Canada

Intelligence committee warns China, Russia targeting Canadian COVID-19 research

OTTAWA - The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a rise in espionage attacks against Canada, according to a new report from Parliament's special intelligence committee, which repeatedly singles out concerns ...

Apr 12, 2021

Let users carry certain amounts of drugs without criminal sanctions: Vancouver mayor

VANCOUVER - The City of Vancouver has outlined the amounts of various drugs people should be allowed to carry for a three-day supply as it seeks a federal exemption to decriminalize the possession of ...

Apr 12, 2021

Man pleads not guilty to supplying ammunition in Nova Scotia mass shooting case

HALIFAX - One of the three people who allegedly supplied ammunition to the gunman who murdered 22 people in Nova Scotia last spring has pleaded not guilty to the charge. A lawyer representing James Ba...

Apr 12, 2021

Small business struggling amid COVID-19 pandemic looks for aid in Liberals' budget

OTTAWA - A group representing thousands of the country's small businesses says many hope the Trudeau Liberals heed their concerns and reshape aid in the upcoming federal budget to help them survive th...

Apr 12, 2021

New regulator to stop sexual exploitation of children online: public safety minister

OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says the government will introduce legislation to create a new regulator that will ensure online platforms remove harmful content, including depictions of ch...

Apr 12, 2021

Court of Appeal restores privileges for man who killed five at Calgary house party

EDMONTON - The Alberta Court of Appeal has restored some privileges for a mentally ill man who fatally stabbed five young people at a house party seven years ago. A provincial mental health review boa...

Apr 12, 2021

COVID-19 hospitalizations and ICU admissions on the rise in Quebec and Ontario

The number of COVID-19-related hospitalizations is continuing to rise in Quebec and Ontario, prompting concerns about the capacity of those province's health-care systems. Ontario reported 1,646 peopl...

Apr 12, 2021

Nova Scotia to hold two minutes of silence to honour mass shooting victims

TRURO, N.S. - Nova Scotia's premier is inviting people in the province to participate in two minutes of silence this Sunday for those lost in last year's mass shooting. Iain Rankin says he will be att...

Apr 12, 2021

Canada's greenhouse gas emissions increased slightly in 2019: report

OTTAWA - A new report shows Canada's greenhouse gas emissions increased slightly in 2019, the same year Ottawa established a national price on carbon. The national inventory report filed each April to...

Apr 12, 2021

O'Toole to vote against Conservative MP's private bill on "sex-selective abortion"

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says he will vote against a bill brought forward by a member of his caucus that aims to ban so-called "sex-selective abortions." O'Toole says he support a wom...

Apr 12, 2021