Canada

Russian embassy complaints show tricky business of protecting embassies and diplomats

OTTAWA - Russia's recent complaints about its Ottawa embassy being blocked by protesters and attacked with a Molotov cocktail shed light on the tricky balance Canada faces in protecting diplomatic mis...

Oct 02, 2022

Quebec votes: CAQ's Legault holds lead as vote nears despite 'difficult' campaign

MONTREAL - Polls show the Coalition Avenir Qubec in position to coast to a second majority government Monday, but political observers say there is still plenty to watch for on election night -- in par...

Oct 02, 2022

Former Conservative senator Don Meredith charged with three counts of sexual assault

OTTAWA - A former senator who resigned from the upper chamber amid a sexual misconduct scandal is now facing criminal charges. Don Meredith, 58, has been charged with three counts of sexual assault an...

Oct 01, 2022

'I was really homesick': Some northern students travel far from home for high school

YELLOWKNIFE - When Angelina Arrowmaker was ready to start high school in 2017, she and her mother packed their bags and flew 195 kilometres south to Yellowknife. They made the move because the school ...

Oct 01, 2022

Quebec election: Party leaders begin final weekend of the campaign

MONTREAL - As the Quebec election campaign enters its final weekend the main party leaders are fanning out across the province. Coalition Avenir Qubec Leader Franois Legault is to have breakfast with ...

Oct 01, 2022

Canada has now ended its COVID-19 travel restrictions, mask mandates

OTTAWA - As of this morning, travellers to Canada do not need to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 - and wearing a mask on planes and trains is now optional, though it is still recommended. P...

Oct 01, 2022

Jaded, cynical, disillusioned: report says federal whistleblowers fear reprisal

OTTAWA - Federal workers are increasingly cynical, skeptical and disillusioned about the idea of reporting wrongdoing in the public service, says a recent survey. That pessimism is more "palpable and ...

Oct 01, 2022

Canada 'behind the ball' with weak merger laws, says author of biting report

OTTAWA - Lax merger laws in Canada underestimate the harm to competition caused by mergers and overestimate their benefits, a new report says. Gaps in Canada's merger laws have failed to prevent the k...

Oct 01, 2022

BC Wildfire Service warns season not yet over amid drought

VANCOUVER - Seemingly endless summer conditions in British Columbia have prompted a warning that this year's "very unique fire season" in the province is not yet over. Hot and dry conditions persist, ...

Oct 01, 2022

Liberals to launch Indo-Pacific strategy this year, shaped by looming China assembly

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says she will release Canada's long-delayed Indo-Pacific strategy this year. She says the strategy will be shaped by a major meeting the Chinese governmen...

Sep 30, 2022