Canada

Sentencing hearing for former Edmonton nightclub employee guilty of sex assault

EDMONTON - Two victims of a former Edmonton nightclub employee convicted of sexual assault say they have had nightmares, thoughts of suicide and anxiety since they were attacked. Matthew McKnight, who...

Jul 08, 2020

Ontario overestimated costs of services to irregular border crossers: auditor

TORONTO - Ontario's auditor general says the province significantly overstated the costs of providing services to asylum seekers coming into Canada from the United States. In a special report released...

Jul 08, 2020

The COVID-19 fiscal snapshot: By the numbers

OTTAWA - Estimated federal deficit for 2020-21: $343.2 billion Direct federal aid to individuals and businesses as a result of COVID-19: $212 billion Number of Canadians who were laid off or had their...

Jul 08, 2020

Feds promise recovery will focus on people hurt most by COVID-19 economic crisis

Finance Minister Bill Morneau says one of his priorities is to fix the social and economic gaps that left women, young people and racialized Canadians to suffer the biggest economic blows from the COV...

Jul 08, 2020

Alberta air force base to use goats, sheep to chew down unwanted vegetation

A Canadian Forces base in Alberta is recruiting a new battalion of lean, mean, eating machines for a mission that will require limited action this summer. The Department of National Defence has p...

Jul 08, 2020

Ban on vaping ads that can be seen by youth to take effect next month

Ottawa's new rules restricting the promotion of vaping products in places young people can access are set to come into effect next month. Health Canada published regulations Wednesday p...

Jul 08, 2020

Auditor finds $2.4B in unpaid student loans, calls for stronger recovery efforts

OTTAWA - Canada's auditor general is calling for the federal government to step up its recovery of outstanding student loans to keep taxpayers from being left on the hook. In a report tabled in P...

Jul 08, 2020

Singh calls on Trudeau to address systemic racism in police forces

OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says if the Rideau Hall intruder had been a person of colour the outcome would have been different. Military reservist and Manitoba businessman Corey Hurren...

Jul 08, 2020

U.S., Mexican presidents meeting at White House to talk USMCA, without Canada

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is meeting today with his Mexican counterpart to celebrate North America's new trade deal - without Canada. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declined to join...

Jul 08, 2020

Border agency failing to promptly remove many people from Canada, auditor says

OTTAWA - The federal auditor general says Canada's border agency has failed to promptly remove most of the people under orders to leave the country. In a report tabled in Parliament today, the auditor...

Jul 08, 2020