Canada

Ottawa commits $39.4M to support Indigenous languages in the North

DETTAH, N.W.T. - The federal government says it is investing $39.4 million to support Indigenous languages in the territories. The funding is to go to communities, organizations and governments to rec...

Nov 25, 2022

Emergencies Act commission hears final arguments as public hearings conclude

OTTAWA - The public inquiry probing the Liberal government's decision to invoke the Emergencies Act in response to last winter's weeks-long "Freedom Convoy" protest is hearing closing arguments from l...

Nov 25, 2022

Inquiry document says Bergen, PM talked about setting 'bad precedent' with convoy

OTTAWA - Notes taken during a conversation between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and former Conservative leader Candice Bergen shed more light on their discussion about reaching out to "Freedom Convoy...

Nov 25, 2022

Harjit Sajjan tweets about raising Qatar human rights at World Cup after criticism

OTTAWA - International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan has tweeted about raising human rights concerns during his visit to Qatar for the World Cup after opposition criticism. The NDP and the Bloc t...

Nov 25, 2022

Lawyers debate whether Nazism led to Holocaust, as Montreal hate speech trial resumes

MONTREAL - Lawyers in a hate speech trial in Montreal are debating whether it is well-established that Nazism led to the Holocaust. The trial involves Gabriel Sohier Chaput, 36, who faces one charge o...

Nov 25, 2022

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau describes his choice to invoke the Emergencies Act

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was the last witness to testify at the public inquiry into his Liberal government's decision to invoke the Emergencies Act to quell protests in Ottawa and at sev...

Nov 25, 2022

Federal government to extend EI sickness benefits from 15 to 26 weeks

OTTAWA - Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough says the federal government is extending employment insurance sickness benefits to 26 weeks, up from 15 weeks. According to a news release, workers applyi...

Nov 25, 2022

Quebec to appeal ruling that was greeted as victory in fight against racial profiling

MONTREAL - The Quebec government will appeal a recent ruling banning random police stops in the province. Public Security Minister Franois Bonnardel says the government is appealing because it's unacc...

Nov 25, 2022

Quebec reverses policy and makes flu vaccine free for all residents

MONTREAL - Quebec is making the flu vaccine free for all residents this year. The shots had only been free for certain high-risk groups and for health-care workers. Health officials said today the gov...

Nov 25, 2022

Halifax air crash voice recording can be disclosed in civil case, Supreme Court rules

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says the cockpit voice recording from an Air Canada plane that crashed on a Halifax runway can be disclosed to parties in a class-action lawsuit. Dozens of people ...

Nov 25, 2022