Canada

Oil and gas companies should invest profits in climate action: Steven Guilbeault

OTTAWA - Oil and gas companies can show their commitment to climate action by investing some of their record profits to cut their emissions, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said Friday. Canadia...

Sep 23, 2022

Group linked to 'Freedom Convoy' ordered evicted from Ottawa heritage building

OTTAWA - A group loosely associated with the "Freedom Convoy" protest in Ottawa last winter has been ordered evicted from a former church east of downtown. In her ruling, Ontario Superior Court Justic...

Sep 23, 2022

More Indigenous-led services needed for communities, national wellness summit hears

TORONTO - An Indigenous leader who lost loved ones in the Saskatchewan stabbing rampage says there's a need for more Indigenous-led services to help communities deal with tragedies and mental health i...

Sep 23, 2022

South Korea president Suk-yeol praises Canada in visit focused on trade

OTTAWA - South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol says Canada is a natural match for boosting the production of electric vehicles. On his one-day visit to Ottawa, the president praised Canada's natural re...

Sep 23, 2022

MPs, Senators debate requirements for medically assisted dying with mental disorders

OTTAWA - An expert told a special joint committee of the House of Commons and Senate that people with mental disorders can suffer for decades, and their distress is equally as valid as someone sufferi...

Sep 23, 2022

RCMP 'did their best' in response to N.S. mass shooting: federal Justice Department

HALIFAX - The RCMP's response to the 2020 shooting rampage that left 22 Nova Scotians dead was far from perfect, but police did their best, the federal Justice Department said Friday. During the final...

Sep 23, 2022

Jason Kenney, soon out as Alberta premier, pokes fun at himself in speech

CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney drew laughs and applause in one of his final speeches before he leaves the job in two weeks. Kenney, speaking to municipal leaders in Calgary, interrupted one bu...

Sep 23, 2022

Hearing-impaired N.L. student awarded $10,000 after prof refused to wear microphone

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Memorial University is appealing a human rights ruling that found a student with a hearing disability had been discriminated against when one of his professors refused to wear a mic...

Sep 23, 2022

COVID-19 outbreak reported at care centre in Nunavut

GJOA HAVEN, Nunavut - Health officials in Nunavut have declared a COVID-19 outbreak at a continuing care centre home in Gjoa Haven. The territory's Department of Health says all eight residents and on...

Sep 23, 2022

India cautions its citizens of hate, violence in Canada

The government of India is warning its citizens in Canada of a sharp increase in hate crimes, sectarian violence and anti-India activities. India's External Affairs Ministry issued a statement saying ...

Sep 23, 2022