Canada

Sturgeon Lake takes control of childbirth on-reserve for first time in 50 years

OTTAWA - When Kaleo Joseph Gary Rabbitskin burst into the world last month, his birth marked a turning point for his community. It was the first time in 50 years a baby was born in Sturgeon Lake First...

Mar 12, 2022

Wilkinson expects plan for supplying some oil to Europe ready by March 23

OTTAWA - Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says it will be another week or two before Canada will know with certainty how much extra oil it can produce and ship to help offset bans on the ...

Mar 12, 2022

B.C. ski hills, churches, campuses and homes preparing for Ukrainian refugees: Horgan

VICTORIA - British Columbia is making room to accommodate potentially thousands of Ukrainians fleeing as Russia's invasion pushes further into their country, says Premier John Horgan. Horgan said Frid...

Mar 11, 2022

'Get a hobby,' B.C. premier tells those considering protesting COVID-19 mandates

VICTORIA - A protest planned for around the British Columbia legislature over COVID-19 mandates has drawn sharp criticism from the province's premier. Video posted on social media says a convoy of veh...

Mar 11, 2022

Cyberspace making Canadian secrets more vulnerable, spy service official warns

OTTAWA - A senior official at Canada's spy service says the expansion of cyberspace is making it easier for foreign adversaries to pilfer secrets. Cherie Henderson, an interim assistant director with ...

Mar 11, 2022

Russians targeting Ukrainian food supply, including grain silos and ports: minister

OTTAWA - Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau says Russian forces are targeting Ukrainians' food supply, including their stores of grain. Bibeau, who today attended an emergency meeting of G7 agri...

Mar 11, 2022

No victims, no foul: Alberta premier files defence in defamation suit

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has filed his defence in a defamation lawsuit brought against him over his remarks on the release of the Inquiry into supposed misinformation about the province...

Mar 11, 2022

Man behind 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia came from dysfunctional family: uncle

HALIFAX - A close relative of the man who disguised himself as a Mountie and fatally shot 22 people in Nova Scotia says the killer was a lifelong scammer and opportunist raised in a deeply dysfunction...

Mar 11, 2022

Amid energy crisis, Ottawa urges Michigan to end crusade against Line 5 pipeline

WASHINGTON - The federal government is urging the state of Michigan to abandon efforts to shut down the controversial Line 5 cross-border pipeline. Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says t...

Mar 11, 2022

Blogger Raif Badawi freed from Saudi prison, Quebec-based wife says

MONTREAL - After a decade in a Saudi prison, blogger and activist Raif Badawi was released Friday, his Quebec-based wife confirmed. Ensaf Haidar, who lives with the couple's three children in Sherbroo...

Mar 11, 2022