Canada

Airlines 'left government no choice' but to beef up passenger rights: Minister

OTTAWA - Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says airlines' use of loopholes around traveller compensation "left government with no choice" but to strengthen passenger rights rules. Alghabra says the COV...

Apr 24, 2023

Ottawa looks to allies to possibly evacuate Canadians stuck in Sudan

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says Canada is working with "like-minded countries" to help citizens who remain in Sudan flee the country as an armed conflict there escalates. Hundreds h...

Apr 24, 2023

In The News for April 24 : Federal public-service worker strike enters sixth day

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of April 24 ... What we are watching in Canada .....

Apr 24, 2023

Public service union to picket at locations with more impact as strike enters Day 6

OTTAWA - One of Canada's largest labour disruptions has entered a sixth day as the union representing thousands of striking public-service workers looks to hamper access to ports. The Public Service A...

Apr 24, 2023

Oilsands emissions could be underestimated by current measuring methods, study says

New federal research suggests greenhouse gas emissions from the Alberta oilsands may be significantly underestimated, adding to a growing pile of studies that say our understanding of what is going in...

Apr 24, 2023

Program helping people to reconnect with traditional skills in Yellowknife

YELLOWKNIFE - By the shore of the still-frozen Yellowknife River, more than a dozen people gather to prepare fish for cooking over a crackling fire. Originating from different communities across the N...

Apr 24, 2023

Canada suspends Sudan consular services as diplomats evacuated

Ottawa has suspended consular services in Sudan amid reports of allied countries evacuating Canadian diplomats and as armed conflict escalates in the East-African country. Global Affairs Canada says C...

Apr 23, 2023

First months on throne show King Charles wants to engage, but Canadians skeptical

MONTREAL - King Charles III's first months on the throne have shown he's a monarch who will take an active role in different causes and is ready to engage with the public, royal experts say, but he st...

Apr 23, 2023

RCMP sifting 'fairly large volume' of information in Ukraine war crimes probe

OTTAWA - RCMP Cpl. Kate Walaszczyk honed her policing skills as a homicide investigator, painstakingly reconstructing crime scenes and gathering evidence. She is turning that hard-earned know-how to t...

Apr 23, 2023

South Africa envoy urges Ukraine peace talks, says Canada stance on war 'shocking'

OTTAWA - South Africa's envoy to Ottawa is urging Canada to help broker an end to Russia's war in Ukraine, arguing that sending arms to Kyiv will only prolong a dangerous conflict that is aggravating ...

Apr 23, 2023