Canada

The federal government promised to plant 2 billion trees by 2030. It's nowhere close.

OTTAWA - Environment Commissioner Jerry DeMarco says Canada is nowhere close to meeting its goal of planting two billion trees in 10 years. The Liberals first made the massive tree-planting promise du...

Apr 20, 2023

In The News for April 20 : Federal public servant strike continues as both sides meet

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 20 ... What we are watching in Canada .....

Apr 20, 2023

It will take more than money to fix health care: Canadian Medical Association

OTTAWA - The president of the Canadian Medical Association says the new health funding deal struck between provinces and the federal government represents the biggest nominal injection of cash into Ca...

Apr 20, 2023

Vancouver police promise upgrades to psychological testing following inquest

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Police Department is promising to upgrade psychological interviews for potential new recruits and to seek funding for annual psychological check-ins for all officers. The ple...

Apr 20, 2023

Both union, government warn of major service disruptions as a result of strike

OTTAWA - Canada's largest federal public-service union and Ottawa are both warning of likely service disruptions as nearly one-third of all federal workers remain on strike. The job action taken by me...

Apr 20, 2023

Some U.S. cities may offer model to ease Canada transit violence: experts

TORONTO - As Canadian cities look for ways to combat violence on public transit, experts say strategies south of the border that combine law enforcement, social supports and community engagement could...

Apr 20, 2023

MPs tout supply management as fix for poor countries, aim to shelter from trade deals

OTTAWA - Members of Parliament are rallying to bolster Canada's system of protecting dairy and poultry prices amid trade deals, and suggest developing countries do the same. The House of Commons trade...

Apr 20, 2023

At least 7 of the men caught crossing border from Manitoba are Mexican: officials

WARROAD, Minn. - United States officials say at least seven of the nine men caught crossing the border this week from southeast Manitoba are Mexican citizens. RCMP were first alerted to the group when...

Apr 19, 2023

Trudeau told NATO Canada can't meet defence spending target, Washington Post reports

WASHINGTON - The Washington Post says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau privately told NATO that Canada would never meet the military alliance's targets for defence spending. The Post report, published to...

Apr 19, 2023

Cost of carbon emissions nearly five times higher than previously thought: analysis

OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says a new analysis of the social cost of carbon emissions suggests the cost of greenhouse-gas emissions is nearly five times higher than was previously...

Apr 19, 2023