Canada

Liberal government legislation to further tighten Canada-U.S. border expected today

OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree is expected to introduce a bill today spelling out the federal government's next steps on border security. The recent throne speech promised legisla...

Jun 03, 2025

Saskatchewan fire evacuations grow after blaze breaches airport

The latest wildfire evacuees in Saskatchewan are being told to head south to Prince Albert after being ordered to leave the northern town of La Ronge. The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency issued an e...

Jun 03, 2025

Review of B.C. home-sharing program for adults with developmental disabilities

The British Columbia government is commissioning an independent review of the province's home-share program, months after an inquest into the starvation death of a woman with Down syndrome in a Port C...

Jun 02, 2025

Removing Chinese tariffs on Canadian agriculture products a priority, says Carney

SASKATOON - Prime Minister Mark Carney says he plans to work urgently to remove Chinese tariffs on Canadian agriculture and seafood products. Carney says Ottawa is speaking with Chinese officials at t...

Jun 02, 2025

Despite pushback, Montreal forges ahead with strict new short-term rental rules

MONTREAL - Montreal is forging ahead with new rules banning many short-term rentals for nine months a year, hoping to alleviate a housing crunch and strike a blow in a lengthy battle against unauthori...

Jun 02, 2025

Former national chief calls for list of demands as PM, premiers talk infrastructure

OTTAWA - The former national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is calling for an emergency meeting of chiefs to come up with demands for governments as they seek to fast-track projects they deem ...

Jun 02, 2025

Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon begins testimony in sex-assault civil trial

MONTREAL - Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon is beginning his testimony today in his civil trial on allegations of sexual assault. Nine women are suing Rozon for nearly $14 million in damages for ...

Jun 02, 2025

Here are some facts about the proposed cull of hundreds of ostriches at B.C. farm

Protesters have been gathered for weeks at an ostrich farm in Edgewood, B.C., where an outbreak of avian flu killed 69 of the birds in December and January. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency wants t...

Jun 02, 2025

B.C. ostrich farm calls for independent testing to prevent 'unnecessary destruction'

EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - The operators of a British Columbia ostrich flock that's facing a cull order after an avian flu outbreak are calling for independent testing of the birds to preven...

Jun 02, 2025

Ottawa collects extra $617M from import duties in March as counter-tariffs hit U.S.

OTTAWA - Ottawa collected an extra $617 million in import duties this past March compared to a year earlier as counter-tariffs against U.S. trade restrictions came into effect. The federal government'...

Jun 02, 2025