Canada

Liberals revoke Arya's nomination, after removing him from leadership race

OTTAWA - Liberal MP Chandra Arya says his nomination to run for the party again in his Ottawa riding has been revoked. The 62-year-old has represented the city's Nepean seat since 2015. The decision t...

Mar 20, 2025

Yukon pharmacare deal to cover contraceptives, diabetes meds at little or no cost

WHITEHORSE - The Yukon and federal governments have announced a $9.5-million pharmacare agreement over four years, giving universal access to contraceptive and diabetes medications for the territory's...

Mar 20, 2025

Man convicted of manslaughter in 2023 stabbing of teen on Surrey, B.C., bus

Homicide investigators say a man has been found guilty of manslaughter in the 2023 stabbing death of a 17-year-old boy on a bus in Surrey, B.C. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says in a sta...

Mar 20, 2025

Fire chief says blaze in Burnaby, B.C., highrise injures 15, three seriously

BURNABY, B.C. - A fire in a highrise in the Metro Vancouver suburb of Burnaby has sent 15 to hospital, three of them with serious injuries. Fire Chief Ian Hetherington says about four dozen firefighte...

Mar 20, 2025

Canada pledges nearly $100M for Palestinians in Gaza, West Bank

OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are announcing nearly $100 million in humanitarian relief and governance support for Palestinians, days before a widely expected election. Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie...

Mar 20, 2025

World Happiness Report lists Canada as happiest G7 country

Canada may be the happiest member of the G7, according to the recently released World Happiness report, but it's taken quite a tumble over the past couple of decades. The report, edited by a professor...

Mar 20, 2025

Liberals vow to cut GST for first-time homebuyers purchasing homes for $1M or less

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government will scrap the GST for first-time homebuyers who purchase a home with a sale price at or below $1 million. Carney promised the measure during hi...

Mar 20, 2025

Poll suggests Canadians are growing more alarmed by U.S. tariffs and aggression

OTTAWA - A new poll suggests Canadians are feeling increasingly alarmed by U.S. tariffs, President Donald Trump and American economic aggression. The Leger poll, which sampled more than 1,500 Canadian...

Mar 20, 2025

Ottawa lands Chignecto Isthmus deal with Nova Scotia and New Brunswick

HALIFAX - The federal government will join New Brunswick and Nova Scotia in spending a total of $650 million on protecting the Chignecto Isthmus, the narrow strip of flood-prone land that links the tw...

Mar 20, 2025

Ex-PM Stephen Harper says he's perplexed, heartbroken by Canada-India tensions

OTTAWA - Former prime minister Stephen Harper told a conference in India last month that he doesn't "entirely understand" why Canada has such a poor relationship with India, and suggested the Liberal ...

Mar 20, 2025