Canada

'Ignored': Climate change fight should shift to look at forest policy, scientist says

Canada hasn't paid enough attention to what could be a leafy, green ally in the fight against climate change, says one of the country's most prominent scientists. "We need to talk about forests," said...

Mar 27, 2022

Liberal promise to explore three-day polling day took Elections Canada by surprise

OTTAWA - The body in charge of administering Canada's elections was taken by surprise by this week's announcement that there could be major reforms coming to the way people vote, including a three-day...

Mar 27, 2022

RCMP staffing shortfall needs scrutiny from N.S. mass shooting probe: lawyer

HALIFAX - An active shooter was on the loose in Portapique, N.S, buildings were burning, and it was left to three RCMP officers to advance into the mayhem on April 18, 2020. "I'll be kind of frank wit...

Mar 27, 2022

Mohawk community in Quebec voted in favour of exhumation of allegedly abusive priest

MONTREAL - The First Nation of Kahnawake outside of Montreal has voted in favour of exhuming the remains of a priest who is alleged to have committed sexual abuse. Melissa Montour-Lazare, the spokespe...

Mar 27, 2022

Experts disagree on violent threat posed by incels in Canada

VANCOUVER - Some experts say violent online rhetoric among so-called involuntary celibates is a concern as pandemic rules lift, but others say the threat of violence is overstated among a group of men...

Mar 27, 2022

'Opportunity to seek justice:' Inuit leader not celebrating meeting with Pope Francis

The leader of the national organization representing Inuit people says it will not be a celebratory occasion when he meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican next week as part of an Indigenous delegatio...

Mar 26, 2022

Canada, Europe to co-host social media fundraiser for displaced Ukrainians

OTTAWA - Canada and the European Commission will spearhead an international fundraising campaign to help people fleeing the war in Ukraine. The fundraising effort, called "Stand Up For Ukraine" will e...

Mar 26, 2022

Montreal churches look for efficient ways to get essential items to Ukraine

MONTREAL - There was excitement at St. Michael's Ukrainian church on a rainy, windswept morning in Montreal earlier this week when a donation of highly sought medical supplies for Ukraine arrived. A p...

Mar 26, 2022

Safe-supply pilot project findings promising, but advocates say more action is needed

OTTAWA - Advocates say while the early findings on safe supply pilot projects are promising, they're still not meeting the needs of a large share of Canadians who are at risk of drug poisoning. The fe...

Mar 26, 2022

Climate protests held in cities across Canada as part of global movement

MONTREAL - Protesters gathered in cities across Canada on Friday to denounce government inaction on fighting climate change as part of a series of worldwide environmental protests. The events were par...

Mar 25, 2022