Canada

Poll suggests most Canadians trust election results, want interference inquiry

OTTAWA - New polling suggests the majority of Canadians want the federal government to call an independent inquiry into foreign interference in the last two federal elections, but still feel the count...

Mar 14, 2023

Senator fears 'modern Chinese exclusion' but some redress activists reject link

Senator Yuen Pau Woo questions whether a foreign influence registry might become "a modern form of Chinese exclusion," and says angry reaction to his suggestion proves his point about racial profiling...

Mar 14, 2023

Injuries reported after vehicle hits pedestrians in eastern Quebec town of Amqui

AMQUI, Que. - Police say people have been seriously injured after a vehicle plowed into pedestrians who were walking beside a road in Amqui, in Quebec's Bas-St-Laurent region. The driver is being ques...

Mar 13, 2023

Ottawa says Kearl leaks harmful to wildlife; issues order to stop seepage

Federal inspectors are confirming that two releases of oilsands tailings water from Imperial Oil's Kearl mine are harmful to wildlife. Environment Canada is issuing an order to Imperial that it must t...

Mar 13, 2023

Eight skunks found dead in Metro Vancouver had avian flu: government

VICTORIA - Eight skunks found dead last month in Vancouver and nearby Richmond, B.C., tested positive for avian flu. British Columbia's Ministry of Agriculture says the skunks were infected with the s...

Mar 13, 2023

Canada on sidelines as U.S., Britain, Australia move ahead on new security deal

OTTAWA - Experts are warning that Canada's omission from a military pact involving three of its closest allies is symptomatic of a larger problem in how this country is perceived by its friends. U.S. ...

Mar 13, 2023

Jesuits of Canada releases list of 27 members ‘credibly’ accused of child sex abuse

MONTREAL - The Jesuits of Canada have released a list of priests and brothers they say were credibly accused of sexually abusing minors over the past 70 years. The Jesuits, a religious order of the Ro...

Mar 13, 2023

Professors begin indefinite general strike at Université Laval

QUEBEC - An indefinite general strike is underway at Quebec City's Universit Laval, where nearly 1,300 professors are off the job. The unionized professors went on strike today after a negotiation bli...

Mar 13, 2023

Biden angers climate activists by approving controversial oil, gas project in Alaska

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden, a vocal champion of combating climate change, is angering environmental allies by approving a controversial oil and gas project in Alaska. The Willow project, as...

Mar 13, 2023

Manitoba opens access to death certificates of children at residential schools

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government has signed an agreement to open access to death certificates of Indigenous children who died at residential schools. The agreement allows the National Centre for Tru...

Mar 13, 2023