Canada

Liberals expected to detail new Bank of Canada marching orders on inflation targeting

OTTAWA - The federal government is scheduled today to unveil the Bank of Canada's marching orders that will guide its inflation-targeting regime for the next five years. Finance Minister Chrystia Free...

Dec 13, 2021

Ottawa to apologize to victims of military sexual misconduct today

OTTAWA - The federal government, Department of National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces will deliver a formal apology today to victims of military sexual misconduct. The apology was first promised i...

Dec 13, 2021

Poll suggests 40 per cent of Canadians know unvaccinated people, don't discuss issue

OTTAWA - About 40 per cent of Canadians know a family member or friend who is not vaccinated against COVID-19, and most don't raise the issue with them, a poll carried out this month suggests. The sur...

Dec 13, 2021

Only 8.5 million of the two billion trees promised by PM have been planted so far

OTTAWA - The federal government has planted less than half a per cent of the two billion trees it pledged to put in the ground across Canada by 2030, The Canadian Press has learned. Figures obtained t...

Dec 13, 2021

Doug Ford pitching Ontario as electric vehicle leader, but not reintroducing rebates

TORONTO - Doug Ford is pitching Ontario as the next electric vehicle manufacturing powerhouse, seemingly a far cry from the premier who three years ago cancelled incentives for people to buy them. Whe...

Dec 13, 2021

As seas rise, study sees need for national, natural approach to help coastal towns

HALIFAX - For Darlene Norman, being a municipal leader faced with what the author of a new study sees as Ottawa's piecemeal approach to climate-related flooding feels like drowning in ever-rising seas...

Dec 12, 2021

Massive software flaw with global reach forces Quebec to shut government websites

MONTREAL - Quebec says it is shutting down almost 4,000 government websites as a preventative measure following threats of a cyberattack. Minister of Digital Transformation ric Caire held a press conf...

Dec 12, 2021

Canadian electric vehicle builders gearing up for growth on both sides of border

TORONTO - Damon Motors Inc. likes to refer to its electric motorbikes as groundbreaking, but the company's manufacturing plans are also bucking a trend among Canadian companies. It's one of numerous e...

Dec 12, 2021

Space bacon, anyone? Canadian semifinalists tackle space food challenge in contest

So it's lunchtime on Day 800 of your three-year trip to Mars and, as you hurtle through space, you and three fellow astronauts sit down for a bite. What's on the menu? Could be a protein shake from al...

Dec 12, 2021

'Non-standard' repairs made to fix cracks on military helicopters: commander

OTTAWA - The commander of Canada's air force says he is concerned about the recent discovery of tail cracks in most of the military's new Cyclone helicopters, and the need for "non-standard" repairs t...

Dec 12, 2021