Canada

Ottawa pledges $49.5 million in humanitarian aid for Syrians

OTTAWA - International Development Minister Karina Gould says Canada will provide $49.5 million in aid for millions of Syrians affected by a decade of conflict. Gould says the additional humanitarian ...

Mar 30, 2021

Harassment and intimidation: Mi'kmaq band files lawsuit over Nova Scotia lobster

HALIFAX - A Mi'kmaq First Nation that encountered violence after launching a self-regulated lobster fishery last fall has filed a lawsuit against non-Indigenous fishers in Nova Scotia, the RCMP and th...

Mar 30, 2021

Survey suggests Canadians looked to the skies, saw more UFOs during pandemic

WINNIPEG - A new survey suggests Canadians spotted more UFOs last year during the COVID-19 pandemic. Chris Rutkowski with Ufology Research in Winnipeg says sightings of unidentified flying objects acr...

Mar 30, 2021

Teacher who confronted B.C. stabbing suspect with umbrella did what is right: sister

VANCOUVER - The sister of a British Columbia woman who took on a stabbing suspect with an umbrella says her sibling always does what she believes is right. Sheloah Klausen, a school teacher in North V...

Mar 30, 2021

Meng case 'unprecedented' as extradition request violates international law: defence

VANCOUVER - A lawyer for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou says the case before a British Columbia Supreme Court judge is "unprecedented" in that the extradition request from the United States violates in...

Mar 30, 2021

Canadians favour stricter gun control, mandatory buyback of banned firearms: Poll

OTTAWA - A new poll suggests two-thirds of Canadians favour stricter gun-control laws - and more than half believe that should include a mandatory buyback program for prohibited firearms. The poll, co...

Mar 30, 2021

Criminal laws violate charter rights of sex workers, advocates say in court challenge

OTTAWA - An alliance of 25 sex worker rights groups is asking the Ontario Court of Justice to strike down several sections of the Criminal Code as unconstitutional. The Canadian Alliance for Sex Work ...

Mar 30, 2021

Masonic halls in North Vancouver, Vancouver hit by separate fires early Tuesday

VANCOUVER - Fire crews have responded to separate fires at three buildings operated by the Freemason society in Metro Vancouver. North Vancouver RCMP say in a statement a fire broke out just before 7 ...

Mar 30, 2021

Liberals should drive daycare improvements, not redo system, report says

OTTAWA - A new report is urging the Trudeau Liberals to embrace "aggressive incrementalism" on their promised path toward a national child-care system, arguing the government should quickly build on w...

Mar 30, 2021

Ottawa announces one-year extension to anti-ISIL mission, but offers few details

OTTAWA - Canada is staying in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant for another year. Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan announced this afternoon that Canada will keep up to 850 troop...

Mar 30, 2021