Category Archives: Canada

Canada condemns coup d'etat in Mali, says Foreign Affairs Minister Champagne
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says Canada condemns the junta that forced Mali's president from power this week. A distressed President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita annou...
Aug 19, 2020

CRA resumes online services with new security features after cyberattacks
OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency has resumed all online services after fraudsters used thousands of pilfered usernames and passwords to obtain government services. The agency disabled the servi...
Aug 19, 2020

Federal government to join assessment of Teck coal mine expansion in B.C.
OTTAWA - The federal government has announced it will join in an environmental assessment of a major expansion to a proposed southern British Columbia coal mine. A spokeswoman for Environment Min...
Aug 19, 2020

Prorogation was a surprise, but a new throne speech is welcome, Liberal MPs say
OTTAWA - Liberal MPs were surprised by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's decision to shut down Parliament Tuesday, but many say they believe it was the right call to hit the reset bu...
Aug 19, 2020

Liberals plan to use regulations to create income support after CERB winds down
OTTAWA - The Liberals plan to use existing tools to quickly create a new support measure next month for struggling workers who won't qualify for employment insurance. Some four million worke...
Aug 19, 2020

Opposition parties decry black ink in WE documents, allege continuing coverup
OTTAWA - Opposition parties are taking issue with the black ink applied to many of the thousands of pages of newly released documents about the WE Charity controversy. Prime Minister Justin Trude...
Aug 19, 2020

B.C. teachers' union calls for smaller classes, masks in back-to-school plan
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Teachers' Federation wants the province to reduce class sizes and make the use of masks mandatory wherever physical distancing isn't possible as part of its back-to-school pl...
Aug 19, 2020

Study on extreme heat in U.S. cities a warning for Canada: researcher
GUELPH, Ont. - A Canadian co-author of research that finds extreme heat risks from climate change in U.S. cities are much higher than previously thought says the study is also a warning...
Aug 19, 2020

Canada increases matching fund for Beirut aid in response to UN appeal
Ottawa is upping the amount of money it will put to matching donations from Canadians for humanitarian relief in Lebanon following a deadly explosion in Beirut. The federal government is now comm...
Aug 19, 2020

Nova Scotia RCMP release new information in search for missing Cape Breton teen
CAPE BRETON, N.S. - Nova Scotia RCMP are releasing new information in the hopes of finding a 14-year-old Cape Breton girl who has not been seen since last Thursday. Eskasoni RCMP&n...
Aug 19, 2020