Canada

Feds probe 'disturbing' tweets by consultant on government-funded anti-racism project

OTTAWA - The federal diversity minister says he's taking action over "disturbing" tweets by a senior consultant on an anti-racism project that received $133,000 from his department. Ahmed Hussen has a...

Aug 19, 2022

Canada's interim import ban on handguns takes effect today

OTTAWA - As of today, individuals and businesses are no longer able to import restricted handguns into Canada, with limited exceptions. The move announced earlier this month is aimed at expediting a k...

Aug 19, 2022

Prime Minister's summer tour stops today in the Magdalen Islands

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will travel today to the beautiful Magdalen Islands in Quebec. Trudeau's office says he is the first prime minister in two decades to visit the small archipelago...

Aug 19, 2022

Canadian veterans in France to mark 80th anniversary of disastrous Dieppe Raid

OTTAWA - Canadian flags hang alongside French and British on the streets of Dieppe, France, each August as the city marks the anniversary of an important and disastrous day during the Second World War...

Aug 19, 2022

Wolf found dead by roadside, another missing after B.C. zoo escape

ALDERGROVE - The Greater Vancouver Zoo says one of the wolves that escaped their enclosure this week has been found dead on a roadside, and a second wolf is still missing. The zoo in Aldergrove, B.C.,...

Aug 18, 2022

Tension in Ottawa as group associated with convoy protest attempts to put down roots

OTTAWA - An Ottawa-based group with suspected ties to the "Freedom Convoy" says it was threatened with eviction Wednesday and is ready to take its cause to court in an attempt to set up headquarters i...

Aug 18, 2022

Spy watchdog panel to review how agencies intercept communications

OTTAWA - The committee of MPs and senators that oversees the security and intelligence community says it plans a review of how these agencies intercept communications during investigations. The review...

Aug 18, 2022

Judge sides with Enbridge Inc. in Michigan's latest effort to halt Line 5 pipeline

WASHINGTON - A judge in Michigan has ruled in favour of Enbridge Inc. in the company's long-running dispute with the state over the Line 5 cross-border pipeline. In her ruling, Judge Janet Neff says t...

Aug 18, 2022

Supreme Court to review mandatory minimum penalty for child luring offence

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will examine the constitutionality of a minimum sentence for the offence of child luring. The top court has agreed to review the case of a Quebec man, identified o...

Aug 18, 2022

Treasury Board rejects 'blanket exemption' idea for official language requirements

OTTAWA - The Treasury Board is rejecting an idea pitched by some Indigenous public servants to offer "blanket exemptions" from having to learn both of Canada's official languages. A briefing note rele...

Aug 18, 2022