Canada

A rundown of Canada's sanctions and other actions against Russia

OTTAWA - Canada and its allies have upped their sanctions on Russia as that country becomes increasingly aggressive against neighbouring Ukraine. Here is a rundown of the measures that have been put i...

Feb 23, 2022

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Trudeau set to revoke Emergencies Act

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to revoke use of the Emergencies Act, according to two senior government sources, now that the protest in downtown Ottawa is over. Trudeau is expected to ...

Feb 23, 2022

Budget funding for BC Wildfire Service garners mixed reaction from experts

VANCOUVER - A fire ecologist says new provincial funding to expand the BC Wildfire Service to a year-round endeavour is a welcome step toward preventing disasters, while others in the field say the fu...

Feb 23, 2022

Ukrainian community in Canada hopeful but on edge as tensions escalate with Russia

Iryna Matsiuk checks the news as soon as she wakes up each morning, hoping the escalating Russian-Ukrainian crisis won't put her family in harm's way. Matsiuk, who has been living in Saskatoon since 2...

Feb 23, 2022

Canadian military's limits to be tested as fears of war with Russia mount

OTTAWA - The Canadian military's limits are being put to the test with the deployment of hundreds of additional troops and hardware to reinforce the NATO military alliance in eastern Europe. Prime Min...

Feb 23, 2022

NDP asks Liberals to drop appeal of tribunal ruling in EI mat leave case

OTTAWA - The federal New Democrats are asking the country's employment minister to drop the government's appeal of a decision that found employment insurance rules discriminatory against new mothers. ...

Feb 23, 2022

Report on possible mystery brain disorder in New Brunswick to be released Thursday

FREDERICTON - A report from an oversight committee studying possible cases of a mysterious neurological disease in New Brunswick will be released Thursday. Families of the 48 patients identified by pr...

Feb 23, 2022

Mamadi Camara settles lawsuit against City of Montreal over wrongful arrest in 2021

MONTREAL - A Black man who was wrongfully arrested and detained for six days last year has settled a $1.2-million lawsuit against the City of Montreal. The law firm representing Mamadi Camara says in ...

Feb 23, 2022

Mohawk community in Quebec to vote on removing remains of allegedly abusive priest

MONTREAL - The First Nation of Kahnawake outside Montreal is preparing for a referendum on whether to exhume and remove from their community the remains of a priest alleged to have committed sexual ab...

Feb 23, 2022

Close road along Parliament permanently, Ottawa councillor pitches in wake of protest

OTTAWA - The three-week long protest that gripped the capital and prompted the invocation of the Emergencies Act has now sparked a call for potential permanent changes to the parliamentary precinct, i...

Feb 23, 2022