Category Archives: Canada
Senators were intimidated, had their privilege breached, Speaker rules
OTTAWA - Senate Speaker Raymonde Gagn says nothing could justify the "disproportionate reaction" some senators had to a decision to adjourn debate on a carbon pricing bill last month. Gagn ruled today...
Dec 05, 2023
Workplace expert says conditions at Canada's spy agency ripe for harassment
VANCOUVER - A University of British Columbia expert on employment discrimination says toxic workplace claims against Canada's spy agency point to a "perfect storm" of conditions that allow harassment ...
Dec 05, 2023
Child care cost less in 2023, but more parents say spots are hard to find: StatCan
A new report from Statistics Canada says child care was more affordable across the country in 2023, but parents are having a harder time finding it. The report released today says expenses for childre...
Dec 05, 2023
Health Canada authorizes updated Novavax COVID-19 vaccine targeting XBB variant
OTTAWA - Health Canada has authorized an updated COVID-19 vaccine from Novavax that targets the XBB.1.5 variant. The new vaccine is called Nuvaxovid and is approved for people 12 years of age and over...
Dec 05, 2023
Wild salmon conservation group raises concerns about herring kills at B.C. fish farms
VICTORIA - A salmon conservation group is raising concerns about reported increases in wild fish deaths, primarily herring, in British Columbia's open-net fish farms. Stan Proboszcz, senior scientist ...
Dec 05, 2023
Montreal mayor 'out of danger' after health scare during press conference
Montreal Mayor Valrie Plante is said to be out of danger after she suddenly took ill during a press conference today. Video from CTV News shows Plante trailing off in the middle of answering a questio...
Dec 05, 2023
As news is still shared on Facebook, Instagram, Meta may yet be regulated: St-Onge
OTTAWA - Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge says Canada's broadcasting regulator should look into regulating Meta when the Online News Act comes into effect, as users find loopholes to share news on it...
Dec 05, 2023
Canada considering options to get extended family of Canadians out of Gaza
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marc Miller says he is considering options to get the extended family members of Canadians out of the embattled Gaza Strip. Most Canadians with extended family members in...
Dec 05, 2023
Rain, wind pummels B.C. coast as atmospheric river makes landfall
VANCOUVER - Parts of southwestern British Columbia remain under a rainfall warning as a potent atmospheric river made landfall along the province's coast Monday, bringing ample rain and high winds whi...
Dec 05, 2023
Canadian with family in Gaza calling on Ottawa to advocate more for its citizens
An Ontario man says he is desperate to get his two children and wife out of the Gaza Strip as Israel intensifies its offensive into southern areas of the besieged territory. Nael Alhalis, says his 13-...
Dec 05, 2023
