Canada

Freeland considering action on short-term rentals after B.C. announces crackdown

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is applauding the B.C. government for going after short-term rentals and says the federal government is looking at what it can do on the issue as well. The ...

Oct 17, 2023

Government to begin sharing results of federal spending review next month, Anand says

OTTAWA - Treasury Board President Anita Anand says the federal government will begin sharing the results of its spending review next month, with final calculations coming out at the beginning of March...

Oct 17, 2023

Tories want House to study CBC editorial choice, despite broadcaster's independence

OTTAWA - The official Opposition is attempting to have a House of Commons committee study an editorial decision of the Canadian Broadcasting Corp., despite its independence from the government being e...

Oct 17, 2023

Jury in B.C. Supreme Court murder trial told witness died before finishing testimony

VANCOUVER - The jury in a British Columbia Supreme Court murder trial has been told that an expert witness didn't finish her testimony because she is dead. Justice Lance Bernard told the jury Tuesday ...

Oct 17, 2023

Freeland announces steps to make banking more affordable, create complaints mechanism

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has announced several steps the federal government is taking to make banking more affordable, which in part follow up to pledges made in the spring budget. ...

Oct 17, 2023

Canadian spy chief stresses co-operation on research security at Five Eyes summit

OTTAWA - The head of Canada's spy service says the way to shield advanced technology from adversaries like China and Russia is to educate researchers and scientists about the risks, not tell them what...

Oct 17, 2023

Supreme Court opinion doesn't change plans to regulate oil, gas emissions: Guilbeault

OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says regulations to cap emissions from oil and gas production will be published later this fall despite a recent Supreme Court of Canada decision affect...

Oct 17, 2023

B.C. premier says spat over Surrey police force 'no longer up for discussion'

VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby says a court challenge by the City of Surrey over being forced to continue the transition to a municipal police service "will not be successful." Eby says...

Oct 17, 2023

Parks Canada signs agreement with First Nations, opens door to harvesting in Jasper

Parks Canada and two First Nations have signed an agreement that points to a stronger Indigenous voice in parks management and opens the door to harvesting in Jasper National Park in western Alberta. ...

Oct 17, 2023

Palestinian ambassador warned Ottawa of rising tensions, urges Israel peace talks

OTTAWA - The Palestinian ambassador to Canada says she warned Ottawa six months ago that rising tensions in the region were going to explode into violence. Mona Abuamara, the chief representative of t...

Oct 17, 2023