Canada

Carbon pricing in Canada: What it is, what it costs and why you get a rebate

OTTAWA - Canada has had a national price on pollution since 2019, but the policy remains a political battleground - and Opposition Conservatives made clear Wednesday they intend to fight the next elec...

Nov 01, 2023

U.S. prosecutors say two Montreal residents helped ship weapons components to Russia

MONTREAL - United States federal prosecutors in New York have charged two Montreal residents with wire fraud conspiracy for allegedly exporting electronic components to Russia for military use. U.S. a...

Nov 01, 2023

Covenant Chain: Mohawk men in tobacco smuggling case cite treaty, win in Quebec court

MONTREAL - Two Mohawk men from Kahnawake, near Montreal, have been granted a stay of proceedings in a tobacco smuggling case after a judge ruled their treaty rights were infringed. Derek White and Hun...

Nov 01, 2023

Federal government to level out number of new permanent residents in Canada in 2026

OTTAWA - New targets tabled in Parliament show the government plans to level out the number of new permanent residents to Canada in 2026, forecasting an end to record-breaking year-over-year immigrati...

Nov 01, 2023

Police officer in Saskatchewan seriously injured: Premier Scott Moe

ESTEVAN, Sask. - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says a police officer in Estevan, Sask., has been seriously injured. Moe wished the injured officer a full recovery in a post on X, the social media pla...

Nov 01, 2023

Former B.C. premier John Horgan will be Canada's next ambassador to Germany

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that former British Columbia premier John Horgan has been appointed as Canada's next ambassador to Germany. A statement from the Prime Minister's O...

Nov 01, 2023

Privacy bill fails to address dangers of facial recognition technology: coalition

OTTAWA - A coalition pushing for better regulation of facial recognition and other biometric surveillance technologies says proposed federal privacy legislation is in "dire need of significant amendme...

Nov 01, 2023

Ministers' responses on Afghan monument contract 'pathetic': design team

OTTAWA - An architectural group that lost out on building a monument to Canada's mission in Afghanistan is accusing the government of giving a "pathetic" explanation for how the contract was awarded. ...

Nov 01, 2023

Quebec increases immigration target by 10,000, imposes French requirement for workers

MONTREAL - The Quebec government is increasing its immigration target to about 60,000 people next year and imposing new French-language requirements for newcomers. Premier Franois Legault says the off...

Nov 01, 2023

'Makes me sad': New Quebec poll sees Premier Legault losing ground to Parti Québécois

Quebec Premier Franois Legault says he takes full responsibility for his party's sagging poll numbers. He told reporters that a new Leger poll published today, conducted for the Journal de Montral and...

Nov 01, 2023