Canada

First Nations group criticizes federal fish policies, conflict of interest in B.C.

OTTAWA - An Indigenous-led group is criticizing what it says is the "gross mismanagement" of aquaculture in British Columbia by the Fisheries Department, as it calls for a separation of its regulatory...

Feb 12, 2024

U.S. seeks clarity on Canadians taken in Gaza, Israel confirms it has them in custody

OTTAWA - American officials say they are still trying to sort out what caused the Israeli military to detain members of a Canadian-American family in the Gaza Strip. Israel's military confirmed it too...

Feb 12, 2024

B.C. and Ottawa announce $733M in federal health funding for province's seniors

VANCOUVER - British Columbia and Ottawa have announced $733 million in new federal funding over the next five years to improve health care for the province's seniors. They say the funds will help expa...

Feb 12, 2024

No plans for royal tour by King Charles in Canada this year as monarch battles cancer

OTTAWA - King Charles will not travel to Canada for his first royal tour as Canada's monarch this year, as he battles cancer. British media reported in December that Buckingham Palace was in the early...

Feb 12, 2024

Canada's effort to restore military talks hinges on Taiwan policy: Chinese ambassador

OTTAWA - China's ambassador to Canada says an effort by Ottawa to restore normal military communication will hit headwinds if the navy sends another ship to the Taiwan Strait. "We want dialogue. But i...

Feb 12, 2024

Conservative motion, backed by NDP, produced $40M in regulatory relief for Bell

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is rejecting the idea that his party played a role in granting $40 million in regulatory relief to Bell Media. Conservative and NDP MPs backed a 2022 amen...

Feb 12, 2024

Canadian TV, film, music industries ask MPs for protection against AI

OTTAWA - Canada's actors, directors and musicians are sounding the alarm over artificial intelligence, saying it threatens their livelihood and reputations. Groups representing people who work in TV, ...

Feb 12, 2024

Quebec government says new powers for justices of the peace will reduce court delays

MONTREAL - Quebec's justice minister is giving more responsibility to justices of the peace to free up provincial court judges and reduce delays. Simon Jolin-Barrette says presiding justices of the pe...

Feb 12, 2024

Timeline of police response to five suspicious deaths in Manitoba

CARMAN, Man. - RCMP say three children and two women died in separate but connected events Sunday in and around the town of Carman, southwest of Winnipeg. Police have taken a 29-year-old man into cust...

Feb 12, 2024

Quebec cold case murder suspect chooses not to testify or present defence: lawyers

SAGUENAY, Que. - Lawyers for a Quebec man charged with the first-degree murder and sexual assault of a 19-year-old junior college student nearly 24 years ago will not present a defence. Marc-Andr Gren...

Feb 12, 2024