Canada

Border officer says he didn't intend to share Meng's phone passcodes

VANCOUVER - A border officer who assisted in the three-hour detention and examination of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou before her arrest at Vancouver's airport two years ago says collecting phone pass...

Oct 29, 2020

A Biden presidency could mean good news for Canadian environment policy: observers

OTTAWA - The day after Americans go to the polls to choose their next president, the United States will become the first and only country in the world to withdraw from the Paris climate change pact.Wh...

Oct 29, 2020

Trudeau, EU leaders meet ahead of U.S. election to reinforce support of world order

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is speaking with the European Union's two top political leaders today and they are expected to discuss their shared commitment to international co-operation and ...

Oct 29, 2020

Liberals win two Toronto byelections despite stiff challenges from Greens, Tories

OTTAWA - The federal Liberals saw their share of the vote drop in two Toronto byelections Monday, a humbling result for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the first electoral test of his government's ha...

Oct 28, 2020

Liberals continue filibuster over WE affair at Commons finance committee

OTTAWA - The House of Commons finance committee - which could be holding consultations on an upcoming federal budget that is expected to contain historic deficits and unprecedented spending to deal wi...

Oct 28, 2020

RCMP lacked dedicated team to investigate illegal activities at casino, inquiry hears

VANCOUVER - The inquiry into money laundering in B.C. has heard the RCMP didn't have the resources to investigate illegal activities at the province's largest casino, while the B.C. Lottery Corp. didn...

Oct 28, 2020

COVID-19 death rates higher in neighbourhoods with more visible minorities: StatCan

OTTAWA - A new Statistics Canada report says communities with the most visible minorities had the highest mortality rates during the first wave of the novel coronavirus.The report's authors say it is ...

Oct 28, 2020

National Chief Perry Bellegarde says he's waiting for action on racism in RCMP

OTTAWA - National Chief Perry Bellegarde of the Assembly of First Nations says he looks forward to learning more about how Public Safety Minister Bill Blair and RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki plan to ...

Oct 28, 2020

Quebec suspends private refugee sponsorships by organizations for one year

MONTREAL - Quebec is suspending all private refugee sponsorships by organizations because it says it has serious concerns with the integrity of the program. The province said today that until November...

Oct 28, 2020

Conversion therapy ban gets approval in principle, exposes Conservative divisions

OTTAWA - The House of Commons has given approval in principle to a bill that would outlaw the discredited practice of conversion therapy. But the 308-7 vote has exposed divisions within Conservative r...

Oct 28, 2020