Canada

Federal procurement minister wishes Irving hadn't threatened reporters

OTTAWA - Canada's federal procurement minister says she wishes the Irving company and its lawyers hadn't threatened to sue reporters who were asking questions about the company's federal shipbuilding ...

May 30, 2019

Bill proposes reference to rights of Indigenous Peoples in citizenship oath

OTTAWA - New Canadians will soon swear to honour the rights of Indigenous Peoples if a proposed legislative change is adopted. Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen has introduced a bill that contain...

May 30, 2019

Canadian garbage will depart Philippines for Vancouver later today

OTTAWA - Sixty-nine shipping containers of fetid Canadian trash are being loaded onto a container ship in the Philippine port of Subic today. Philippine foreign secretary Teddy Locsin posted video and...

May 30, 2019

Canada to align 'very much' with American timeline for new NAFTA: PM

OTTAWA - Canada has fired the starting gun on the race to ratify the new North American free-trade pact - but the United States is setting the pace. When it comes to approving the new U...

May 30, 2019

Committee blasts Zuckerberg, Sandberg for 'abhorrent' snub of summons

OTTAWA - A panel of international politicians vented anger at Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg on Tuesday after the Facebook executives snubbed their summons to appear at the interna...

May 30, 2019

Trudeau to raise abortion laws with Pence amid final push to ratify new NAFTA

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence are expected to discuss the ratification process for the new North American trade agreement when they meet today in Ottawa. Bu...

May 30, 2019

Baloney Meter: A lot of baloney in Scheer statements on energy independence

OTTAWA - "The fact is Canada has more than enough oil - not only to displace imports from ... rogue states, but to put an end to all foreign oil imports once and for all. That is part of my ...

May 30, 2019

Justin Trudeau and Brian Pallister talk Minnesota hydro link

OTTAWA - The prime minister and the premier of Manitoba say they'll try to find common ground on a new hydro line so the province can sell more surplus electricity to Minnesota. The two met ...

May 30, 2019

In the news today, May 28

Four stories in the news for Tuesday, May 28 --- SCRUTINIZE CBC'S WORK FOR CANADIANNESS: SCHEER Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says if he is elected prime minister in the fall, he'll want...

May 30, 2019

In the news today, May 30

Six stories in the news for Thursday, May 30 --- TRUDEAU TO RAISE U.S. ABORTION LAWS WITH PENCE Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence are expected to discuss the ratifi...

May 30, 2019