Canada

Federal officials set to make Indo-Pacific strategy announcement in Vancouver

VANCOUVER - Federal officials are set to make an announcement today in Vancouver about Canada's long-promised Indo-Pacific strategy. A media advisory from Global Affairs Canada says the Indo-Pacific r...

Nov 27, 2022

Farmers union hopes to attract loose cattle that have been on the run in Quebec town

Quebec's farmers union says it's hopeful a herd of runaway cattle that have been wreaking havoc in farmers' fields near a small town in the province's Mauricie region will be captured soon. Jean-Sbast...

Nov 26, 2022

N.B. mother wants change after police mistakenly told her her son had died

DIEPPE, N.B. - A mother in New Brunswick says she woke up Tuesday morning to news from the RCMP that her son had died, only to find out hours later that police had made a mistake. Donna Price said in ...

Nov 26, 2022

Yellowknife struggling to clear above average snowfall

YELLOWKNIFE - Residents and city staff in the Northwest Territories capital are struggling to keep up with an onslaught of snow. Longtime Yellowknifer and former territorial politician Kieron Testart ...

Nov 26, 2022

IRCC finds no fault in AIDS summit visa debacle, amid fear of December repeat

OTTAWA - With Canada set to host a major international summit next month, advocates are warning about a possible repeat of issues that prevented some African delegates from attending a conference in M...

Nov 26, 2022

Don't have a cow: Senator's legen-dairy speech draws metaphor from bovine caper

OTTAWA - Haven't you herd? A dramatic tale of 20 escaped cows, nine cowboys and a drone recently unfolded in St-Svre, Que., and it behooved a Canadian senator to milk it for all it was worth. Promptin...

Nov 26, 2022

Ottawa commits $39.4M to support Indigenous languages in the North

DETTAH, N.W.T. - The federal government says it is investing $39.4 million to support Indigenous languages in the territories. The funding is to go to communities, organizations and governments to rec...

Nov 25, 2022

Emergencies Act commission hears final arguments as public hearings conclude

OTTAWA - The public inquiry probing the Liberal government's decision to invoke the Emergencies Act in response to last winter's weeks-long "Freedom Convoy" protest is hearing closing arguments from l...

Nov 25, 2022

Inquiry document says Bergen, PM talked about setting 'bad precedent' with convoy

OTTAWA - Notes taken during a conversation between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and former Conservative leader Candice Bergen shed more light on their discussion about reaching out to "Freedom Convoy...

Nov 25, 2022

Harjit Sajjan tweets about raising Qatar human rights at World Cup after criticism

OTTAWA - International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan has tweeted about raising human rights concerns during his visit to Qatar for the World Cup after opposition criticism. The NDP and the Bloc t...

Nov 25, 2022