Canada

Consultants to Russian oil, including PR and advertising, targeted in fresh sanctions

OTTAWA - Advertising and public-relations agencies have been banned for working for Russian oil and gas firms as part of a new wave of sanctions designed to increase pressure on the Putin regime. The ...

Jun 08, 2022

First carbon offset market coming to help big industry cut emissions at a lower cost

OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is creating Canada's first carbon offset market to help big industry in its quest to cut its greenhouse gas emissions. Carbon offset credits will be cre...

Jun 08, 2022

Mendicino ‘misunderstood’ in saying police asked for Emergencies Act: deputy minister

OTTAWA - A senior official in the department of public safety says the minister has been "misunderstood" in saying police asked the federal government to use the Emergencies Act in February. Deputy mi...

Jun 07, 2022

Quebec officials say 90 monkeypox cases have been detected in the province

MONTREAL - Quebec's Health Department says the province has a total of 90 confirmed cases of monkeypox. That number is up from 71 confirmed cases reported last week. Monkeypox is a rare disease that c...

Jun 07, 2022

Canadian travellers urged to take precautions against monkeypox abroad

OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada is warning travellers to be extra careful abroad because of the potential threat of catching monkeypox. The government issued a level two travel health noti...

Jun 07, 2022

Canada's historic sites get Indigenous voices, stronger protection in new bill

OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says a new bill he introduced Tuesday gives legal protection to Canada's historic sites for the first time and ensures Indigenous Peoples have a stronge...

Jun 07, 2022

Amanda Todd shrieked over topless photo on Facebook, mother tells 'sextortion' trial

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Amada Todd's mother has told the B.C. Supreme Court that her daughter let out "a shriek" before running downstairs to show her a Facebook profile using a topless photo of the P...

Jun 07, 2022

Issuing alert about N.S. gunman would have led to more dead police: RCMP official

HALIFAX - A senior Nova Scotia RCMP official says she has no regrets that an emergency alert was not sent during a killer's 13-hour rampage in 2020, saying doing so would have led to more dead police ...

Jun 07, 2022

Hoggard case highlights need for clarity on reforms to sex assault trials: experts

TORONTO - The sexual assault trial of Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard has highlighted the need for clarity on how to navigate legal changes meant to protect the privacy of complainants, some legal obs...

Jun 07, 2022

Quebecers not interested in sovereignty, says ex-PQ candidate now running for Legault

LVIS, Que. - A former Parti Qubcois cabinet minister now running for the Coalition Avenir Qubec says Quebecers are no longer interested in talking about sovereignty. Bernard Drainville made the commen...

Jun 07, 2022