Canada

U.S. President Joe Biden to host world leaders for dinner at NATO summit

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is heading to a dinner at the White House this evening, as the U.S. president hosts NATO leaders. Joe Biden's health has been under international scrutiny since ...

Jul 10, 2024

AFN head told chiefs draft child-welfare reform deal with Ottawa worth $47.8B: source

MONTREAL - The head of the Assembly of First Nations has informed chiefs that a draft deal with Ottawa on child-welfare reforms is worth $47.8 billion, a source who was in the room says - more than do...

Jul 10, 2024

Israeli arms firm taking Canada to court after military contract disqualification

OTTAWA - An Israeli defence contractor is taking the Canadian government to court after the company says it was taken out of the running for a multimillion-dollar military equipment contract without e...

Jul 10, 2024

Hurricane Beryl's remnants bring rainfall warnings for Ontario and Quebec

TORONTO - Environment Canada is warning of "torrential" rain brought by the remnants of Hurricane Beryl to southern Ontario and Quebec, with downpours that could last until Thursday. The weather offic...

Jul 10, 2024

Heat health hazards in spotlight as temperature records tumble in B.C.

VANCOUVER - Geoff Scoates, founder of Vancouver's Social Run Club, says the last thing he wants is for club members to suffer heat stroke. "I'm walking around outside right now and I'm already sweatin...

Jul 09, 2024

What is listeriosis, the illness recently linked to a recall of plant-based milks?

Several people in Ontario have become sick with listeriosis in an outbreak that triggered a national recall of certain plant-based milks that may have been contaminated with Listeria. WHAT IS LISTERIA...

Jul 09, 2024

Western University to consider ties to Alice Munro following daughter's revelations

Alice Munro's alma mater says it's considering how to move forward after the Nobel laureate's daughter revealed she was sexually abused by her stepfather and Munro chose to stay with him. Western Univ...

Jul 09, 2024

Dispute at B.C. ports may reignite over employers' push on automation: expert

VANCOUVER - An expert says a narrowly averted labour stoppage at British Columbia ports could re-emerge despite federal intervention unless the core issue of automation and its threat to union jobs is...

Jul 09, 2024

B.C. premier wants to better understand bail reform failing in woman's murder

SURREY, B.C. - British Columbia's premier says the province worked with the federal government to change its bail rules, so he is not sure why a man with a long and violent criminal history was releas...

Jul 09, 2024

Former federal consultant who overbilled government charged with fraud

OTTAWA - A former federal consultant has been charged with fraud for overbilling the government by $25,000. The RCMP say Clara Elaine Visser faces one charge of fraud over $5,000, following an investi...

Jul 09, 2024