Canada

Quebec provincial election campaign to begin Sunday, François Legault confirms

MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault says the fall provincial election campaign will begin Sunday. He made the announcement today in a video uploaded to social media. Legault says campaigning wil...

Aug 23, 2022

MP says Ottawa underestimated Canadians' desire to travel again

CALGARY - A member of Parliament says Ottawa may have underestimated Canadians' desire to travel when planning for a return to normal following the end of most pandemic restrictions. Airlines and airp...

Aug 23, 2022

Temporary changes to EI made during pandemic are set to expire late next month

OTTAWA - Temporary changes to the employment insurance program made during the pandemic are set to expire soon, jeopardizing access to jobless benefits for automotive workers in Windsor, Ont., who exp...

Aug 23, 2022

Far more women than men not seeking re-election in Quebec's fall vote

QUEBEC - Far more women than men are saying goodbye to the Quebec legislature ahead of the fall election. Of the 34 members who have announced they won't be seeking re-election, 22 are women. That mea...

Aug 23, 2022

Ukraine investigating 28,000 Russian war crimes, including child deaths: ambassador

OTTAWA - Ukraine's ambassador to Canada says her country is investigating more than 28,000 war crimes, including the killing of 373 children, by Russian forces. Ambassador Yulia Kovaliv says the crime...

Aug 23, 2022

Renowned architect Moshe Safdie gifts archive and Habitat 67 condo unit to McGill

MONTREAL - Israeli-Canadian architect Moshe Safdie is donating his professional archive to McGill University, including his thesis that led to the Habitat 67 apartment complex in Montreal. McGill says...

Aug 23, 2022

Quebec coroner investigates deaths of Inuuk women struck on Montreal highways

MONTREAL - The Quebec coroner is investigating the deaths of two Inuuk women in their 20s who were hit by cars within a 24-hour period over the weekend on separate Montreal highways. A spokesperson fo...

Aug 23, 2022

'We need to be more transparent': RCMP Commissioner Lucki says police must modernize

HALIFAX - Canada's top Mountie has told a public inquiry into the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting that the RCMP must become a more transparent organization. Commissioner Brenda Lucki is before the inqu...

Aug 23, 2022

Health minister appoints chief nursing officer to offer input on care concerns

OTTAWA - Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos has appointed Leigh Chapman to the newly reinstated role of chief federal nursing officer to offer input on the many issues facing Canada's health systems. Th...

Aug 23, 2022

Canada to create team to counter Russian disinformation: Trudeau

Ottawa will create a special team to counter Russian disinformation and propaganda, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Tuesday. Canada is also expanding its sanctions list to include 62 more i...

Aug 23, 2022