Canada

O'Regan says 30 million trees to be planted this year out of two billion by 2030

OTTAWA - A Liberal campaign pledge to plant two billion trees by 2030 finally seems to have taken root. Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan announced 30 million trees will be planted this season...

Jun 04, 2021

O'Toole wants Trudeau to stand up to China at G7, push relocation of Beijing Olympics

OTTAWA - Canada's Official Opposition wants Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to use his time at the G7 Leaders' Summit to take a stand against China and call for the 2022 Winter Olympics to be moved from...

Jun 04, 2021

Study outlines 'natural climate solutions' to help Canada meet emissions targets

Canada could reach one-third of its greenhouse gas reduction targets by making better use of its vast forests, prairies and wetlands, says a report by more than three dozen scientists. The researchers...

Jun 04, 2021

Civil rights group calls on Nunavut to review 14-day hotel isolation rules

IQALUIT, Nunavut - The Canadian Civil Liberties Association says mandatory isolation required of travellers by the government of Nunavut during the COVID-19 pandemic is out of touch with the law and l...

Jun 04, 2021

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Trudeau calls on Catholic Church to take responsibility

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling on the Catholic Church to "step up" and take responsibility for its role in Canada's residential school system. Trudeau says as a Catholic he is deepl...

Jun 04, 2021

Canada to receive two million Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses per week through August

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says large shipments of COVID-19 vaccines will continue to pour into Canada through the summer, with more than two million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech jab expected to ar...

Jun 04, 2021

Ex-N.B. doctor demands apology from premier after COVID-19-related charge dropped

The Crown in New Brunswick has dropped a charge against a doctor accused in May 2020 of violating COVID-19 measures and who was subjected to hate after being outed online. Jean-Robert Ngola had faced ...

Jun 04, 2021

N.L. premier vows change: coat of arms description calls Indigenous people 'savages'

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The Newfoundland and Labrador government has formally decided to change the province's 400-year-old coat of arms, which includes a description referring to Indigenous people as "sav...

Jun 04, 2021

UN human rights experts call on Canada to investigate residential school burial sites

OTTAWA - The United Nations' human-rights special rapporteurs are calling on Canada and the Catholic Church to conduct prompt and thorough investigations into the finding of an unmarked burial site be...

Jun 04, 2021

Supreme Court of Canada sides with mother seeking unpaid child support

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed the appeal of a man who was ordered to pay $170,000 in child support after falling seriously behind in his obligations. In a ruling today, the high c...

Jun 04, 2021