Canada

Canada Post reports $315M Q3 loss before tax compared with $290M loss a year earlier

OTTAWA - Canada Post says it lost $315 million before tax in the third quarter compared with a loss before tax of $290 million a year earlier. The corporation says revenue growth in its direct marketi...

Greg Fry Nov 22, 2024

Meta fights CRTC, refuses to publicly release info on news blocking measures

OTTAWA - Meta is refusing to publicly disclose information that could determine whether it is subject to the Online News Act despite blocking news from its platforms. It has declined to follow CRTC di...

Nov 22, 2024

'Emotional time' for B.C. poultry farmers who have to cull thousands of birds

Mark Siemens is a third-generation egg farmer in B.C.'s Fraser Valley and he recalls his grandfather sharing a story about fighting an unknown disease that raced through the farm decades ago, forcing ...

Nov 22, 2024

Woman accused in drowning of girl at Alberta lake had been under house arrest

STONY PLAIN, Alta. - A bail hearing has heard that a woman accused in the drowning death of a five-year-old girl in an Alberta lake didn't know the child and was supposed to be under house arrest. Mar...

Nov 22, 2024

No evidence linking Modi to criminal activity in Canada: national security adviser

OTTAWA - A senior official says the Canadian government is not aware of any evidence linking Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to alleged criminal activity perpetrated by Indian agents on Canadian s...

Nov 21, 2024

Cargo jet removed after sliding off runway at Vancouver airport

RICHMOND - A Boeing 767 cargo jet that went off a runway at Vancouver International Airport has been safely removed. Vancouver International Airport says the north runway will remain closed until furt...

Nov 21, 2024

Third deer infected with chronic wasting disease in B.C.

VICTORIA - A new case of chronic wasting disease, an incurable illness that has the potential to decimate deer populations, has been identified in British Columbia. The B.C. Ministry of Water, Land an...

Nov 21, 2024

Liberal MP accuses opposition MPs of wasting time on another Boissonnault probe

OTTAWA - A Liberal MP says his committee colleagues are wasting time by launching a third inquiry into the former employment minister instead of focusing on important legislation for Indigenous People...

Nov 21, 2024

'Postal service is a lifeline': Seniors feel isolated due to Canada Post strike

Envelopes full of handwritten letters and donations for various charities are piling up on Dianne Parker's desk due to the Canada Post strike. She says it has been heart-rending she can't ship them of...

Nov 21, 2024

B.C. RCMP detachments begin rollout of body worn cameras

The officer in charge of the RCMP detachment in Mission, B.C., says he's grateful that Mounties in his community will be among the first to wear body cameras to record police interactions with the pub...

Nov 21, 2024