Canada

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to attend embassy Trump inauguration party

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith plans to attend the Canadian Embassy's inauguration party in Washington, D.C., where she is to remotely watch the swearing-in of U.S. president-elect Donald T...

Nov 15, 2024

Claims open in $12.5M class-action settlement over WestJet baggage fees

VANCOUVER - Some travellers who checked baggage on certain WestJet flights between 2014 and 2019 may now claim their share of a class-action settlement approved by the British Columbia Supreme Court l...

Nov 15, 2024

B.C. Human Rights Tribunal to expedite complaint from Jewish teachers' group

VANCOUVER - A group of teachers says British Columbia's Human Rights Tribunal has agreed to expedite a complaint of antisemitism against their union as more allegations surface. Vancouver labour lawye...

Nov 15, 2024

Acadian journalist appointed lieutenant-governor of New Brunswick

FREDERICTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today announced the appointment of a former journalist and women's rights advocate as the next lieutenant-governor of New Brunswick. Louise Imbeault was a r...

Nov 15, 2024

CRTC launches public consultation to review what is Canadian content

OTTAWA - The CRTC is looking at how to redefine Canadian content, launching a new consultation with plans to hold a public hearing in the spring. That includes asking questions about whether artificia...

Nov 15, 2024

Joly, Blinken push to get B.C. river treaty through Congress before Trump government

LIMA - Top officials in both Canada and the United States are pushing for the need to finalize the Columbia River Treaty to manage water flowing between the two countries before the administration cha...

Nov 15, 2024

Three more cases of fraudulent overbilling, Ottawa says

OTTAWA - The federal government has referred three more cases of fraudulent overbilling in its procurement system to the RCMP. In July, a former federal consultant was charged with fraud for overbilli...

Nov 15, 2024

Québec solidaire member faces rebuke for saying fellow politicians target minorities

MONTREAL - Amid heavy criticism across party lines, an opposition member of the provincial legislature is not backing down from comments that his fellow lawmakers say painted them as racist. Haroun Bo...

Nov 15, 2024

Insurance bureau estimates $110 million in damages from October storms in B.C.

VANCOUVER - Intense flooding that hammered British Columbia's coast last month has led to more than $110 million in insured damage claims. The Insurance Bureau of Canada says insurers have been workin...

Nov 15, 2024

Cabinet minister Randy Boissonnault apologizes over Indigenous identity claims

EDMONTON - Canada's Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault is apologizing after shifting claims of his Indigenous identity came under scrutiny. The Edmonton Liberal member of Parliament says he's sorr...

Nov 15, 2024