Canada

Ranj Pillai set to be sworn in as Yukon's 10th premier

WHITEHORSE - Yukon's 10th premier is set to be officially sworn into his post later today, also giving the provincial liberal party a new leader. Ranj Pillai, a member of the territory's legislature s...

Jan 14, 2023

Albertans who regularly visit Moraine Lake say move to restrict vehicles was overdue

Some Albertans who regularly bike, climb, hike or take photographs at Moraine Lake in Banff National Park say a decision by Parks Canada to restrict personal vehicles on its access road was long overd...

Jan 14, 2023

Academic troubled by MPs' refusal to share newsletters with researchers

OTTAWA - While MPs send out newsletters to get the public's attention, many of them are refusing to share these taxpayer-funded mailouts with academics for research purposes. "The secrecy (with which)...

Jan 14, 2023

'Gift for all': Nunavut TV channel looks be in the homes of every Canadian

OTTAWA - As a little girl in the early '80s, Lucy Tulugarjuk said she would spend most of her time playing outside instead of in front of a screen. Her family and friends in Igloolik, Nvt., did not ow...

Jan 14, 2023

Premiers demand bail reform in letter to Trudeau after killing of OPP officer

OTTAWA - Canada's premiers are unanimously urging Ottawa to take "immediate action" to strengthen the country's bail system. The premiers from all 13 provinces and territories signed a letter to Prime...

Jan 14, 2023

Pierre Poilievre speech to Frontier Centre as part of daylong visit to Winnipeg

WINNIPEG - Conservative party leader Pierre Poilievre is defending his decision to speak to a group that has come under fire for comments on residential schools and discrimination. Poilievre spoke tod...

Jan 13, 2023

Alberta NDP: 'A lot of lying going on' about premier's role in COVID-19 prosecutions

Alberta's Opposition NDP leader says Premier Danielle Smith has entangled herself in a web of lies and needs to come clean over what she has been saying to prosecutors pursuing COVID-19 health violati...

Jan 13, 2023

Federal committee will take another look at Rogers-Shaw deal

OTTAWA - The House of Commons industry and technology committee is planning to hold another study into the proposed Rogers-Shaw merger. Conservative MP Rick Perkins and New Democrat MP Brian Masse con...

Jan 13, 2023

Quebec woman alleging sexual misconduct by prominent cardinal reveals identity

MONTREAL - A woman alleging sexual misconduct by a prominent Quebec cardinal has revealed her identity and says the process for reporting such abuse must be changed. Until today, Pamla Groleau had bee...

Jan 13, 2023

Penalties for public servants who won't go back to office to be handled individually

OTTAWA - The federal government says repercussions for public servants who refuse to return to in-person work will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis. Starting Monday, all federal employees who are...

Jan 13, 2023