Canada

Government says North Koreans coming to Canada under new scheme must be vetted first

OTTAWA - The government says North Koreans heading to Canada under a new private sponsorship scheme will face health and security screening before being allowed in. The Immigration Department says it ...

Oct 27, 2021

Lawsuit alleges Alberta premier's office failed to address sex harassment complaint

EDMONTON - A former senior political staffer in the Alberta government alleges in a lawsuit that the premier's office fostered a "poisoned work environment" and repeatedly failed to address her compla...

Oct 27, 2021

Iqaluit expects water testing to come back clean; tap water still undrinkable

IQALUIT - Nunavut's capital city says it expects tests on its drinking water to show undetectable levels of fuel. Iqaluit is under a state of emergency and its roughly 8,000 residents haven't been abl...

Oct 27, 2021

New environment minister says his climate plan is not a 'secret agenda'

OTTAWA - Newly minted Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says his agenda to combat climate change and bring down emissions from Alberta's oilsands is not a secret. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has...

Oct 27, 2021

Government still undecided on whether to fight Indigenous child-welfare rulings

OTTAWA - Canada's attorney general says with only two days until the court deadline, the Liberal cabinet still has not decided whether or not to appeal a decision that would see the government pay out...

Oct 27, 2021

New information raises questions about existence of brain syndrome in New Brunswick

FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's health minister says an epidemiological report has found no known food, behaviour or environmental exposure that could have caused the symptoms of a mystery brain syndrom...

Oct 27, 2021

Coast guard says 106 containers, not 40, fell off cargo ship near Victoria

VICTORIA - The coast guard has updated the number of containers that fell into the ocean from a cargo ship off Victoria to 106, up from the original estimate of 40. It says the owner of the MV Zim Kin...

Oct 27, 2021

Help Afghanistan's neighbours to help refugees fleeing Taliban: UNHCR official

OTTAWA - A top United Nations official says Canada and its international partners need to do more to strengthen Afghanistan's neighbours if they want to help vulnerable people flee the Taliban-control...

Oct 27, 2021

Could a hybrid House of Commons be here to stay? NDP leader wants to talk about it

OTTAWA - Jagmeet Singh says Canada should consider having a permanent hybrid Parliament to attract more women and parents with young children to federal politics. The NDP leader says MPs should consid...

Oct 27, 2021

Court hears stay request of Quebec's vaccine mandate for health-care workers

MONTREAL - A legal challenge to Quebec's vaccination mandate for health-care workers is being heard today in Quebec Superior Court. The provincial government plans to suspend unvaccinated health netwo...

Oct 27, 2021