Category Archives: Canada

Liberal MP George Chahal fined $500 for taking Tory election leaflet from front door
OTTAWA - MP George Chahal says he has paid a $500 fine after taking an opponent's pamphlet from a front door and replacing it with his own during last year's election. The Liberal MP for Calgary Skyvi...
Jan 25, 2022

Supporters of Hassan Diab urge Ottawa to reject French terrorism proceedings
OTTAWA - Supporters of Hassan Diab are urging the Trudeau government to rebuff any new extradition request from France now that there is a date for the Ottawa sociology professor's terrorism trial. Di...
Jan 25, 2022

CP NewsAlert: New Brunswick RCMP say missing boy subject of Amber Alert found safe
FREDERICTON - The New Brunswick RCMP say a six-year-old boy who was the subject of an Amber Alert has been found safe. Police issued the alert after the boy went missing early today in Miramichi, N.B....
Jan 25, 2022

Budget officer finds $1B orphan well liability by 2025, dwarfs security deposits
The parliamentary budget officer has found the cost of cleaning up orphaned oil and gas wells in Alberta and Saskatchewan already dwarfs the money collected to pay for it. And in a report released thi...
Jan 25, 2022

Canada orders kids, families of Ukrainian diplomats to leave amid Russia tensions
OTTAWA - Canada has ordered the children and family members of its embassy staff in Ukraine to leave the country as the possibility of a Russian invasion looms. The decision comes after Britain said i...
Jan 25, 2022

Attitude on carbon tax rebate defined by politics, not facts, survey suggests
Rebates on carbon taxes haven't helped Canadians warm to them, a new survey suggests. Results published this week in the journal Nature Climate Change say that not only did rebates fail to make much d...
Jan 25, 2022

Paramedics, dispatchers call for more resources as mental health issues spike
VANCOUVER - Groups representing Canada's paramedics are calling for improved mental health services as staff shortages and unprecedented call volumes fuelled by the pandemic and the overdose crisis ta...
Jan 25, 2022

Tories gain support but O'Toole lags Trudeau, Singh as best choice for PM: Poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests the Conservatives are back within striking distance of the Liberals after a slump in support late last year amid internal grumbling about the party's election loss. The Le...
Jan 25, 2022

Federal government investigating cyberattack amid tensions with Russia
OTTAWA - Federal cybersecurity agencies confirmed Monday a recent cyberattack against Global Affairs Canada amid escalating tensions over a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine. The federal governmen...
Jan 24, 2022

Kids vaccine rate still low despite rampant spread of Omicron variant
OTTAWA - One member of the COVID-19 Immunity Task Force says the timing of the Omicron outbreak in Canada may have hurt the uptake of pediatric vaccines, just when kids need them most. Child-sized dos...
Jan 24, 2022