Canada

Sts'ailes, frustrated with the feds, signs and funds its own child welfare agreement

OTTAWA - A British Columbia First Nation has taken matters into its own hands after what leaders say has been a lack of commitment from the federal government to help them take full jurisdiction over ...

Feb 22, 2024

Indigenous leaders say B.C. opposition members derailed changes to Land Act

Indigenous leaders say political opposition in British Columbia derailed a plan that would have cleared the way for shared decision-making between the province and First Nations over the use of public...

Feb 22, 2024

Claws come out for federal minister who shared picture of lobster lunch in Asia

FREDERICTON - A photo of federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay eating lobster in Malaysia during an official trip has some people seeing red. Shared Sunday on the minister's profile on the X ...

Feb 22, 2024

Quebec triple stabbing suspect not fit to stand trial for now, ordered into treatment

MONTREAL - A court-ordered psychiatric evaluation has concluded the man charged with killing two women and seriously injuring a third in a stabbing attack west of Montreal is not currently fit to stan...

Feb 22, 2024

GST, HST on carbon price could raise billions over next seven years: budget watchdog

OTTAWA - The federal government's carbon price could generate more than $5 billion from the federal sales tax over the next seven years, but none of that is directly earmarked for climate programs. Th...

Feb 22, 2024

Father of man who killed Quebec officer says mentally ill son fell through the cracks

MONTREAL - The father of a Quebec man who killed a provincial police officer last year says he had hoped his son would have been arrested and hospitalized before he could hurt someone. Serge Brouillar...

Feb 22, 2024

Supreme Court of Canada to review Good Samaritan drug overdose case

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will review the case of a man who was arrested for drug and firearm offences after police encountered him at the scene of an overdose. The top court's examination ...

Feb 22, 2024

Business investment per worker fell 20% between 2006 and 2021, StatCan says

OTTAWA - A new Statistics Canada study says Canadian businesses invested 20 per cent less per employee between 2006 and 2021. That means for every worker, businesses invested $628.80 less in their com...

Feb 22, 2024

Quebec to table budget on March 12 amid warnings of larger deficit

QUEBEC - The Quebec government will present a budget on March 12 that is expected to have a larger deficit than originally estimated. Quebec's Finance Minister Eric Girard said today the government's ...

Feb 22, 2024

Canadian retail sales up 0.9% in December, helped by stronger new car sales

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says retail sales rose 0.9 per cent to $67.3 billion in December, helped by strength in sales at new car dealers. However, the agency says its early estimate of retail sales...

Feb 22, 2024