Canada

Emergencies Act commission report to be delivered Feb. 20

The federal commission looking into the Liberal government's decision to use the Emergencies Act is being granted an extension to deliver its report to the cabinet and the public at the same time this...

Feb 07, 2023

U.S. actor facing sex charges in Nevada also facing charge in B.C.

KEREMEOS, B.C. - A former actor in the movie "Dances With Wolves" who is facing eight sex-related charges in Nevada is also facing a charge in British Columbia. Documents filed in B.C. show Nathan Cha...

Feb 07, 2023

One-third of households say they're financially worse off compared to year ago: poll

OTTAWA - A new poll finds one-third of Canadian households say their financial situation has worsened over the last year. According to a Leger poll commissioned by the Association for Canadian Studies...

Feb 07, 2023

Ottawa spending $2M for international commission to offer advice on unmarked graves

Ottawa is spending $2 million for an international organization to provide First Nations with options around identifying possible human remains buried near residential schools. A statement from the of...

Feb 07, 2023

Cree mother wonders how mining development in northern Quebec will affect food supply

CHISASIBI, Que. - Heather House studies full-time through McGill University's distance education program, and when she is not immersed in books she is raising her eight children with her husband in Ch...

Feb 07, 2023

In The News for Feb. 7: Can the PM appease the country's Premiers on health care?

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 Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023 ... What we are watching...

Feb 07, 2023

Will Biden's second state of the union mark a less protectionist approach to Canada?

WASHINGTON - A new poll suggests a majority of Canadians still see the United States as their country's closest ally, even in an age of isolationism and protectionist policies. The online survey by Le...

Feb 07, 2023

Trudeau to present health-care offer to premiers in long-awaited meeting for new deal

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is joining Canada's premiers at the table today where he is set to offer them a significant increase towards health-care funding. The premiers say they are going...

Feb 07, 2023

Mendicino: foreign-agent registry would need equity lens, could be part of 'tool box'

OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says a registry to track foreign agents operating in Canada can only be implemented in lockstep with diverse communities. "There is a historical context...

Feb 06, 2023

Canada's first Indigenous languages commissioner hopes to be operating by summer

OTTAWA - Canada's first commissioner of Indigenous languages says he hopes to have his office fully operational by the summer - about two years after it was first announced. Ronald Ignace appeared bef...

Feb 06, 2023