Canada

Federal government announces funding for Earth observation satellites

Canada is announcing new funding to help launch a series of satellites that will help monitor and respond to climate change. Francois-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, ...

Oct 18, 2022

B.C. drought forces emergency order on Sunshine Coast, but officials urge calm

SECHELT, B.C. - Some businesses and amenities on British Columbia's Sunshine Coast have been told to stop using all treated drinking water later today due to severe drought, but officials say there's ...

Oct 18, 2022

Mendicino 'concerned' RCMP withheld badge numbers of officers who cleared protest

OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says he's concerned the RCMP chose not to the release the badge numbers of officers who cleared "Freedom Convoy" protesters from the Ambassador Bridge l...

Oct 18, 2022

Two children dead, 46-year-old man arrested in Laval, north of Montreal

LAVAL, Que. - Police say two children are dead and a 46-year-old man is under arrest after officers were called to intervene at a home north of Montreal Monday evening. A spokeswoman for police in Lav...

Oct 18, 2022

Liberal cybersecurity bill a 'bad law' that must be amended, research report warns

OTTAWA - A new research report says federal cybersecurity legislation is so flawed it would allow authoritarian governments around the world to justify their own repressive laws. The report by Christo...

Oct 18, 2022

Here's who is testifying next at Emergencies Act public inquiry

OTTAWA - An inquiry into the federal government's use of the Emergencies Act to clear the "Freedom Convoy" protest in February is hearing first-hand testimony from top government and police officials....

Oct 18, 2022

Emergency Act inquiry continues and U.S. midterms looming: In The News for Oct. 18

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 Oct. 18 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Oct 18, 2022

Carbon emissions from forestry masked by government accounting, says report

An analysis suggests Canada is using questionable methods to dramatically underestimate greenhouse gas emissions from the forestry industry, which it says equal those from Alberta's oilsands in some y...

Oct 18, 2022

University of New Brunswick investigating how Trump ally was awarded PhD in 2013

HALIFAX - A high-profile ally of former U.S. president Donald Trump is at the centre of an academic controversy at the University of New Brunswick, where the administration has promised an independent...

Oct 18, 2022

Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson expected to testify about 'Freedom Convoy' at public inquiry

OTTAWA - The inquiry into the federal government's use of the Emergencies Act during February's "Freedom Convoy" protest continues today with the anticipated appearance of Ottawa's mayor. Outgoing may...

Oct 18, 2022