Canada

B.C. Appeal Court sides with mom in case involving access to parental medical records

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Court of Appeal has struck down a section of the province's child protection legislation that allowed social workers to access a parent's medical records without their...

Apr 25, 2023

Myles Gray had bruising around eyes, neck, retired fire captain tells B.C. inquest

BURNABY, B.C. - A retired fire captain says Myles Gray had bruising around his eyes and along the sides of his neck when he stopped moving in the minutes after a beating by police. Former Burnaby, B.C...

Apr 25, 2023

Yukon government starts funding 40 hours of paid sick leave

WHITEHORSE - Yukon's premier says the territory is the first in Canada to provide government-funded paid sick leave with a program targeting workers who are most likely to suffer from taking unpaid ti...

Apr 25, 2023

'Last of Us' star, Petro Pascal, has matching outfits with Vancouver's libraries.

VANCOUVER - Actor Pedro Pascal hasn't started filming in Vancouver yet on the second season of his smash HBO hit "The Last of Us," but the city library is already matching him up with its branches. A ...

Apr 25, 2023

Thousands of Hydro-Québec clients lose power after Churchill Falls interruption

MONTREAL - Quebec's electric utility says thousands are without power in the province after a problem at the Churchill Falls generating station in Labrador. A Hydro-Qubec spokesman says the station ex...

Apr 25, 2023

Canada's push for small nuclear reactors will be costly, ineffective, some MPs warn

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has asserted that Canada is "very serious" about developing nuclear technology across the country to meet growing power needs, but some members of Parliament are...

Apr 25, 2023

Moon mission could boost Canadian health-care, climate efforts: Artemis II astronauts

OTTAWA - Four astronauts selected to orbit the moon say the Artemis II mission can help inform how Canada responds to food insecurity, health-care needs and climate adaptation in the Arctic. And the h...

Apr 25, 2023

Legault hears from caucus of anger over broken promise for Quebec City tunnel

Quebec Premier Franois Legault heard today from caucus members expressing the fury of their constituents over the government's decision to break a major election promise. The Legault government's deci...

Apr 25, 2023

Striking public servants block access to government buildings and key infrastructure

OTTAWA - Striking federal workers made good on a promise to ramp up their picket efforts this morning disrupting traffic and limiting access to office buildings in downtown Ottawa. More than 150,000 f...

Apr 25, 2023

Strike could be last hurrah for Ottawa's core as public servants fight for telework

OTTAWA - Downtown Ottawa is buzzing with public servants in numbers that haven't been seen since before the pandemic. And it's all thanks to workers fighting for the right not to have to be there. Tue...

Apr 25, 2023