Canada

Government urged to increase diversity at top of federal public service

OTTAWA - The federal government faced calls Monday to add more diversity to the senior ranks of the public service, as black civil servants gathered in the national capital to share their experiences ...

Feb 26, 2020

Halifax council studies quiet fireworks displays to avoid alarming veterans

HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia city councillor is pushing for quiet fireworks in Halifax out of concern the noise is alarming veterans and people on the autism spectrum. However some in the pyrotec...

Feb 26, 2020

Assisted dying bill gets mixed reviews, raises fears of more restrictions

OTTAWA - Some experts fear that legislation intended to make it easier for intolerably suffering Canadians to receive medical assistance to end their lives might actually make it harder in some cases ...

Feb 26, 2020

Acceptance of cash deposits rare in real estate, money laundering inquiry hears

VANCOUVER - The organization representing real estate agents in British Columbia has told a provincial inquiry into money laundering that its members have only ever accepted modest cash deposits ...

Feb 26, 2020

B.C. tells inquiry money laundering has warped economy, fuelled opioid crisis

VANCOUVER - Money laundering has distorted British Columbia's economy, fuelled the opioid crisis and overheated the real estate market, the province argued at the start of an inquiry into the criminal...

Feb 26, 2020

B.C. residents in Wet'suwet'en territory have right to police presence: Blair

OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says the Mounties have left the site of a disputed natural gas pipeline project in British Columbia, but he appeared to dismiss the notion that&nbs...

Feb 26, 2020

Kenney warns cancelled energy projects stand in the way of Indigenous prosperity

CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is warning the province's $1-billion fund established last year to support Indigenous participation in major projects won't have any projects to back i...

Feb 26, 2020

Think about coronavirus outbreak when planning for spring break: Champagne

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says Canadians should think carefully about where they and their families are planning to travel for spring break in the light of the nove...

Feb 26, 2020

Feds introduce bill dropping some restrictions on assisted dying

OTTAWA - The Liberal government has introduced legislation aimed at making it easier for intolerably ill Canadians to get medical help to end their lives. The bill, tabled Mon...

Feb 26, 2020

New Brunswick maintains position on abortions and Canada Health Act

FREDERICTON - The New Brunswick government is standing firm on its position that it's not violating the Canada Health Act by refusing to fund out-of-hospital abortions in the province. New Brunswick H...

Feb 26, 2020