Canada

What's next for Canada in the Russia-Ukraine conflict?

OTTAWA - Canada and its allies were shaking off their shock and scrambling to respond on Tuesday after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the deployment of Russian troops into eastern Ukraine. P...

Feb 22, 2022

First Nation health ombudsperson's office to be established in Saskatchewan

SASKATOON - A First Nation health ombudsperson's office is being created in Saskatchewan to help address racism against Indigenous people in the health-care system. Chief Bobby Cameron of the Federati...

Feb 22, 2022

Quebec to table budget on March 22 that will address inflation woes, rising costs

Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard says he will table a provincial budget on March 22. Girard announced the date today at the legislature, saying it will be a responsible budget focused on sound mana...

Feb 22, 2022

Four Conservative MPs want Jean Charest to enter party's leadership race

MONTREAL - Four Conservative members of Parliament say they want former Quebec premier Jean Charest to enter the race for the party's leadership. In an open letter published Tuesday, the MPs say Chare...

Feb 22, 2022

Key convoy organizer Tamara Lich denied bail while Patrick King appears in court

OTTAWA - Tamara Lich, one of the most visible organizers behind protests against COVID-19 restrictions and the Liberal government near Parliament Hill, has been denied bail.Another key organizer, Patr...

Feb 22, 2022

A look at the lives lost in the April 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting

HALIFAX - The victims in the worst mass shooting in modern Canadian history included an RCMP officer, a teacher, health-care workers, retirees, neighbours of the shooter and two correctional officers ...

Feb 22, 2022

Ottawa police respond to Rideau Centre mall same day it reopens

Ottawa's largest mall has been evacuated and a suspect has been arrested with a possible weapon, on the first day the shopping centre has been open since protests forced stores to shut down late last ...

Feb 22, 2022

People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier to plead not guilty to COVID-19 charges: lawyer

ST-PIERRE-JOLYS, Man. - A lawyer for People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier says Bernier will plead not guilty to charges of violating COVID-19 restrictions. Alex Steigerwald told court today ...

Feb 22, 2022

The latest on protests against COVID-19 measures in Ottawa and beyond

OTTAWA - The latest developments on ongoing protests against COVID-19 restrictions and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government, in Ottawa and various locations across Canada, on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2...

Feb 22, 2022

Biden putting 'Buy American' frame around critical minerals development efforts

WASHINGTON - The White House is unveiling plans today for what it calls a "made in America" supply chain for the rare-earth minerals at the heart of the electric-vehicle revolution. But despite the pr...

Feb 22, 2022