Canada

Canada adds more Iranian officials to list of those affected by sanctions

OTTAWA - Canada is imposing more sanctions against Iran for what it describes as gross violations of human rights. Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly announced twelve senior Iranian government and l...

Feb 27, 2023

Hamilton, Ont., entrepreneur wins Black Pitch Contest, $25,000 grand prize

HAMILTON - A Black entrepreneur from Hamilton, Ont., has won the nationwide Black Pitch Contest. Micheline Khan's company, Althea Therapy, helps people get access to culturally responsive mental healt...

Feb 26, 2023

Alberta expecting another gusher in budget ahead of provincial election

EDMONTON - Alberta is scheduled to introduce its budget Tuesday - the last before a spring provincial election - with political observerswondering what the province will do with all its billions of ex...

Feb 26, 2023

Inuit 15 times more likely to be jailed in Quebec than the provincial average

MONTREAL - Osman Ilgun was arrested in September 2021 and soon transferred to a detention centre 1,500 kilometres away from his home in the Inuit community of Quaqtaq in Quebec's Nunavik region. At th...

Feb 26, 2023

Black activist who became PM of Dominica was target of RCMP dirty tricks: documents

OTTAWA - It has long been known that the RCMP Security Service took a keen interest in Roosevelt "Rosie" Douglas, a Black rights activist who attended school in Canada and would go on to be prime mini...

Feb 26, 2023

B.C. premier says some deficits require spending as NDP prepares to table budget

VICTORIA - British Columbia's New Democrat government has been tackling some of the province's fundamental deficits in recent months by spending billions in surplus dollars, says Premier David Eby. Bu...

Feb 25, 2023

Canadian actor Gordon Pinsent, who starred in 'Away From Her,' has died at 92

Canadian actor Gordon Pinsent has died at the age of 92, his friend actor Mark Critch has confirmed in a phone interview with The Canadian Press. The Newfoundland native has been a household name in C...

Feb 25, 2023

Neil Young, wife actress Daryl Hannah surprise crowd at Victoria old-growth rally

VICTORIA - Singer Neil Young made a surprise appearance today at an old growth logging protest rally at the British Columbia legislature. Young, playing acoustic guitar and harmonica, sang two songs: ...

Feb 25, 2023

B.C. Premier David Eby announces more cost-of-living supports

SURREY, B.C. - British Columbia Premier David Eby has announced another round of the BC Affordability Credit to help offset inflation costs as he marked 100 days at the province's helm. The province s...

Feb 25, 2023

One dead, two still unaccounted for after house fire in Pikangikum First Nation

A remote northwestern Ontario First Nation lacked the facilities to extinguish a house fire that left one dead and two others unaccounted for, the local chief said as she called for government help in...

Feb 25, 2023