Canada

Liberals rolling out new measures to protect migrant workers, newcomers

OTTAWA - The Liberal government is rolling out several new measures to protect vulnerable migrant workers and immigrants living in Canada. Starting next week, temporary foreign workers who find themse...

Jun 02, 2019

Supreme Court sides with man over his detention in race-tinged drug case

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has highlighted the harms of over-policing on racial minorities in a ruling that set aside an Asian-Canadian man's convictions for possessing a...

Jun 02, 2019

75 years later, legacy of Canada's role in D-Day landing still lingers

OTTAWA - When he jumped out of his landing craft into knee-deep water off the coast of Normandy on June 6, 1944, Jack Commerford wasn't contemplating the role he was about to play in wh...

Jun 02, 2019 (The Canadian Press)

'Opioid epidemic:' Pharmacists call for stricter access to low-dose codeine

REGINA - Pharmacists say it's time for Canada to restrict access to over-the-counter codeine as the country grapples with an opioid crisis. There have been renewed calls to limit access...

Jun 02, 2019

Huawei pushes ahead with rural internet strategy in Canada despite controversy

VANCOUVER - As wildfires raged near the central British Columbia community of Lac la Hache, emergency officials struggled to transmit life-saving information to residents. Slow and spotty internet mea...

Jun 02, 2019

In the news today, May 31

Four stories in the news for Friday, May 31 --- RAPTORS WIN IN FIRST NBA PLAYOFF GAME OUTSIDE U.S. In a historic victory, the first NBA Finals game to be played outside of the United St...

Jun 02, 2019

Crown seeks prison time for Calgary couple guilty of negligence in son's death

CALGARY - The Crown is seeking a prison sentence of between four and five years for a Calgary couple convicted in the death of their 14-month-old son, who didn't see a doctor until the ...

Jun 02, 2019

CBC head defends coverage after Scheer suggests too much focus on U.S. politics

OTTAWA - The CEO of the CBC is defending its coverage of American politics after Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer suggested the public broadcaster places too much emphasis on the United Sta...

Jun 01, 2019

Rare white young killer whale swimming off the British Columbia coast

VANCOUVER - A rare white killer whale has been spotted off the coast of British Columbia. Jared Towers, an orca ecologist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada, says the young transient killer whale w...

Jun 01, 2019

Missing, murdered women inquiry calls for justice system to review policies

OTTAWA - The national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls is calling for considerable legal reforms, including that police services establish standardized ...

Jun 01, 2019