Canada

Alberta premier's visit to House of Commons environment committee cancelled

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's scheduled appearance before a House of Commons environment committee next week has been cancelled. Smith had said she would speak before the environment and...

Oct 12, 2023

News media lobby group says Google concerns about Online News Act are valid

TORONTO - A lobby group for Canada's newspapers and magazines says it agrees with many of the issues raised by Google about a law that will force the tech giant to compensate those same publishers for...

Oct 12, 2023

What is the notwithstanding clause? An explainer on the rarely used provision

REGINA - The Saskatchewan government has invoked the notwithstanding clause of the Constitution in tabling legislation that prevents children under 16 from changing their names or pronouns at school w...

Oct 12, 2023

'We have to do what it takes': Israeli-Canadian reservists say they're ready to fight

MONTREAL - Temima Silver is waiting for the call to report for duty in the Israeli military. Born and raised in Ottawa, the 21-year-old moved to Israel in 2020 to join the Israel Defense Forces. Relea...

Oct 12, 2023

Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, acquitted on sex assault charge, settles lawsuit

OTTAWA - Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin has reached an undisclosed settlement in his lawsuit over how the Canadian military and federal government responded to an allegation of sexual misconduct. Fortin was re...

Oct 12, 2023

Treaties with Métis could be negotiated after self-government bill passes: minister

OTTAWA - Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree says the federal government could enter into treaties with Mtis nations after the passage of Bill C-53. He said in a recent interview t...

Oct 12, 2023

Bernie Sanders to address NDP convention in pre-recorded video

HAMILTON - United States Sen. Bernie Sanders is throwing his support behind Canada's New Democrats in a pre-recorded video the party aims to play at its policy convention on Friday. The former U.S. pr...

Oct 12, 2023

Health ministers are set to wrap up two days of meetings in Charlottetown

CHARLOTTETOWN - Federal Health Minister Mark Holland and his provincial and territorial counterparts are wrapping up two days of meetings in Prince Edward Island today. Earlier this week, Holland said...

Oct 12, 2023

Former Mountie tells court he was unaware of secrets sent to investigative targets

OTTAWA - A former RCMP investigator who worked on a money laundering probe says he was unaware at the time that someone had sent secret information to people who were of interest to authorities. Retir...

Oct 12, 2023

Supreme Court to rule if federal environmental impact assessment law can stand

Canada's highest court is slated to rule Friday on federal environmental legislation in a decision expected to settle - for now - the role of different levels of government in balancing the economic b...

Oct 12, 2023