Canada

Environment commissioner warns Canada failing to protect commercially valuable fish

OTTAWA - A new audit of Canada's efforts to protect aquatic species at risk of going extinct says the federal government is biased against listing commercially valuable fish as needing protection. The...

Oct 04, 2022

Advocacy group calls out corporate 'tax avoidance,' cites billions lost in new report

OTTAWA - A new report from Canadians for Tax Fairness says top companies paid $30 billion less in taxes last year than would be expected under existing corporate tax rates. The report analyzed the fin...

Oct 04, 2022

A second mandate for CAQ and North Korea rattles Sabre: In The News for Oct. 4

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 Oct. 4 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...

Oct 04, 2022

Lawyers representing marginalized sex workers say laws causing disproportionate harm

OTTAWA - Lawyers representing marginalized sex workers will argue existing prostitution laws violate the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms at the Ontario Superior Court today. The Canadian Allia...

Oct 04, 2022

What to watch from Canada as U.S. race to midterms showdown enters final month

WASHINGTON - Campaigning politicians say it all the time: the coming election will be the most important in a generation. These days, amid the cultural division, political gridlock and social instabil...

Oct 04, 2022

Immigration could be source of conflict between Ottawa and Quebec's re-elected CAQ

QUEBEC - Control over immigration and Quebec's religious symbols ban could be sources of conflict between Ottawa and the province as Premier Franois Legault begins his second mandate. Legault's Coalit...

Oct 04, 2022

Scientists have developed a technique to restore kelp forests for future generations

VANCOUVER - For Liam Coleman, scuba diving in B.C. waters is like taking a weightless walk in the woods. "It's a really beautiful, quite special experience to go diving into kelp forests .... It's lik...

Oct 04, 2022

Re-elected Quebec Premier Legault looks to form new cabinet after landslide win

QUEBEC - Fresh off his landslide electoral victory, Premier Franois Legault has a new mission: forming his next cabinet. And the leader of the re-elected Coalition Avenir Qubec has many new faces to c...

Oct 04, 2022

Quebec votes: Dominique Anglade retains seat, Liberals remain official Opposition

MONTREAL - Quebec Liberal Party Leader Dominique Anglade was re-elected in her riding Monday night, and her party retained official Opposition status in the legislature. But the Quebec provincial elec...

Oct 03, 2022

Newsmaker: A look at François Legault, the re-elected premier of Quebec

QUEBEC - A former airline executive and Parti Qubcois cabinet minister who came to power promising to move Quebec past the sovereignty debate has won a second term as provincial premier. Franois Legau...

Oct 03, 2022