Canada

Poilievre makes case for taking down the government to restore 'promise of Canada'

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre urged MPs to defeat the Liberal government on Tuesday, but opposition parties are turning the debate on his non-confidence motion into a referendum on the Conserva...

Sep 24, 2024

Quebec premier under pressure over $7-billion Northvolt battery plant

MONTREAL - The heat is rising for Quebec Premier Franois Legault as opposition parties demand answers about his government's investment in the planned Northvolt battery factory near Montreal. Oppositi...

Sep 24, 2024

Canada, U.S. to negotiate Beaufort Sea boundary dispute

OTTAWA - Canada and the United States say they have created a task force to negotiate a boundary dispute in the Arctic. The two countries have a long-standing dispute over a section of the Beaufort Se...

Sep 24, 2024

Egypt to restore e-visa for Canadian tourists after imposing costly process: Joly

OTTAWA - Canada says Egypt will soon stop requiring cumbersome visas for Canadian tourists nearly a year after Cairo imposed the measure on Canadian passport holders. Last October, Egypt suspended Can...

Sep 24, 2024

Health Canada approves Pfizer's updated COVID-19 vaccine, manufacturer says

Pfizer Canada says Health Canada has approved its updated COVID-19 vaccine that protects against one of the most recently circulating variants of the virus. The Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine, called Co...

Sep 24, 2024

Guilbeault calls out Poilievre over 2023 fundraiser with oil and gas executives

OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is calling out Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre for holding a fundraising last year in Banff, Alta., with oil and gas sector executives. An Election...

Sep 24, 2024

Opening arguments expected in Jacob Hoggard's sexual assault trial

HAILEYBURY, Ont. - Opening arguments are expected to get underway today in the sexual assault trial of Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard. Hoggard is facing a sexual assault charge for an incident allege...

Sep 24, 2024

Lockdown notice lifted as firefighters control battery fire at Port of Montreal

MONTREAL - The City of Montreal issued a lockdown notice for some residents of an east-end borough on Monday night due to a battery fire at the city's port that has since been brought under control. O...

Sep 24, 2024

Picket lines go up as strike begins at six grain terminals in Metro Vancouver

VANCOUVER - Picket lines have gone up at six grain terminals in Metro Vancouver as workers began a strike. More than 600 workers represented by Grain Workers Union Local 333 are off the job. Union pre...

Sep 24, 2024

Scientists use DNA to identify bones, find descendants of Franklin expedition sailor

Human remains resting in a remote Arctic cairn, visible emblems of one of the North's most enduring mysteries, finally have a name. Scientists have managed to identify bones belonging to a member of t...

Sep 24, 2024