Canada

Canada's chief of the defence staff Gen. Wayne Eyre plans to retire this summer

OTTAWA - The Prime Minister's Office says Gen. Wayne Eyre is planning to retire as Canada's chief of the defence staff this summer. He took on the role in an acting capacity in February 2021, when the...

Jan 12, 2024

Canada should be on 'high alert' for 2024 after record wildfire season: scientist

A scientist with the Canadian Forest Service says Canada should be on "high alert" for the 2024 wildfire season. Research scientist Piyush Jain stopped short of offering a prediction for the upcoming ...

Jan 12, 2024

Edmonton hospital sets up space heaters in emergency room as weather disrupts heating

EDMONTON - Freezing temperatures in Edmonton have forced one of the city's hospitals to fire up temporary heaters in its emergency department. Officials say the Royal Alexandra Hospital Emergency Depa...

Jan 12, 2024

Housing crunch prompts efforts to stabilize immigration levels, say federal ministers

OTTAWA - Housing Minister Sean Fraser and Immigration Minister Marc Miller say the federal government is working to stabilize the number of people entering the country every year as housing pressures ...

Jan 12, 2024

Canada, China foreign ministers pledge dialogue, will attempt more collaboration

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly and her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi say they want to find common ground and maintain communication, despite tensions across the Pacific. The two spoke on ...

Jan 12, 2024

Canadians helped plan U.S., U.K. attacks on Houthis in Yemen: Defence Department

OTTAWA - The Defence Department says Canadian Armed Forces members provided planning support for the U.S.-led attack on Houthi positions in Yemen Thursday but no Canadian equipment was involved. Three...

Jan 12, 2024

Number of newly licensed Quebec nurses reaches 10-year low

MONTREAL - The number of new nursing licences issued in Quebec has reached a 10-year low as the province struggles to staff its medical facilities. The professional order that regulates nursing in the...

Jan 12, 2024

Canada doesn't support 'premise' of South Africa's case against Israel at world court

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada supports the International Court of Justice but that doesn't mean Canada supports the premise of South Africa's genocide case against Israel. On Thur...

Jan 12, 2024

Case of Quebec man sought by U.S. after death of pregnant migrant put off to February

MONTREAL - A Colombian man facing extradition from Canada to the United States on human smuggling charges after a pregnant Mexican woman died crossing the border will remain detained for the time bein...

Jan 12, 2024

Income gap between new immigrants and all Canadians shrunk by half in four years: PBO

OTTAWA - A new report from the parliamentary budget officer finds the gap between the average incomes of new immigrants and all tax filers has narrowed significantly. The report finds the median incom...

Jan 12, 2024