Canada

A national school food framework is on Chrystia Freeland's desk. Will Ottawa say yes?

OTTAWA - A framework for a national school food program has landed on the desk of Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, and with the federal budget just weeks away advocates hope the proposal will get t...

Mar 22, 2024

'Like a hot iron.' B.C. man's ultra-marathon Hawaiian swim is scuttled by jellyfish

Ultra-endurance athlete Nick Pelletier knew the Hawaiian channel he planned to swim had plenty of sharks, but he should have been worried about the jellyfish. Pelletier, who's from Kelowna, B.C., flew...

Mar 22, 2024

Northern Quebec head-on crash kills five, including four from Cree community

CHAPAIS, Que. - A head-on crash today between two vehicles has left five people dead in the town of Chapais in northern Quebec. Provincial police report that four men and one woman died after a collis...

Mar 21, 2024

Key recommendations from the government's review of the Cannabis Act

OTTAWA - More than five years after cannabis was legalized in Canada, the government has released its final report of the legislative review of the Cannabis Act. The report is the result of 18 months ...

Mar 21, 2024

Federal cannabis review calls for look at excise taxes charged to pot producers

OTTAWA - A group convened by the federal government to study the act that legalized cannabis is recommending the country review the excise taxes it charges pot companies. A report released by the five...

Mar 21, 2024

House of Commons rejects Conservative non-confidence motion over carbon pricing

OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government will not be forced into an election over carbon pricing - at least not today. The Liberals, NDP and Bloc Qubcois all voted against a Conservative motion calling...

Mar 21, 2024

Data transfer issue may have kept thousands of veterans from being hired: officials

OTTAWA - A technical problem may have kept thousands of veterans and Canadian Armed Forces members from being hired or having the opportunity to apply for public service jobs. Officials say the issue ...

Mar 21, 2024

Alberta health minister says non-profit that shipped stroke patient to motel off list

EDMONTON - Alberta's health minister says a non-profit that shipped a stroke patient to a motel for his long-term recovery will be taken off a roster of agencies offered to provide support after a hos...

Mar 21, 2024

Former Quebec junior hockey players to be sentenced in July for sex assault of teen

QUEBEC - A Quebec judge will deliver sentences in July for two former Quebec major junior hockey players who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a minor in June 2021 at a hotel as their team celebra...

Mar 21, 2024

Quebec Court of Appeal upholds requirement for minors seeking sex designation change

MONTREAL - The Quebec Court of Appeal has upheld a rule that requires minors applying to change their official sex designation to obtain a letter from a health professional or social worker declaring ...

Mar 21, 2024