Category Archives: Canada
Poll suggests 85% of Canadians want governments to regulate AI
OTTAWA - A new poll indicates an overwhelming majority of Canadians are in favour of regulating artificial intelligence, and almost half are worried it will contribute to cognitive decline. The Leger ...
Aug 28, 2025
Law advocates slam Ottawa for silence on Trump sanctioning Canadian ICC judge
OTTAWA - Advocates for international law say Ottawa is letting Washington chip away at the global rules-based order by remaining silent a week into American sanctions against a Canadian jurist. On Aug...
Aug 28, 2025
Canada's sport system 'broken' and in need of change: report
A new national report on how abuse and maltreatment are handled in sport says "Canadian sport has lost its way" and the federal government must act to better protect athletes across the country. The F...
Aug 28, 2025
Canada Post urges union to revisit offers, says gap between parties is 'substantial'
OTTAWA - Canada Post is urging the Canadian Union of Postal Workers to revisit its offers after meeting at the bargaining table Wednesday. The Crown corporation says the union has "maintained or harde...
Aug 27, 2025
As provinces set to get smoking lawsuit cash, advocates seek more mitigation efforts
MONTREAL - Anti-smoking advocates urged the provinces and territories to use money from a historic tobacco settlement on public health programs as the provinces are set to receive initial amounts star...
Aug 27, 2025
'Quite the show': Video shows orcas getting up close with B.C. boaters
A British Columbia resident says he got the show of a lifetime when a pod of orcas got up close with him and a group of friends on the waters of Howe Sound in an encounter captured on video. Joshua Le...
Aug 27, 2025
BC Lottery Corp. says it was 'ambushed' by Fintrac in money laundering investigation
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Lottery Corp. is taking the federal government to court, claiming it was wrongly penalized more than $1 million for anti-money laundering and terrorist financing viola...
Aug 27, 2025
Ex-minister tells Quebec auto board scandal inquiry he knew project was over budget
MONTRAL - Quebec's former minister of Cybersecurity and Digital Technology has told a public inquiry he knew the provincial auto insurance board's digital transition project was over budget in 2021. r...
Aug 27, 2025
Five things to know about B.C. ostrich farm fighting against avian flu cull
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - The Federal Court of Appeal ruled on Aug. 21 that a cull of about 400 ostriches can proceed at a British Columbia ostrich farm that suffered an avian flu outbreak....
Aug 27, 2025
Ford says federal, provincial public servants should work in the office 5 days a week
OTTAWA - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the federal government and municipalities across Ontario should mandate their workers to return to the office full time. Speaking to reporters in Inglewood, Ont...
Aug 27, 2025