Canada

Tory MP calls study of link between resource development, violence 'disgraceful'

OTTAWA - A private email shows a Conservative MP from Alberta calling an NDP-initiated study into the relationship between resource development and increased violence against Indigenous women and girl...

Greg Fry Apr 26, 2022

Envoy Bob Rae condemns UN Security Council veto after historic General Assembly vote

OTTAWA - Bob Rae, the Canadian ambassador to the United Nations, denounced as undemocratic the Security Council's veto power as the General Assembly voted to subject the world's most powerful body to ...

Apr 26, 2022

'Competing interests': Liberals raise security concerns with Emergencies Act review

OTTAWA - A senior Liberal minister says the government has "two competing interests" when it comes to sharing information about its use of the Emergencies Act: transparency and protecting national sec...

Apr 26, 2022

Access-to-info system at Library and Archives Canada in 'bleak state': watchdog

OTTAWA - A new report says Library and Archives Canada is frequently failing to answer formal requests for historical records in a timely way. The special report by information commissioner Caroline M...

Apr 26, 2022

Prince Charles and Camilla's Canada tour to visit St. John's, Ottawa and Yellowknife

OTTAWA - Prince Charles and his wife Camilla will visit St. John's, N.L., Ottawa and the Yellowknife area during their whirlwind three-day tour of Canada in May. The detailed itinerary released today ...

Apr 26, 2022

Trial of Quebec City Halloween sword attack suspect delayed for second time by COVID

QUEBEC - The first-degree murder trial of the man accused in the Quebec City Halloween 2020 sword attack has been delayed for a second time by COVID-19. Quebec Superior Court Justice Richard Grenier a...

Apr 26, 2022

Carbon-pricing too hard on Indigenous groups, small biz, too weak on industry: audit

OTTAWA - Canada's environment commissioner says the national carbon-pricing system is disproportionately hard on Indigenous communities and small businesses and not tough enough on the biggest emitter...

Apr 26, 2022

Charest climate plan, Canada's role in Musk's Twitter bid : In The News for April 26

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 April 26 ... What we are watching in Canada .....

Apr 26, 2022

Jean Charest's climate plan: no to consumer carbon price, current emissions target

OTTAWA - Conservative leadership candidate Jean Charest is promising to repeal the Liberal government's consumer carbon price and eliminate the federal portion of the HST on low-carbon purchases. He a...

Apr 26, 2022

Horgan apologizes for profanity in legislature during tense question period

VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier John Horgan says he apologizes for "intemperate comments" he made during a heated question period in the legislature. During a debate Monday with Opposition Liberal...

Apr 25, 2022