Canada

Patrick Brown says no decision to seek re-election in Brampton until family consulted

OTTAWA - A spokesman for disqualified Conservative leadership candidate Patrick Brown says he won't be making any decisions about running for re-election as a Greater-Toronto-Area mayor until he has t...

Jul 11, 2022

Survey suggests Canadians stance on free speech is swayed by their political views

A new survey suggests there is a strong relationship between a person's political perspective and their views on free speech in Canada. Respondents who lean right were more likely to believe there sho...

Jul 11, 2022

Canada's premiers start summer meeting with First Nations gathering

VICTORIA - Canada's premiers are starting their summer gathering at a Victoria-area First Nation where they'll meet with leaders of the National Indigenous Organizations, a collection of five national...

Jul 11, 2022

Outage prompts meeting between federal industry minister and Rogers CEO

Canada's industry minister will meet with the head of Rogers Communications today in the wake of last week's massive outage that paralyzed the company's network. The office of Franois-Philippe Champag...

Jul 11, 2022

Strike deadline for Via Rail workers extended as Unifor continues negotiations

Via Rail has narrowly avoided the prospect of immediately suspending services across Canada after a strike deadline was extended to Monday afternoon. Unifor issued a 72-hour strike notice to the natio...

Jul 10, 2022

Edmonton Catholic church with Indigenous traditions prepares for Pope's visit

EDMONTON - Cultures collide each Sunday morning at Edmonton's Sacred Heart Church of the First Peoples, with sage burning alongside candles and both hymns and Indigenous drumming resounding through co...

Jul 10, 2022

Montrealers protest against man guilty of sexual abuse "inadequate" sentence

MONTREAL - Hundreds of people rallied in front of Montreal's courthouse on Sunday to denounce a light sentence imposed on a man who pleaded guilty to sexual assault and voyeurism. Protest co-organizer...

Jul 10, 2022

Researchers name newest baby orca spotted in B.C. waters

VICTORIA - A young southern resident killer whale spotted swimming in the waters off the west side of Vancouver Island now has a name. The Center for Whale Research based in Washington state says it h...

Jul 10, 2022

'Happy Stampede': Prime minister mobbed by admirers at Stampede events

CALGARY - Inch by inch. Step by step. It could be the lyrics to a country and western song featured at the Calgary Stampede, but in reality it was the progress Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was making...

Jul 10, 2022

Industry minister to meet with Rogers CEO after "unacceptable" network outage

TORONTO - Canada's industry minister will convene a meeting with the leader of Rogers Communications in the wake of a massive outage that paralyzed the company's network and hampered several crucial s...

Jul 10, 2022