Canada

'The whole world is watching:' First Nations delegates to meet with Pope Francis

ROME - First Nations delegates are set to speak with Pope Francis at the Vatican today. It marks the second time Phil Fontaine has met a pope and requested an apology from the Roman Catholic Church fo...

Mar 30, 2022

B.C. landslide caused 100-metre high tsunami, set off earthquake scale: study

VANCOUVER - A retreating glacier in a remote British Columbia valley caused a massive landslide that crested a 100-metre tall tsunami, wiped out kilometres of salmon habitat and was detected as far aw...

Mar 30, 2022

Long-awaited victims' rights for military coming into effect in June

OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces says long-awaited rights for victims of military-related crimes will come into effect in June. Yet senior legal officers say in an update today progress in a number ...

Mar 30, 2022

B.C.'s UN Indigenous rights plan commits to changing history through actions

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has released a five-year action plan towards implementing its law on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The government's rep...

Greg Fry Mar 30, 2022

Feds looking to protect carbon price with legislation or compensation

OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the government wants to "future proof" the carbon price against political decisions to cancel or lower it down the road. The new emissions reductio...

Mar 30, 2022

RCMP's bias-free policing policy inadequate: Mountie watchdog

OTTAWA - The civilian watchdog agency that oversees the RCMP says the Mounties' bias-free policing policy is inadequate and unclear. The Civilian Review and Complaints Commission's report released tod...

Mar 30, 2022

Government working to find out which Ukrainians coming to Canada need most help

OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Sean Fraser says Canada will extend some settlement services to fleeing Ukrainians, but they will not receive all of the same supports as typical refugees. Many Ukrainian...

Mar 30, 2022

Building national monument honouring residential school students to take five years

Ottawa is eyeing a five-year timeline to build a national monument to honour children who suffered its residential schools system. Construction of a memorial in the national capital was listed as one ...

Mar 30, 2022

Federal emissions reduction plan still undercounts forestry, environmentalists say

Environmentalists say the new federal emissions reduction plan continues to undercount emissions from forestry. The Liberal government released yesterday its pathway on how Canada can become carbon-ne...

Mar 30, 2022

Small businesses seek extra hiring aid in federal budget to help with recovery

OTTAWA - The voice of Canadian small business says it hopes the federal government breathes extra months of life into an incentive for companies to hire new staff, a way to help firms only now hitting...

Mar 30, 2022