Canada

Emergencies Act inquiry to hear from experts on misinformation, social media

OTTAWA - A public inquiry is turning its attention to the role of online misinformation this morning as it continues probing Ottawa's use of emergency legislation to quell last winter's "Freedom Convo...

Nov 29, 2022

Trudeau pays respects to stabbing victims at James Smith Cree Nation

JAMES SMITH CREE NATION - Nearly three months after a mass stabbing gripped the community of James Smith Cree Nation and Canada as a whole, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has come to pay his respects.A...

Nov 28, 2022

Liberals did not show fiscal restraint in fall update: parliamentary budget officer

OTTAWA - Parliamentary budget officer Yves Giroux says the federal government did not show fiscal restraint in its recent fall economic statement. Giroux told MPs at a House of Commons finance committ...

Nov 28, 2022

Line 5 shutdown 'draconian,' both sides must consider 'imperfect' alternatives: judge

WASHINGTON - A judge in Wisconsin is ordering Enbridge Inc. and an Indigenous band to confer about "imperfect" alternatives to shutting down the cross-border Line 5 pipeline. District Court Judge Will...

Nov 28, 2022

Hundreds in Vancouver rally in sympathy with China COVID protests

VANCOUVER - Hundreds of people have rallied in Vancouver in sympathy with rare protests that are sweeping across China in response to the country's hardline zero-COVID lockdown policies. The protester...

Nov 28, 2022

Opposition, experts praise new Indo-Pacific strategy but want implementation plan

OTTAWA - Opposition parties and geopolitical experts say they welcome the Liberals' new Indo-Pacific strategy, but it needs an implementation plan. Ministers revealed the government's priorities for t...

Nov 28, 2022

Senior Air Force officers charged over 'inappropriate' fighter pilot nickname

OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Air Force says two senior officers have been charged for allegedly failing to stop a group of fighter pilots from assigning an inappropriate nickname to another member in J...

Nov 28, 2022

Indo-Pacific strategy adds new pressures to navy amid personnel, warship challenges

OTTAWA - The Liberal government's new Indo-Pacific strategy represents a marked shift for the Canadian Armed Forces, and in particular the Royal Canadian Navy. One expert says it will also put more pr...

Nov 28, 2022

Feds must deliver 'concrete actions' to fix emergency response on First Nations: AG

OTTAWA - Canada's auditor general says the federal government cannot blame its failure to improve First Nations emergency management on a lack of outreach from the communities themselves. Karen Hogan ...

Nov 28, 2022

More missiles hit as Ukrainians brace for 'worst winter' since Second World War

KYIV, Ukraine - Another barrage of Russian missile strikes hit Ukraine Wednesday, dealing a setback to the country's struggle to restore its power network as winter sets in. "As we speak now, Russia h...

Nov 28, 2022