearms: Trudeau

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government is trying to find the dividing line between guns suitable for hunting and ones that have no place in society because they pose significant da...

Dec 13, 2022

CRA should warn benefits applicants about risk of clawbacks: Taxpayers' watchdog

OTTAWA - Taxpayers' Ombudsperson Franois Boileau says the Canada Revenue Agency should warn Canadians applying for benefits about the risk of potential clawbacks to other income supports. Boileau reco...

Dec 13, 2022

Trade Minister Mary Ng broke ethics rules over contract to friend, commissioner rules

OTTAWA - The federal conflict of interest and ethics commissioner says Trade Minister Mary Ng broke the rules when her office awarded a contract to one of her friends. Commissioner Mario Dion released...

Dec 13, 2022

Parliamentary study says government should explain new extreme intoxication law

OTTAWA - A parliamentary committee is recommending the federal government launch a public awareness campaign to plainly explain an extreme intoxication policy that caused confusion when it was rushed ...

Dec 13, 2022

Focus turns to financing in final days of global biodiversity conference

MONTREAL - Negotiators at a global conference on saving the world's biodiversity are sharpening their focus on how to pay for it, as environment ministers from around the globe converge in Montreal fo...

Dec 13, 2022

'Extreme shifts:' New report details effects of changing Arctic climate

YELLOWKNIFE - A new report details how widespread changes in the Arctic, from warming air temperatures to sea-ice loss, have affected animals, plants and people living there. The National Oceanic and ...

Dec 13, 2022