Canada

Quebec's auditor finds Education Department ill-prepared for pivot to online learning

Quebec's auditor general says the province's Education Department was ill-prepared when the COVID-19 pandemic forced schools to shutter in March 2020 and it still does not have a complete picture of t...

Dec 07, 2022

Quebec coroner questions why witnesses failed to report drunk driver before crash

MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner is questioning why people who saw a drunk driver get behind the wheel failed to call authorities before he got into a crash that killed four members of a family north of Qu...

Dec 07, 2022

National security concerns prompt bill to modernize foreign investment screening

OTTAWA - The Liberal government says it will make the most significant updates to the federal investment screening law in more than a decade to address evolving national security concerns. Industry Mi...

Dec 07, 2022

Canada's government will review RCMP equipment contract with ties to China: Trudeau

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is reviewing an RCMP equipment contract with a company that has ties to China's government. Radio-Canada reports that the federal Pro...

Dec 07, 2022

'More to do' on systemic barriers facing Muslim charities, Trudeau acknowledges

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau acknowledges there is "significantly more to do" on the systemic barriers that confront Muslim charities amid concerns from a federal watchdog that his review of...

Dec 07, 2022

Police call not to search for women's remains "a breach of human dignity," AFN hears

OTTAWA - A Mohawk official tasked with helping Indigenous communities investigate unmarked graves says Winnipeg police's refusal to search for the remains of missing women in a landfill is a "breach o...

Dec 07, 2022

Mint issues black-ringed toonie in memory of Queen Elizabeth II

The Royal Canadian Mint is issuing a new black-ringed toonie to honour Queen Elizabeth II. The mint says the coin's black outer ring is intended to evoke a "mourning armband" to honour the queen, who ...

Dec 07, 2022

Canada commits $800 million to support Indigenous-led conservation projects

MONTREAL - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will spend up to $800 million to support four major Indigenous-led conservation projects across the country covering nearly one mil...

Dec 07, 2022

Alberta, Saskatchewan chiefs call for sovereignty acts to be withdrawn

OTTAWA - First Nations chiefs in Alberta and Saskatchewan are calling for their provinces to toss proposed legislation they say is inherently undemocratic, unconstitutional and infringes on Indigenous...

Dec 07, 2022

Visa issues exclude Indigenous voices from COP15 biodiversity summit in Montreal

OTTAWA - The COP15 conference on biodiversity loss is underway in Montreal, but hundreds of delegates from developing countries are missing out due to visa issues. This past summer, Immigration, Refug...

Dec 07, 2022