Canada

In the news today: Ottawa fails Afghan interpreters, CAF updates medical standards

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Afghan interpreters failed by Ottawa: report A military watchdog says Ottawa should financially compensate Afg...

Jan 22, 2025

CAF updates entry medical standards to aid recruitment efforts

OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces is no longer automatically disqualifying applicants with certain medical conditions such as allergies and ADHD, as it works to improve its numbers and grow the size ...

Jan 22, 2025

Ottawa should compensate Afghan interpreters, ombudsperson says

OTTAWA - A military watchdog says Ottawa should financially compensate Afghan Canadians who served as interpreters for the Canadian Armed Forces in Afghanistan and later suffered mental distress. A re...

Jan 22, 2025

Snowboarding Jan. 6 rioter still in B.C. custody after Trump pardon

VANCOUVER - An American man recently found guilty of rioting at the U.S. Capitol four years ago remains in immigration custody in British Columbia, even after being given a presidential pardon for his...

Jan 21, 2025

Dragons' Den's Arlene Dickinson says Kevin O'Leary's ovations to Trump not helpful

MONTEBELLO, QUE. - One of Canada's "Dragons' Den" stars is breathing fire at a former co-star over Canada's approach to the Donald Trump White House. Arlene Dickinson, an investor who appears on the p...

Jan 21, 2025

From immigration to intelligence: 5 ways Trump's executive orders could affect Canada

OTTAWA - While U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to impose tariffs on Canada is alarming enough, other measures he announced Monday after his inauguration could have their own implications for Cana...

Jan 21, 2025

B.C. Premier David Eby asks Canadians to think carefully about spending money in U.S.

Premier David Eby says British Columbians should rethink trips to the United States and purchases of American products, as the province establishes a task force to respond to U.S. President Donald Tru...

Jan 21, 2025

Final report of foreign interference inquiry to be made public next Tuesday

OTTAWA - The final report of the federal inquiry into foreign interference is set for public release next Tuesday. The commission of inquiry's most recent public hearings looked at the ability of agen...

Jan 21, 2025

Canadian doc says WHO headquarters 'stressed, devastated' as Trump orders U.S. exit

TORONTO - A Canadian global health specialist says staff at the World Health Organization are "devastated" by President Donald Trump's executive order to pull the U.S. out of the agency. Dr. Madhukar ...

Jan 21, 2025

Wolf transfer from B.C. to Colorado complete, but state wildlife staff 'threatened'

Colorado wildlife officials say the capture of 15 grey wolves in British Columbia and their release in the U.S. state is complete, an operation they say led to unspecified threats against staff. The o...

Jan 21, 2025