Canada

Quebec elects record number of women, but will they be named to key cabinet roles?

MONTREAL - Quebecers made history Monday when they elected a record number of women to the province's legislature, but political observers say more is needed to ensure equality between men and women i...

Oct 06, 2022

Alberta United Conservatives head to polls on final voting day to replace Kenney

CALGARY - Albertans will learn today who the new premier of the province will be. Voting is wrapping up by members of the United Conservative Party to select a successor to Premier Jason Kenney. Kenne...

Oct 06, 2022

N.W.T. reaches temporary agreement with union to address health worker shortages

YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories government and the union representing health-care workers in the territory have reached a temporary agreement aimed at addressing labour shortages. The territor...

Oct 05, 2022

Bear expert says B.C. attack on family was likely a rare 'predaceous' incident

VANCOUVER - An expert in bear behaviour says an attack on a family in northeastern British Columbia that left two women with critical injuries appears to have been a rare example of a "predaceous" att...

Oct 05, 2022

Conservative MP's bill on conscience rights fails, but gets Poilievre's support

OTTAWA - Nearly all Conservative members of Parliament voted for a bill they say would protect the conscience rights of health professionals when it comes to medical assistance in dying. The private m...

Oct 05, 2022

Canada 'contracts out' obligations to refugee claimants, advocates tell top court

OTTAWA - Refugee and human-rights advocates are telling the Supreme Court of Canada that a binational pact "contracts out" Canada's international obligations to refugee claimants to the United States,...

Oct 05, 2022

End vaccination mandate at Canada-U.S. border, New York senator urges White House

WASHINGTON - A prominent New York senator is joining the ranks of American lawmakers who want the White House to end vaccination rules at the Canada-U.S. land border. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Rep. ...

Oct 05, 2022

'Misunderstanding' blamed for last-minute cancellation of Montreal Pride parade

MONTREAL - A new report says communication problems and a simple "misunderstanding" were at the heart of the decision to cancel this year's Montreal's Pride parade hours before it was scheduled to beg...

Oct 05, 2022

Price at the gas pumps could rise more as OPEC Plus cuts production

Gasoline prices in Canada continue to creep higher ahead of the Thanksgiving long weekend. According to retail fuel price tracking website GasBuddy.com, the national average price for regular gasoline...

Oct 05, 2022

Federal government wants class-action suit filed by Black civil servants dismissed

OTTAWA - The federal government is asking a judge to dismiss a class-action lawsuit filed by Black civil servants, arguing the matter is better pursued in another jurisdiction as a labour grievance. T...

Oct 05, 2022