Canada

Cape Breton U tripled its international recruitment. Students say they pay the price.

Over the past five years, Navy Nguyen says she has watched thousands of international students arrive at Cape Breton University to find a town that was wholly unprepared for them. From 2019 to 2020, t...

Feb 27, 2024

Mothers of teens who died by suicide after being targeted online urge passage of bill

The mothers of two Canadian teens who died by suicide after they were targeted by online tormentors urged parliamentarians to pass new legislation introduced Monday to protect kids on the internet. "S...

Feb 26, 2024

Real estate association economist asks if B.C.'s flipping tax is worth the trouble

VANCOUVER - The chief economist of the British Columbia Real Estate Association says the incoming tax on flipping houses may not generate as much revenue as the government expects and might only impac...

Feb 26, 2024

Five things to know about Canada's proposed law to guard against online harms

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government has tabled its long awaited legislation to better protect Canadians, and particularly youth, against online harms. Here are five things Bill C-63 pr...

Feb 26, 2024

Some cellphone plans not as cheap as they were before Rogers-Shaw merger: watchdog

OTTAWA - Certain cellphone plans in Western Canada are not as cheap as they once were prior to the Rogers-Shaw merger, Canada's competition watchdog says. Jeanne Pratt, the Competition Bureau's senior...

Feb 26, 2024

Labour, environment groups make plea for sustainable jobs bill to pass

OTTAWA - Environmental groups and labour organizations are pleading with the federal government to end a political stalemate over its forthcoming sustainable jobs bill. The legislation is supposed to ...

Feb 26, 2024

A list of prominent examples of online harms against youth in Canada in recent years

The federal government is introducing legislation designed to help protect young people in Canada from the dangers they face online. A look at some recent examples: Feb. 6, 2024 - Police in Surrey, B....

Feb 26, 2024

Liberal government wants voting health breaks for MPs after Opposition 'obstruction'

OTTAWA - The Liberal government says it wants to bring in health breaks that would eliminate overnight voting in the House of Commons for this parliamentary session. Government House leader Steve MacK...

Feb 26, 2024

Canadian cities 'not gatekeepers': Head of mayors' group pushes back on Poilievre

OTTAWA - The president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities says his members are community builders and not gatekeepers, a term Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has commonly used to attack...

Feb 26, 2024

Military ombudsman calls on MPs to fix 'obvious' conflict, make office independent

OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces and national defence ombudsman is calling on MPs to fix an obvious conflict of interest and make his office independent. Gregory Lick told the House of Commons defen...

Feb 26, 2024