Canada

How to keep your kids safe at the pool, beach and cottage this summer

The season for pool parties, beach excursions and trips to the cottage has begun.Sadly, some of these events turn tragic each year and drowning is the second leading cause of preventable death for chi...

Jun 03, 2023

'I will not bend': MP Jenny Kwan says she won't allow China to erase history

OTTAWA - The briefing with Canada's spy agency, warning Jenny Kwan that she is a target of foreign interference by China, took roughly an hour. It took less than a second, she says, for her to decide ...

Jun 03, 2023

Rain could bring relief to firefighters battling Halifax-area wildfires

HALIFAX - There are hopes that heavy rain in the forecast could bring relief to Nova Scotia firefighters, who are struggling to bring a major Halifax-area wildfire under control. Halifax Deputy Fire C...

Jun 03, 2023

Activists in Canada aim to carry torch for Hong Kong's silenced Tiananmen vigil

VANCOUVER - Some members of Canada's Chinese diaspora are feeling the pressure to carry the torch as Hong Kong's renowned vigil commemorating the June 4, 1989, massacre in Beijing's Tiananmen Square f...

Jun 03, 2023

Canada to 'significantly' enhance military presence in Indo-Pacific region: Anand

SINGAPORE - Defence Minister Anita Anand says Canada is committed to the support of a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific, and is reinforcing its military presence in the region. Speaking in Singapo...

Jun 02, 2023

Minister ‘shocked’ at reports of Paul Bernardo being moved to medium-security prison

The federal public safety minister says reports of teen killer and serial rapist Paul Bernardo being transferred to a medium-security prison are "shocking and incomprehensible." Citing prison union of...

Jun 02, 2023

Denying bail OK if for a 'just cause,' says Charter statement on Liberal reform bill

OTTAWA - The federal government's Charter statement for its proposed bail reforms says there is "just cause" to deny bail if certain requirements are met. Justice Minister David Lametti introduced a b...

Jun 02, 2023

Trudeau continues to stand by David Johnston despite calls that he step down

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is committed to keeping David Johnston in place as Canada's special rapporteur on foreign interference, despite a majority of MPs voting in favour of his...

Jun 02, 2023

Feds open to cutting plastic production but global agreement will be hard: Guilbeault

OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says he is not opposed to cutting back on how many plastic products are made as the world works toward a global treaty to eliminate plastic pollution. B...

Jun 02, 2023

Nearly 700 more international firefighters coming to Canada to help battle fires

OTTAWA - Almost 700 firefighters from South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and the United States are set to arrive in Canada over the next two weeks to help with the unusually severe start to the wild...

Jun 02, 2023