Category Archives: Canada
Public deserves answers on Canada-China policing agreement, New Democrat MP says
OTTAWA - NDP public safety critic Jenny Kwan says Canadians deserve to know what information the RCMP is sharing under an agreement with China's Ministry of Public Security. In an open letter, Kwan ur...
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B.C. Premier tells crowd about AI optimism despite energy, safety concerns
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby says he's still optimistic about artificial intelligence, having seen both the "opportunity and the threat" the technology presents. Eby told a crowd at ...
2h ago
Former minister says energy project review changes could cause further delays
OTTAWA - The former environment minister who helped to create the Impact Assessment Agency eight years ago says the federal government's proposal to change how pipelines are assessed risks delaying th...
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Italian court orders new extradition hearing for Dave Turmel of Blood Family Mafia
MONTREAL - An Italian court has ordered a new extradition hearing for Dave Turmel, who had been Canada's most-wanted fugitive until his 2025 arrest. Turmel's lawyer, Danile Roy, says her client succes...
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UN, First Nations leaders say Liberals must pass Indian Act changes as 'priority'
OTTAWA - A United Nations panel is calling on Ottawa to eliminate the second-generation cutoff in the Indian Act "as a matter of priority." Current law uses a formula to determine whether an individua...
2h ago
Parti Québécois leader worries — without proof — that Ottawa is spying on his party
QUBEC - Parti Qubcois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says he's worried the federal government is spying on his party. St-Pierre Plamondon admits he has no proof but says there's a long history of spy...
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Anand, McGuinty seek deeper ties in Persian Gulf amid investment push and Iran war
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is off to the Persian Gulf today where Canada is looking to strengthen ties on defence and security, while courting global investment. The trip comes as t...
3h ago
Man pleads guilty to smuggling in connection with deaths of 8 migrants in Akwesasne
MONTREAL - A dual American-Canadian citizen has pleaded guilty for his role in a human smuggling operation that resulted in the deaths of eight migrants in the St. Lawrence River in 2023. The U.S. Dep...
3h ago
Committee calls for reversal of agricultural research centre closures
OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee is recommending the government halt its decision to close agricultural research centres and experimental farm sites across Canada as part of its cost-cutting exer...
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B.C. nurses union votes overwhelmingly in favour of strike action
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Nurses Union has voted 98.2 per cent in favour of strike action. More than 50,000 of the approximately 55,000 union members voted after talks reached an impasse in Apr...
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