Canada

PM's brother denies Trudeau Foundation was involved in foreign interference

OTTAWA - The prime minister's brother says the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation has not been part of any foreign interference attempts by China. Alexandre Trudeau, who has been involved in the founda...

May 03, 2023

Cache Creek becomes raging river as floodwaters rise: mayor

The mayor of Cache Creek says what's normally a babbling brook has become a raging river, with floodwaters flowing right through the village firehall. John Ranta says water levels are the highest he's...

May 03, 2023

MPs pass law meant to curb forced labour, as critics decry its lack of teeth

OTTAWA - The House of Commons has passed a bill that takes aim at child labour and forced labour around the world. The new law will require Canadian companies and government departments to scrutinize ...

May 03, 2023

Canada has nothing to fear from U.S. protectionist rhetoric, envoy to Ottawa insists

WASHINGTON - The U.S. ambassador to Canada says his country's largest trading partner has nothing to fear from the Biden administration's Buy American rhetoric. David Cohen says he wants to end, once ...

May 03, 2023

No word on which Canadians will attend crowning of King Charles in London

OTTAWA - The Prime Minister's Office still has yet to announce which eminent Canadians will be invited to join him for the coronation of King Charles in just three days. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ...

May 03, 2023

Trudeau announces appointment of new senators for Newfoundland and Labrador, P.E.I.

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that two new senators will join the upper chamber. Jane MacAdam, a former auditor general of Prince Edward Island who boasts more than 40 years of ...

May 03, 2023

B.C. wildlife group shares tips on duckling dilemmas, as dozens of orphans brought in

BURNABY, B.C. - A British Columbia animal rescue group is issuing tips for the public after dozens of orphan ducklings have been brought into its centre. The Wildlife Rescue Association of BC says the...

May 03, 2023

Balanced budget, electoral reform back on policy agenda for Liberals at convention

OTTAWA - Balanced budgets and electoral reform are back on the agenda for Canada's Liberals this week as the party holds its first in-person policy convention in five years. The Liberal government is ...

May 03, 2023

Union threatens to disrupt Liberal party convention if CRA doesn't offer 'fair' deal

OTTAWA - The union representing Canada Revenue Agency workers says its members plan to show up at the Liberal Party of Canada's convention Thursday if their employer doesn't table a "fair offer" befor...

May 03, 2023

Canada joins U.S., Spain in trilateral agreement to ease irregular migration

WASHINGTON - Canada is teaming up with the U.S. and Spain in an effort to create legal pathways for migrants and ease the burden of irregular migration in North America. A joint statement issued by al...

May 03, 2023