Canada

Western Canada seeks LNG, energy pledges in Liberals' Indo-Pacific strategy

OTTAWA - As the Trudeau government fleshes out its Indo-Pacific strategy, Western Canada is seeking more certainty from the Liberals on expanding energy exports to Asia. "There are people in Ottawa wh...

Mar 11, 2023

Clocks across Canada to jump forward, but U.S. could consign time change to history

VANCOUVER - Most Canadians will wind their clocks forward an hour tonight, but legislation in the United States that could put an end to the seasonal time change is also moving ahead. U.S. Sen. Marco ...

Mar 11, 2023

Ontario Progressive Conservative Vincent Ke resigns from caucus, sits as Independent

TORONTO - A Progressive Conservative member of Ontario's provincial parliament has resigned from caucus. Premier Doug Ford's office says in a release Friday that Vincent Ke, the member for Don Valley ...

Mar 10, 2023

Kiska, Marineland's lone killer whale and last captive orca in Canada, has died

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. - The Ontario government says Kiska, the last captive killer whale in Canada, has died. A spokesman for the solicitor general says Marineland, a Niagara Falls, Ont., theme park whe...

Mar 10, 2023

Joly pushes China to include Ukraine in peace talks, as South Africa seeks resolution

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly is asking China to expand its talks with Russia on a peace plan for Ukraine to include Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Joly says that earlier thi...

Mar 10, 2023

Environmental groups celebrate as ExxonMobil gives up oil exploration permits in B.C.

VANCOUVER - Environmental groups are celebrating after ExxonMobil relinquished offshore oil and gas exploration permits in British Columbia dating back more than 50 years. Lawyer Ian Miron with Ecojus...

Mar 10, 2023

Class-action lawsuit proposed for shareholders affected by Adastra cocaine claim

VANCOUVER - A Vancouver-based law firm says it has filed a proposed securities class-action lawsuit on behalf of anyone who acquired shares in a B.C. company that recently announced plans to commercia...

Mar 10, 2023

Supreme Court Justice Russell Brown denies Arizona altercation allegations

WASHINGTON - Supreme Court Justice Russell Brown is speaking out about an alleged altercation in Arizona that triggered a complaint to the Canadian Judicial Council. Brown is denying details in a news...

Mar 10, 2023

Canada bans Russian steel, aluminum imports as part of sanctions regime

OTTAWA - Canada is banning the import of Russian steel and aluminum as part of its sanctions regime. Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says this will help undermine Moscow's ongoing invasion of ...

Mar 10, 2023

Supreme Court of Canada restores voyeurism conviction against B.C. hockey coach

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has overturned a British Columbia court ruling and restored two voyeurism convictions against a former Metro Vancouver minor hockey coach. Randy Downes had coached...

Mar 10, 2023