Canada

Provinces take issue with proposed federal mental health transfer

OTTAWA - Though provincial governments are clamouring for more funds to bolster their health systems in the wake of COVID-19, some are pushing back against a Liberal election promise to offer dedicate...

Nov 25, 2021

Chinese telecom firm seeks stay of federal divestment order security concerns

OTTAWA - A state-owned Chinese telecommunications firm is asking a judge to pause a federal order to divest its stake in a Canadian subsidiary over national security concerns while broader arguments p...

Nov 24, 2021

Military's water treatment system in Iqaluit stopped after high winds knock down tent

IQALUIT - The Canadian military says it has temporarily stopped its water treatment operations in Iqaluit after high winds knocked down one of its tents. The tent, covering holding tanks filled with p...

Nov 24, 2021

First postelection question period picks up where campaign partisanship left off

OTTAWA - Members of Parliament are wasting no time plunging back into fractious partisanship. In the first question period since the Sept. 20 election returned practically the same minority House of C...

Nov 24, 2021

B.C. human rights commissioner report outlines racial disparities in policing

VICTORIA - The office of British Columbia's human rights commissioner says an analysis of data from five police services across the province shows "profound racial disparities" and it is calling for c...

Nov 24, 2021

Canada's climate adaptation plans under scrutiny as flooding hits both coasts

OTTAWA - Heavy rains that flooded both the East and West coasts of Canada are drawing attention to how ill prepared most of this country is for the extreme weather that comes with a changing climate. ...

Nov 24, 2021

COVID-19 vaccinations for Yukon kids to start in early December: premier

WHITEHORSE - COVID-19 vaccinations for children in Yukon between the ages of five and 11 will start in early December. Premier Sandy Silver says being able to vaccinate kids is what the territory "has...

Nov 24, 2021

Iran tampered with victims' electronic devices in aftermath of PS752 downing: report

OTTAWA - A new report is accusing Iranian authorities of tampering with the electronic devices and misidentifying the remains of some of the passengers killed on Ukrainian Airlines Flight 752. The fin...

Nov 24, 2021

Annual cost of prison isolation units to be $2.8 million each, budget officer says

OTTAWA - A new analysis by the parliamentary budget officer says the annual cost of units for keeping federal prisoners apart from the general jail population will be $2.8 million apiece by 2026-27. I...

Nov 24, 2021

Flooding reported in Cape Breton and western Newfoundland as storm stalls over region

Torrential rain flooded basements and washed out roads and bridges in western Cape Breton and southwestern Newfoundland on Wednesday, as a huge storm spent a third day slowly trudging over Atlantic Ca...

Nov 24, 2021