Canada

Canada urged to help as millions may starve due to Russian invasion of Ukraine

OTTAWA - The UN World Food Program is warning that millions of people in the developing world and conflict zones are on the brink of starvation following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, one of the world...

Mar 09, 2022

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg welcomes Trudeau's talk of more Canadian defence spending

OTTAWA - The head of the NATO military alliance says he welcomes Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's assertion that Canada will be looking at increasing its military spending following Russia's invasion o...

Mar 09, 2022

Tory critic asks privacy commissioner to investigate hack of convoy fundraising site

OTTAWA - The Conservative critic for ethics and accountable government says he has asked the privacy commissioner to investigate the hacking of a crowdfunding platform that raised money for convoy pro...

Mar 09, 2022

Nunavut aims to lift public health emergency, COVID-19 restrictions in April

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut's chief public health officer says the territory will aim to end its public health emergency on April 11. Dr. Michael Patterson says COVID-19 public health measures will als...

Mar 09, 2022

Spouse of N.S. mass shooter to face restorative justice on ammunition charge

HALIFAX - A criminal charge against the common-law spouse of the man who killed 22 people in the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting has been referred to the province's restorative justice program, clearin...

Mar 09, 2022

Rogers suggests Canada ban RT and other Russian state-owned broadcasters from Canada

OTTAWA - Communications giant Rogers is suggesting that Canada ban all state-owned Russian broadcasters from the air, not just RT. It is suggesting that all broadcasters owned or controlled by Preside...

Mar 09, 2022

Night of N.S. shootings, witnesses wondered about 'strange' RCMP car as it went by

HALIFAX - Witnesses noticed the odd actions of what appeared to be an RCMP cruiser late on April 18, 2020, not realizing the driver was responsible for a murderous rampage that had just left 13 people...

Mar 09, 2022

Trudeau visits Berlin, silencing Russian propaganda machine : In The News for March 9

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of March 9 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Mar 09, 2022

Independent Ontario MPP Roman Baber to enter Conservative party leadership race

OTTAWA - An independent Ontario legislator, who rose to prominence for speaking out against COVID-19 lockdowns, says he will run for Conservative leadership. Roman Baber will launch his campaign Wedne...

Mar 09, 2022

Mountain goat population declining in British Columbia: study

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's central coast is losing an animal of significant cultural value to the region's Indigenous people as fewer mountain goats are seen in its craggy peaks, says a new study....

Mar 09, 2022