Canada

As Poland puts itself at risk next to war, more support could help: Polish ambassador

OTTAWA - As the investigation continues into how two Poles died in an explosion near their country's border with Ukraine on Tuesday, Poland's ambassador to Canada is urging the international community...

Nov 17, 2022

Canadian commander says NATO battle group in Latvia could beat back Russian attack

RIGA, Latvia - The Canadian officer commanding a NATO battle group in Latvia says Russian forces would be routed if they dared launch an attack against Canadian troops and their allies stationed in th...

Nov 17, 2022

PM's national security adviser, deputy minister of finance at Emergencies Act inquiry

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's national security adviser is due to testify today at the public inquiry tasked with determining whether the Liberal government was justified in triggering the ...

Nov 17, 2022

Newfoundland's fishing towns were built to survive, but Fiona changed the game

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - For generations, Cory Munden's family has been building and living on the same piece of oceanside land in the southwestern Newfoundland town of Port aux Basques. The town is a forme...

Nov 17, 2022

Trade ties, global economics on table as Trudeau arrives in Thailand for APEC

BANGKOK - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is now in Thailand for his third international summit in less than a week as Canada tries to expand its trade relationships in Asia. This is the third stop on a...

Nov 16, 2022

CRTC chair says online streaming bill won't police user-generated content, algorithms

OTTAWA - The chair of Canada's broadcasting regulator says a controversial online streaming bill will not result in the policing of user-generated content or the mandating of specific algorithms on pl...

Nov 16, 2022

Man accused of first-degree murder of B.C. Mountie appears in court

VANCOUVER - The man accused of fatally stabbing a Mountie in Burnaby, B.C., has made a brief appearance in provincial court in Vancouver. Jongwon Ham appeared virtually in court on Wednesday after a s...

Nov 16, 2022

Federal ministers reject request by Nunavut iron mine to double production

POND INLET - Federal cabinet ministers have denied a request to expand an iron ore mine on the northern tip of Baffin Island. Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal issued a letter to the Nunavut Impact...

Nov 16, 2022

Winter 'Freedom Convoy' blockades cost billions to Canada's economy, inquiry hears

OTTAWA - Transport Canada estimates as much as $3.9 billion in trade activity was halted because of border blockades across the country related to protests against COVID-19 restrictions last winter. T...

Nov 16, 2022

Canada adds new sanctions against Iran as crackdown on protests continues

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly has announced a fifth package of economic sanctions against Iran as the country continues its crackdown on human-rights protesters. Joly said in a stateme...

Nov 16, 2022