Canada

Canada to stop directly financing fossil-fuel projects abroad, with some exceptions

OTTAWA - Canada has announced that it will end new direct subsidies for fossil fuel investments and projects abroad, including those owned by Canadian companies. The policy released Thursday afternoon...

Dec 08, 2022

'Potential culture clash': Some northerners critical of federal firearms bill

YELLOWKNIFE - Some northerners are criticizing proposed changes to a bill intended to address gun violence in Canada, saying they are confusing and could negatively affect hunters. The Liberal governm...

Dec 08, 2022

Quebec economic update: A lot of uncertainty in 2023, Girard says

Quebec is announcing help for seniors today in an economic update that responds to stubborn inflation and points to a possible recession and much uncertainty for the coming year. Finance Minister Eric...

Dec 08, 2022

Justice minister open to changes on Victims Bill of Rights after scathing report

OTTAWA - The federal justice minister says he is open to updating the Victims Bill of Rights as a parliamentary report calls on the federal government to better support victims of crime. Justice Minis...

Dec 08, 2022

Defence Department reviewing contracts with Ontario company linked to China

OTTAWA - The Department of National Defence says it is reviewing several contracts that were awarded to an Ontario company with links to China. The review comes after Radio-Canada reported that Sincla...

Dec 08, 2022

MPs want to hear from witnesses on the government's assault-style gun definition

OTTAWA - Seven members of a parliamentary committee studying the Liberal gun bill have requested two special meetings to hear from witnesses on the government's proposed definition of an assault-style...

Greg Fry Dec 08, 2022

Quebec judge authorizes class-action lawsuit against 'addictive' Fortnite video game

MONTREAL - A Superior Court judge has authorized a lawsuit brought by Quebec parents who allege their children became addicted to the popular online video game Fortnite. Justice Sylvain Lussier issued...

Dec 08, 2022

Children's deaths from influenza up in B.C., with five mortalities last month

VICTORIA - At least five children died in British Columbia from influenza last month alone, a rise that comes as an early season of respiratory illnesses adds strain to the beleaguered health-care sys...

Dec 08, 2022

Federal environment minister certifies 14 bird-friendly cities in six provinces

MONTREAL - Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is certifying 14 more Canadian cities as bird-friendly. Guilbeault, who's attending the COP15 biodiversity conference in Montreal, says cities...

Dec 08, 2022

AFN chiefs to vote on opposing federal gun-control bill, citing risk to treaty rights

OTTAWA - Chiefs at the Assembly of First Nations are set to vote on whether to publicly oppose Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's proposed gun-control legislation. An amendment to Bill C-21, which is cur...

Dec 08, 2022