Canada

'It's incredible': Paralyzed Broncos hockey player getting upgrade on spinal device

CALGARY - A former junior hockey player with life-altering injuries from a bus crash four years ago is getting a boost he's been anticipating for two years. Ryan Straschnitzki, 22, is one of four indi...

Mar 30, 2022

Canadian pot producers watch closely as Democrats aim to rewrite U.S. cannabis laws

WASHINGTON - More than three years after legal cannabis arrived in North America on a national scale, Congress is taking another stab at following Canada's lead by ending long-standing federal prohibi...

Mar 30, 2022

Conservatives support 2030 emissions-reduction target set by Harper, not Trudeau

OTTAWA - Canada's Conservatives continue to reject the target the Liberal government set for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, as the party searches for a new leader who will decide its appro...

Mar 29, 2022

Assessing the costs and benefits of Canada's 12-year F-35 odyssey

OTTAWA - Defence experts say there have been both costs and benefits to Canada's long journey in choosing a new fighter jet, which resulted this week in the launch of negotiations for the purchase of ...

Mar 29, 2022

Hockey world reacts to death of Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk

Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk was remembered for his committed and complicated relationships with his NHL club and business holdings, as well as his passion for horse racing Tuesday. The Senator...

Mar 29, 2022

A brief history of Canada's climate plans

OTTAWA - Canada has had at least 11 different climate plans and nine emissions targets since 1988. Here's a snapshot of some of them. 1988: Canada hosts a conference in Toronto called Changing Atmosph...

Mar 29, 2022

Feds signal room for tweaking online streaming bill in committee

OTTAWA - The federal government says it is open to MPs tweaking a bill that would subject streaming companies, such as Netflix, to the same rules as traditional Canadian broadcasters. Chris Bittle, pa...

Mar 29, 2022

Trudeau to visit B.C. First Nation in 'path to healing' after graves discovery

VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the discovery of unmarked graves at residential school sites has highlighted for all Canadians the horrors of our past for which we all bear some respons...

Mar 29, 2022

Federal Liberals set to deliver budget on April 7, Freeland tells House of Commons

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland plans to deliver this year's federal budget next week. Freeland told the House of Commons she will unveil the government's spending plans on April 7 in a do...

Mar 29, 2022

Make three-digit suicide prevention hotline accessible, CRTC told in consultations

OTTAWA - A consultation by the telecommunications regulator has been told that a three-digit suicide prevention hotline should be accessible to people who are deaf or living with other disabilities. T...

Mar 29, 2022