Canada

Huawei pushes ahead with rural internet strategy in Canada despite controversy

VANCOUVER - As wildfires raged near the central British Columbia community of Lac la Hache, emergency officials struggled to transmit life-saving information to residents. Slow and spotty internet mea...

Jun 02, 2019

In the news today, May 31

Four stories in the news for Friday, May 31 --- RAPTORS WIN IN FIRST NBA PLAYOFF GAME OUTSIDE U.S. In a historic victory, the first NBA Finals game to be played outside of the United St...

Jun 02, 2019

Crown seeks prison time for Calgary couple guilty of negligence in son's death

CALGARY - The Crown is seeking a prison sentence of between four and five years for a Calgary couple convicted in the death of their 14-month-old son, who didn't see a doctor until the ...

Jun 02, 2019

CBC head defends coverage after Scheer suggests too much focus on U.S. politics

OTTAWA - The CEO of the CBC is defending its coverage of American politics after Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer suggested the public broadcaster places too much emphasis on the United Sta...

Jun 01, 2019

Rare white young killer whale swimming off the British Columbia coast

VANCOUVER - A rare white killer whale has been spotted off the coast of British Columbia. Jared Towers, an orca ecologist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada, says the young transient killer whale w...

Jun 01, 2019

Missing, murdered women inquiry calls for justice system to review policies

OTTAWA - The national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls is calling for considerable legal reforms, including that police services establish standardized ...

Jun 01, 2019

Ottawa expands program to support privately sponsored LGBTQ refugees

TORONTO - The federal government is expanding a program offering support to privately sponsored refugees in the LGBTQ community. Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen says the Rainbow Refugee Assistance P...

Jun 01, 2019

Popularity of audio technology is a factor in decline of braille: experts

VANCOUVER - Experts say fewer people with poor eyesight are learning to read braille in North America, partly because audio books and voice technology are supplanting the written word. ...

Jun 01, 2019

Procurement minister defends rule change for F-35 as necessary for competition

OTTAWA - The federal procurement minister is defending the government's plan to loosen procurement rules for the F-35 stealth fighter in the face of questions and concerns from companies that make com...

Jun 01, 2019

Feds eyeing guns 'designed to hunt people' as they ponder possible curbs

OTTAWA - The Liberal government says no options have been ruled out to clamp down on guns "designed to hunt people" as it weighs new measures against assault-style rifles and handguns. The sharply wor...

Jun 01, 2019