Canada

'It's difficult': Ukrainian newcomers struggle to make ends meet in Canada

TORONTO - Sabina Abilova and Andrii Koziura sit at the dinner table in their basement apartment, laptops open, searching for jobs that might help them pay for next month's rent. The Ukrainian newcomer...

Jul 10, 2022

Ottawa's plan to off-load military sexual assault cases sparks feud with provinces

OTTAWA - A dispute between the federal government and provinces over funding and other resources is slowing efforts to transfer military police investigations and prosecutions of alleged sexual crimes...

Jul 10, 2022

Ottawa's share of health-care funding to be top concern at premiers' meeting in B.C.

A group representing emergency room doctors across the country has a message for Canada's premiers: come up with a co-ordinated plan to prevent their workplaces from being closed due to staffing short...

Jul 10, 2022

Rogers CEO apologizes for outage, says it came after network maintenance update

Questions remain as Rogers Communications continues to restore service after a network outage that affected customers across the country. The outage, which lasted more than 15 hours, affected mobile a...

Jul 09, 2022

'Star power': Federal politicians use Calgary Stampede to lasso support from voters

CALGARY - There's more to the Calgary Stampede than a rodeo, cowboy hats and horses - it's also a major opportunity for politicians. Regardless of their political stripe, they into ride into the city ...

Jul 09, 2022

'Uniquely suited': Indigenous priest in charge of liturgy for Pope's visit

When Vatican officials were looking for someone in Canada to act as a liaison for program planning during the Pope's visit later this month, they had specific criteria. Ideally, the person would have ...

Jul 09, 2022

'Freedom Convoy' organizers discussed playing 'race card' with Métis heritage

OTTAWA - Organizers of the "Freedom Convoy" discussed using their ties to Metis identity to play the "race card" as part of an overall strategy to control their public image and garner sympathy for th...

Jul 09, 2022

Federal apology today for racism faced by all-Black Canadian unit in First World War

TRURO, N.S. - Federal government and Armed Forces officials will be in Nova Scotia today to issue a formal apology for the treatment of Canada's only all-Black unit to serve in the First World War. Th...

Jul 09, 2022

Canada to use traditional spelling of 'Türkiye' following UN move

The Canadian government has quietly changed the name of Turkey to the official Turkish spelling Trkiye in all official communications. The move follows a request by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's go...

Jul 09, 2022

Wildfire smoke, heat warnings up for many parts of Canada's North: Environment Canada

WHITEHORSE - Several parts of Northern Canada are enveloped in smoke from wildfires along with unusually high seasonal temperatures. Yukon has seen a huge leap in the number of blazes with just over 8...

Jul 08, 2022