Category Archives: Canada
Global Affairs Canada changing policy as gay diplomat wins surrogacy expenses case
OTTAWA - A gay employee of Global Affairs Canada posted in China, who travelled to the U.S. for the birth of his child through surrogacy, will have those expenses covered after a tribunal ruling. The ...
Jan 13, 2024
Forecasters warn of extreme cold in Prairies and B.C., storms in Ontario, Quebec
Weather warnings cover much of Canada this weekend, from arctic outflows on British Columbia's coast to extreme cold through the Prairies and storms through southern Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes....
Jan 13, 2024
Security footage shows drivers passing man who fell off Regina bus before his death
REGINA - A security camera has captured the more than seven hours a Regina man lay outside, waving for help from passing vehicles, before his death in freezing temperatures after he stumbled from a ci...
Jan 12, 2024
Feds say U.S., Ukraine haven't finalized deal on air defence donation
OTTAWA - The Department of National Defence says Canada's donation of an air-defence system to Ukraine is in the midst of clearing one final administrative hurdle with the U.S. government. A spokesper...
Jan 12, 2024
Senior public servant Nathalie Drouin named national security adviser to PM
OTTAWA - Veteran public servant Nathalie Drouin has been named national security and intelligence adviser to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Drouin, deputy clerk of the Privy Council since August 2021,...
Jan 12, 2024
Snowstorm headed toward Ontario and Quebec this weekend, up to 40 cm in forecast
MONTREAL - Environment Canada has issued weather warnings for large parts of Ontario and Quebec as a winter storm is expected to bring up to 40 centimetres of snow to some regions. The storm is foreca...
Jan 12, 2024
Canada's chief of the defence staff Gen. Wayne Eyre plans to retire this summer
OTTAWA - The Prime Minister's Office says Gen. Wayne Eyre is planning to retire as Canada's chief of the defence staff this summer. He took on the role in an acting capacity in February 2021, when the...
Jan 12, 2024
Canada should be on 'high alert' for 2024 after record wildfire season: scientist
A scientist with the Canadian Forest Service says Canada should be on "high alert" for the 2024 wildfire season. Research scientist Piyush Jain stopped short of offering a prediction for the upcoming ...
Jan 12, 2024
Edmonton hospital sets up space heaters in emergency room as weather disrupts heating
EDMONTON - Freezing temperatures in Edmonton have forced one of the city's hospitals to fire up temporary heaters in its emergency department. Officials say the Royal Alexandra Hospital Emergency Depa...
Jan 12, 2024
Housing crunch prompts efforts to stabilize immigration levels, say federal ministers
OTTAWA - Housing Minister Sean Fraser and Immigration Minister Marc Miller say the federal government is working to stabilize the number of people entering the country every year as housing pressures ...
Jan 12, 2024
