Canada

N.S. had highest poverty rate in Canada in 2022; Manitoba had most deep poverty

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A new report from Statistics Canada says Nova Scotia had the highest rate of poverty among the provinces in 2022, and Manitoba had the highest rate of deep poverty. The report relea...

Feb 06, 2025

Police seek suspect in alleged Canada-wide romance scam that cost victims $275k

Police in Ontario say they are looking for a man who is alleged to have swindled nearly a dozen victims across Canada in a romance scam. Peel Regional Police say 11 victims from Ontario, Quebec, Alber...

Feb 06, 2025

Ottawa, provinces should discuss possibility of west-east oil pipeline: Wilkinson

WASHINGTON - Canada's energy minister says Ottawa and the provinces should discuss the possibility of an oil pipeline to Eastern Canada to improve energy security. Jonathan Wilkinson says it's a "vuln...

Feb 06, 2025

Listing crime cartels as terrorists would help in fentanyl fight: RCMP commissioner

OTTAWA - RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme says he welcomes a federal plan to list organized crime cartels as terrorist entities to fight fentanyl trafficking. In an interview, Duheme says listing crimina...

Feb 06, 2025

Liberal leadership candidate Karina Gould says party made it 'hard' to run

OTTAWA - Liberal leadership candidate Karina Gould says her campaign is doing everything it can to remain in the race, despite not having deep pockets like her main rivals. Gould says the party establ...

Feb 06, 2025

MPs reject Trump's idea of clearing out Gaza as Israeli minister points to Canada

OTTAWA - Canadian politicians are pushing back on the idea of clearing out Palestinians from the Gaza Strip as an Israeli minister suggests some of them could be sent to Canada. U.S. President Donald ...

Feb 06, 2025

Judge tells Quebec car dealership to rehire man fired for sexual assault conviction

MONTREAL - Quebec's labour tribunal has ordered a car dealership in south-central Quebec to rehire an employee it had fired after he was convicted of sexual assault. Administrative Judge Annie Laprade...

Feb 06, 2025

Quebec tables bill to formally make hockey its 'national' sport

QUBEC - The Quebec government wants to enshrine into law that hockey is the province's "national" sport. Culture Minister Mathieu Lacombe's bill, tabled today, also names the first Saturday in Februar...

Feb 06, 2025

Federal government ends boycott of advertising spending on Meta platforms

OTTAWA - The federal government has ended its boycott on buying advertisements on Meta platforms, including Facebook and Instagram. The Privy Council Office confirmed the government's decision, first ...

Feb 06, 2025

Tourism minister won't see re-election, vies for Montreal municipal party leadership

OTTAWA - Tourism Minister Soraya Martinez-Ferrada says she will not seek re-election and instead is looking to become mayor of Montreal. Martinez-Ferrada posted a video on social media Thursday announ...

Feb 06, 2025