Canada

Key federal agencies ill-equipped to fight growing cybercrime threat, auditor finds

OTTAWA - The federal spending watchdog says three key agencies lacked the capacity and tools to protect Canadians from cyberattacks and tackle the growing threat of online crime. In a report today, Au...

Jun 04, 2024

Online streaming services must now pay into fund for Canadian news, content

OTTAWA - Online streaming services like Netflix and Spotify are being told they must start contributing money toward local news and the production of Canadian content. The Canadian Radio-television an...

Jun 04, 2024

Winnipeg trial expected to hear from psychiatrist who assessed admitted serial killer

WINNIPEG - An admitted serial killer's mental state is expected to be the focus of a Winnipeg murder trial after a judge agreed to hear testimony from a forensic psychiatrist and YouTuber. Jeremy Skib...

Jun 04, 2024

Bread, milk, apples: Federal NDP wants price cap for grocery store staples

OTTAWA - The federal New Democrats want a price cap on grocery store staples if the Liberal government can't convince grocers to bring down the prices themselves. For months, the Liberals have been tr...

Jun 04, 2024

Hockey fans in Edmonton, and far, far away, count down hours until Stanley Cup final

EDMONTON - Hockey fans in Edmonton, and many who are far, far away, are counting down the hours until the Oilers hit the ice this weekend for the beginning of their first Stanley Cup final series in n...

Jun 04, 2024

This MP says hundreds shared stories of coercive control, asks House to pass bill

OTTAWA - An NDP MP says she hopes the polarized House of Commons will continue to put partisanship aside to pass her bill to criminalize coercive control this week, after hearing hundreds of personal ...

Jun 04, 2024

Pharmacare bill passes in the House of Commons, heads to the Senate

OTTAWA - The Liberals' pharmacare bill is headed to the Senate after passing third reading in the House of Commons. The bill was the result of careful and lengthy negotiations between the Liberals and...

Jun 03, 2024

'A slap in the face': B.C. mayors decry being rejected for federal disaster relief

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The mayors of three British Columbia communities devastated by flooding in November 2021 are calling for changes in how the federal government dispenses disaster relief after their ...

Jun 03, 2024

Oilers back in Cup final, and fans from Arctic Circle to Philippines celebrate

EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA - The Edmonton Oilers are back in the Stanley Cup final in a celebration reaching north of the Arctic Circle and drawing in fans from as far away as the Philippines. On Monda...

Jun 03, 2024

B.C. First Nation plans dig for remains at ex-school, signs deal with RCMP, province

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The British Columbia government says the Williams Lake First Nation is planning to excavate the site of a former residential school to recover possible human remains and has sign...

Jun 03, 2024