Canada

Federal government to announce details of dental insurance plan

OTTAWA - Several government ministers are expected to launch today a new federal dental insurance plan that will provide benefits directly to eligible Canadian residents, though the first claims won't...

Dec 11, 2023

Advocates, victims' families oppose destroying Robert Pickton evidence

VANCOUVER - Advocates and families of victims who were murdered by serial killer Robert Pickton say they are opposed to recent applications filed by the B.C. RCMP to destroy or return thousands of pie...

Dec 11, 2023

Nurses, health workers set to join other Quebec public sector workers on picket lines

MONTREAL - About 80,000 unionized Quebec nurses and other health-care workers will be joining fellow public sector workers already on strike since last week. The health workers are members of the FIQ,...

Dec 11, 2023

Work to secure Quebec dike continues one week after evacuation over breach fears

MONT-LAURIER, Que. - Officials say work is ongoing to stabilize a Quebec dike that was showing signs of failing, forcing hundreds from their homes one week ago. The situation remains stable and the pr...

Dec 10, 2023

Canada has a secretive history of adoption, and some want it brought to light

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - In a theatre in St. John's, N.L., a murmur spreads through the audience as people timidly raise their hands. They have been asked if they saw their own stories reflected in the film...

Dec 10, 2023

'People are confused': Survey suggests Canadians need education on Charter rights

OTTAWA - While one-third of Canadians say they have read the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, many fail to distinguish between its text and that of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, a new survey su...

Dec 10, 2023

Indigenous services minister to table First Nations water bill as early as Monday

OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu is expected to table much-anticipated legislation to improve water quality in First Nations communities as early as Monday. The bill comes more than a...

Dec 10, 2023

Every phone call is a goodbye, says Vancouver resident with family in Gaza

Omar Mansour says every phone call with his family in the Gaza Strip might be the last. So during those few minutes when he is able to talk to his parents, brother and sisters, the Vancouver resident ...

Dec 09, 2023

Mideast ministers in Ottawa to discuss Israel-Hamas war with Joly, Trudeau

OTTAWA - Agroup of foreign ministers from the Palestinian Authority, Saudi Arabia and Turkey are in Ottawa today for a quietly planned meeting with Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly to discuss atte...

Dec 09, 2023

Quebec man charged with 2nd-degree murder after toddler's death

MONTREAL - A 34-year-old Quebec man has been charged with second-degree murder after the death of a toddler who was found severely injured at a home daycare northeast of Montreal. Tomy Carranza Ladry ...

Dec 09, 2023