Canada

Cost of living: Pepsi and Coca-Cola absent in meeting with federal industry minister

Canada's industry minister made a point of calling out Pepsi and Coca-Cola for not sending representatives to a meeting he convened on Monday with manufacturing companies to discuss stabilizing grocer...

Sep 25, 2023

New immigration minister says one-click citizenship oath still worth considering

OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marc Miller says the controversial idea to allow new Canadians to take their oath of citizenship with the click of a button is still a good option that's worth considerin...

Sep 25, 2023

Groups call for more careful consideration of artificial intelligence measures

OTTAWA - Dozens of civil society organizations, experts and academics are calling on the Liberal government to remove proposed measures on artificial intelligence from a federal privacy bill, saying t...

Sep 25, 2023

Lawyer challenges federal decision to deny help to woman with six children in Syria

OTTAWA - A lawyer is asking the Federal Court to direct the Canadian government to repatriate a Quebec woman being held in a Syrian detention camp with her six children. The woman's lawyer, Lawrence G...

Sep 25, 2023

Flag raising at B.C. legislature honours residential school survivors, lost children

VICTORIA - Fresh fall winds helped mark a flag-raising ceremony today at the British Columbia legislature honouring residential school survivors and remembering children who never came home. The orang...

Sep 25, 2023

Head of Alta commission on Rocky Mountain coal mining concerned over new applications

At least two members of the group that recommended a pause on coal mining in Alberta's Rocky Mountains are concerned the province's regulator appears to have accepted applications to renew a project t...

Sep 25, 2023

Military drops sexual misconduct charge against Lt.-Gen. Steve Whelan

GATINEAU, Que. - The military has dropped a charge related to alleged sexual misconduct against Lt.-Gen. Steve Whelan, who was removed from his job as head of military personnel in 2021 after the alle...

Sep 25, 2023

Shopping for something to wear on Orange Shirt Day? Here's what you need to know

Every dollar spent on an orange T-shirt for Truth and Reconciliation Day should be a conscious effort to uplift an Indigenous business or community, experts say. Shopping for orange T-shirts from Indi...

Sep 25, 2023

Knowing where your money is going proves crucial to supporting Indigenous businesses

TORONTO - Jaymie Campbell has been running her beading and quilling business for over five years. It's a money-making venture but for her, it is about more than income. "It's so much about cultural re...

Sep 25, 2023

Former foreign minister Marc Garneau says Canada, South Korea should form closer ties

OTTAWA - Former foreign affairs minister Marc Garneau says Canada should seek closer ties with South Korea, arguing the two countries could help each other gain influence in the strategically importan...

Sep 25, 2023