Canada

From Buy American to 'North American': Manchin-Schumer deal amends EV tax credits

WASHINGTON - The existential crisis confronting Canada's automotive industry may finally be over. U.S. Democrats Sen. Chuck Schumer and Sen. Joe Manchin have agreed to propose doing away with a tax-cr...

Jul 28, 2022

U.S. raises trade concerns with Canada over online-streaming bill

OTTAWA - Washington has raised concerns about the trade implications of Ottawa's online-streaming bill, prompting a legal expert to warn that Canada could face hundreds of millions of dollars of retal...

Jul 28, 2022

Canada asked France extradite priest facing sexual assault charge in Nunavut

OTTAWA - The federal government has confirmed that Canada asked France to extradite a priest who is accused of crimes against children in Nunavut. A spokesman for the Justice Department says the Publi...

Jul 27, 2022

The Latest on the Pope's visit to Canada

Pope Francis is on a six-day tour of Canada aimed at reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples for the Roman Catholic Church's role in residential schools. Here are the latest developments on his stops t...

Jul 27, 2022

Montreal AIDS conference: progress made toward cure, but COVID stalled global fight

MONTREAL - Ahead of a major international AIDS conference in Montreal, researchers and officials on Wednesday promoted the progress toward finding a cure for HIV but lamented how the COVID-19 pandemic...

Jul 27, 2022

CRTC needs to do a better job regulating telecoms, experts say

OTTAWA - The recent Rogers outage has spurred a flurry of policy recommendations from experts and elected officials, including legislation that would recognize telecommunication services as essential ...

Jul 27, 2022

No-camping signs put up near Terry Fox statue across from Parliament Hill

OTTAWA - It is not an obvious place to pitch a tent in Ottawa, on a concrete plaza opposite the Parliament Buildings. Yet federal authorities have seen fit to put up three no-camping signs - each pict...

Jul 27, 2022

B.C. teenager pushed back against online extortionist, Crown attorney tells jury

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A Crown attorney says British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd pushed back against the person harassing and extorting her online, sending them a message saying she hoped they felt...

Jul 27, 2022

'Gaps' in Pope's apology can't be ignored, says Crown-Indigenous Relations minister

OTTAWA - Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller says the "gaps" in Pope Francis's apology to residential school survivors cannot be ignored. Miller says the pontiff's words, delivered this we...

Jul 27, 2022

Canada's top doc encourages safe sex, fewer partners to prevent spread of monkeypox

OTTAWA - Dr. Theresa Tam says Canadians - especially men who have sex with men - should practice safe sex and reduce the number of partners to reduce the spread of monkeypox in Canada. The World Healt...

Jul 27, 2022