Canada

'Long overdue': Sri Lankan Canadians welcome president, PM resignations

TORONTO - Some Sri Lankans living in Canada are welcoming the promised resignations of that country's embattled leaders, after protesters angered by economic collapse stormed the homes of the presiden...

Jul 12, 2022

Former neighbour stands by story RCMP did 'nothing' on N.S. killer's spousal abuse

HALIFAX - A former neighbour of the man who carried out the 2020 Nova Scotia mass killing stood by her story on Tuesday that RCMP did "nothing" when she reported a violent domestic assault years befor...

Jul 12, 2022

Deadline tight to implement dental care, but Duclos confident the feds will meet it

OTTAWA - Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says he's confident the federal government will be able to set up its proposed dental-care program by the end of the year, though his department has not yet s...

Jul 12, 2022

Senate report says government must implement rights-based Indigenous fisheries

OTTAWA - A new report from the Senate is calling on the federal government to implement Mi'kmaq, Wolastoqiyik and Peskotomuhkati rights-based fisheries on Canada's East Coast and overhaul its approach...

Jul 12, 2022

Trump mulled seizing voting machines; Cippolone called it 'terrible idea' for U.S.

WASHINGTON - The Jan. 6 committee is hearing how an "unhinged" White House meeting in December 2020 prompted Donald Trump to summon his Twitter followers to a protest that turned into the riots on Cap...

Jul 12, 2022

Provinces still haven't received $2B in health top-ups announced by Liberals in March

OTTAWA - As premiers gathered in British Columbia try again to make their case for a permanent increase in federal health transfers, they're also waiting on $2 billion they were promised back in March...

Jul 12, 2022

Federal government has not created system to source safe supply to reduce overdoses

OTTAWA - Over a year since the federal government's expert task force recommended it create a safe supply of substances to reduce people's reliance on toxic street drugs, the government has not create...

Jul 12, 2022

Quebec reports 23 more COVID-19 deaths, rise of 54 hospitalizations as wave continues

MONTREAL - Quebec is reporting 23 more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus and a 54-patient rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations. The Health Department says there are 1,663 people hospitalized wit...

Jul 12, 2022

Ottawa fast-tracking travel visas for AIDS conference amid sharp criticism

OTTAWA - The federal government says it is now prioritizing temporary travel visas for people seeking to attend the International AIDS Conference in Montreal at the end of July. The move comes as the ...

Jul 12, 2022

Canadian-made tools on Webb space telescope help provide spectacular views of space

LONGUEUIL, Que. - NASA is releasing new photos from its James Webb Space Telescope that offer a glimpse into dying stars and distant galaxies. The United States agency released four new images today d...

Jul 12, 2022