Canada

Court rejects bid to ban imports from China's Xinjiang region over labour concerns

OTTAWA - Activists concerned about forced labour have lost a court bid for a general ban on the Canadian importation of all goods from the Xinjiang region of China. The Federal Court has rejected thei...

Apr 10, 2022

Liberals planning national policy convention for May of next year

OTTAWA - Liberals plan to gather for a national convention in Ottawa in the spring of next year. The Liberal Party of Canada says the convention, to take place in the national capital May 4-6, 2023, w...

Apr 10, 2022

'A huge rift:' COVID-19 response strains relationships in northern Alberta county

MACKENZIE COUNTY, ALBERTA - The mayor of High Level, a town in Alberta's far northwest corner, says she has not spoken to the county government for several weeks. "We're not at each other's throats, b...

Apr 10, 2022

'It was the only one right decision:' Canadian recounts time spent with Ukraine army

TORONTO - Just a few weeks ago Maksym Sliepukhov was taking cover in a Ukrainian forest after Russian missiles hit the army base where he and fellow international volunteers had been training for comb...

Apr 10, 2022

What's Canadian? Regulator will define what qualifies as a Canadian film

OTTAWA - Try to guess which of these movies is Canadian: Disney's "Turning Red," which tells the story of growing up as a Chinese-Canadian teen in Toronto and stars Ottawa-born Sandra Oh, or the Oscar...

Apr 10, 2022

As Pope's apology echoes, U.S. Indigenous boarding-school probe follows Canada's lead

WASHINGTON - On the heels of a historic moment of healing for Indigenous Peoples in Canada, their counterparts in the United States are anxiously anticipating a federal report on residential schools -...

Apr 10, 2022

Frustration over COVID-19 restrictions boosts Quebec Conservatives ahead of fall vote

MONTREAL - As Quebec Conservative Leader ric Duhaime arrived at a rally last Tuesday, he wore a mask, unlike most of the supporters he was greeting. In a province where opposition parties have general...

Apr 10, 2022

Families say 'forced' care won't work for youth while others say it could save lives

Families and advocates of youth addicted to illicit drugs are divided over whether minors should be forced into so-called secure care to stabilize them before longer-term voluntary treatment could be ...

Apr 10, 2022

Montreal's French citizens cast vote in first round of France's presidential election

MONTREAL - Thousands of French citizens hit the polling stations in Montreal Saturday to cast their votes in the first round of France's presidential election. The French Consulate in Montreal said in...

Apr 09, 2022

Ottawa marks the 105th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge

Ottawa held celebrations on Saturday to commemorate the 105th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge, which stands as one of Canada's most decisive military victories. Confederation Square became sil...

Apr 09, 2022