Category Archives: Canada
Trudeau says Ottawa to work constructively with Alberta after sovereignty act passes
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is going to work as constructively as possible with Alberta after lawmakers passed Premier Danielle Smith's controversial sovereignty...
Dec 08, 2022
First Nations leaders call for police chief to resign after not searching landfill
First Nations leaders in Manitoba are calling for the resignation of Winnipeg's police chief after the force decided to not search a landfill for the remains of two Indigenous women. Police chief Dann...
Dec 08, 2022
In The News for Dec. 8 : Liberals set to introduce promised child-care legislation
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 Dec. 8 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Dec 08, 2022
From urinal mats to unicorns, cargo from 2021 spill still washes up on B.C. shores
When Jill Laviolette started picking debris off Cape Palmerston beach on Vancouver Island following the container spill from the MV Zim Kingston freighter, the inflatable dinosaur and unicorn toys she...
Dec 08, 2022
Liberals set to introduce promised child-care legislation
OTTAWA - Families Minister Karina Gould is expected to introduce legislation today to strengthen child care in Canada, which is likely to include an effort to secure a long-term role for Ottawa in the...
Dec 08, 2022
Military received 2,400 applications from permanent residents in November
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces says it has received hundreds of applications from permanent residents interested in joining the military, but getting those prospective recruits into uniform could ...
Dec 08, 2022
Financial institutions have a role to play in preserving biodiversity: COP negotiator
MONTREAL - Canada's negotiators at the COP15 conference say business groups and financial institutions have a role to play in preserving the planet's biodiversity. Basile van Havre, co-chair of one of...
Dec 08, 2022
Key interest rate rises to 4.25%
PRINCE GEORGE - The Bank of Canada has raised the key interest rate to 4.25% today, the highest it has been 2008.The Bank of Canada raised its overnight rate by 50 basis points to 4.25 percent, which ...
Dec 07, 2022
Katrina Chen exits B.C. cabinet, citing 'long-standing trauma,' gender-based violence
VICTORIA - Former British Columbia cabinet member Katrina Chen says she took herself out of contention for a new ministerial position in order to deal with "long-standing trauma" suffered as a result ...
Dec 07, 2022
Advocate asks AFN chiefs to ensure $40B settlement deal leaves no child behind
OTTAWA - A First Nations child-welfare advocate says chiefs should ensure that "no child is left behind" in a landmark $40-billion settlement agreement with the federal government. Cindy Blackstock wa...
Dec 07, 2022