Canada

One of Canada's original six astronauts and Space Shuttle vet dies

One of Canada's first astronauts has died. The Canadian Space Agency is confirming Bjarni Tryggvason, who was part of Canada's original six space voyageurs, died at the age of 76. Born in Reykjavik, I...

Apr 06, 2022

Health Canada mulls lower threshold for drug decriminalization: B.C. minister

OTTAWA - A British Columbia minister says Health Canada is considering its decriminalization request but with a lower threshold for the amount of drugs a person can carry. Mental Health and Addictions...

Apr 06, 2022

Ottawa police have charged a second man with arson after fire in downtown apartment

OTTAWA - A second man has been charged with trying to set fire to a downtown Ottawa apartment building in early February. Ottawa police say they've charged 41-year-old Bartosz Wernik with arson causin...

Apr 06, 2022

Feds try to avoid Australian pitfalls in online news bill

OTTAWA - The Canadian government says it is learning from Australia's experience when it comes to requiring online giants to pay news outlets to use their content. Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez on...

Apr 06, 2022

Defendants deny claims of wrongdoing in fatal train derailment lawsuits

Defendants in lawsuits filed by families who lost loved ones in a British Columbia train derailment are denying any wrongdoing in the deaths of three Canadian Pacific Railway employees. The derailment...

Apr 06, 2022

Leona Alleslev officially enters Conservative leadership race

OTTAWA - Former Conservative deputy leader Leona Alleslev has officially announced she's running for leadership of the party. Alleslev, who lost her Greater Toronto Area seat in last year's federal el...

Apr 06, 2022

More cost overruns, delays coming for delivery of new navy, coast guard fleets

OTTAWA - Federal bureaucrats are warning that more cost overruns and delays are on the horizon for the delivery of new ships to Canada's navy and coast guard. The warnings come as the Liberal governme...

Apr 06, 2022

Liberals expected to raise taxes on big banks, insurance companies in budget

OTTAWA - The final message to Scotiabank shareholders from its president and CEO's annual address: a higher tax on the country's biggest banks is a tax on you. Brian Porter called a tax hike that's wi...

Greg Fry Apr 06, 2022

Quebec tables bill on academic freedom, says no words off-limits in lecture halls

Quebec's higher education minister says legislation tabled today would allow "any word" to be uttered in university classrooms as long as it's used in an academic context. Danielle McCann told reporte...

Apr 06, 2022

Railing against soaring gas prices, Republicans in Congress cite Keystone XL decision

WASHINGTON - Republicans are resurrecting the long-dead Keystone XL pipeline expansion in an effort to blame President Joe Biden for soaring gasoline prices. The controversial cross-border project, ca...

Apr 06, 2022