Category Archives: Canada
Singh urges solidarity, respect amid heightened fear in Jewish and Muslim communities
OTTAWA - Federal New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh says Canadians can and must do better as hate crimes increase during the Israel-Hamas war. Singh says in a year-end interview with The Canadian Press...
Jan 02, 2024
In the news today: CEO pay broke new records in 2022: report
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Canada's 100 highest-paid CEOs broke new compensation records in 2022: report T...
Jan 02, 2024
Amid push for foreign registry, many say other measures needed to fight interference
OTTAWA - For more than a year, Canada has been mulling the creation of a foreign agent registry to fight interference in the country's democratic processes. The Liberal government and even some firm s...
Jan 02, 2024
Quebec appeal court upholds ruling finding that police watchdog issued biased release
MONTREAL - The Quebec Court of Appeal has upheld a lower court decision which found that the family of a Montreal man killed by police was harmed when the province's police watchdog issued a biased ne...
Jan 01, 2024
Company issues national recall for hypoallergenic infant formula
OTTAWA - A national recall has been issued for a brand of hypoallergenic infant formula over concerns it may be contaminated with a bacteria. An advisory from Health Canada says the Enfamil brand Nutr...
Jan 01, 2024
Detector dogs could help sniff out more fentanyl, firearms at border, review suggests
OTTAWA - An internal evaluation by Canada's border agency suggests its detector dogs could play a bigger role in sniffing out deadly fentanyl and illicit firearms. The agency has dozens of canines tra...
Jan 01, 2024
Two people struck and killed by speeding driver in Montreal, 23-year-old man arrested
Montreal police say they've arrested a man who allegedly struck and killed two people with his car before fleeing the scene early this morning. Police spokeswoman Const. Caroline Chvrefils said witnes...
Jan 01, 2024
Saskatchewan to stop collecting carbon levy from natural gas and electrical heat
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government says its natural gas utility is to stop collecting the carbon levy as of Monday from residential customers. The move comes after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau exem...
Jan 01, 2024
Gas tax paused in Manitoba, returns in Alberta at a lower rate
As one province pauses the gas tax to provide savings at the pumps, another is bringing it back. The Manitoba government says that starting Monday, motorists won't have to pay 14 cents per litre in fu...
Jan 01, 2024
'Unimaginable excess': Bid to attract showy superyachts to Cape Breton under scrutiny
HALIFAX - Not so long ago, the largest community in Cape Breton was best known as home to one of the most toxic waste sites in North America: the infamous Sydney tar ponds. Containing one million tonn...
Jan 01, 2024
