Canada

A look at Canada's sanctions and other actions against Russia

Canada has toughened sanctions against Russia following Moscow's attack on neighbouring Ukraine.Canada has sanctioned more than 900 Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian entities and individuals it says a...

Mar 15, 2022

CSIS repeatedly warned space agency about engineer facing breach of trust charge

MONTREAL - A former Canadian Space Agency engineer who allegedly used his position to act on behalf of a Chinese company was the subject of a warning from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service as...

Mar 15, 2022

Verbatim: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's address to Canada's Parliament

OTTAWA - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered an address to Canadian parliamentarians in the House of Commons on Tuesday, where he appeared through a video link. Here is a full transcript...

Mar 15, 2022

'Can't we have lives too?': High-risk Canadians feel forgotten as COVID rules lift

In early 2020, Bev Pausche felt like she may have a shot at a better life after two years of intensive treatment, including chemotherapy and a bone-marrow transplant, brought her lymphoma into remissi...

Mar 15, 2022

Montreal police make arrest after 10-year old girl seriously injured in beating

Montreal police say they are investigating the assault of a 10-year old girl who was beaten and dragged in the streets by a man on Monday. Police spokesperson Sgt. Raphal Bergeron said today the girl ...

Mar 15, 2022

Injured Canadian says there was no warning ahead of missile attack on Ukrainian base

FREDERICTON - A New Brunswick man who was injured when a military base near Ukraine's western border was struck by Russian missiles on Sunday says there was no warning of the attack. Hunter Francis of...

Mar 15, 2022

Quick Quotes: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's speech to Canada's Parliament

OTTAWA - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered an impassioned plea for more support and the closure of his country's airspace during a virtual address to Canadian members of Parliament and...

Mar 15, 2022

Window-blind makers ask Health Canada for rules delay as COVID snarls supply chains

OTTAWA - An association of window-blind makers is warning of a steep financial hit to companies, and potentially the loss of thousands of jobs, in a few weeks unless Health Canada delays enacting a ne...

Mar 15, 2022

As new Omicron variant looms, White House urges Congress to restore COVID-19 funding

WASHINGTON - With yet another COVID-19 variant on the march, the White House is pleading with Congress to resurrect $15.6 billion in lapsed pandemic funding. The aid was stripped from last week's deal...

Mar 15, 2022

Laptop in Veltman apartment had what appeared to be 'hate-related material': docs

A laptop found in the apartment of an Ontario man facing terror-related murder charges in the deaths of four members of a Muslim family contained what appeared to be "hate-related material" and a brow...

Mar 15, 2022