Category Archives: Canada
B.C. to remove barriers for internationally trained professionals: premier
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has introduced legislation that is expected to add skilled workers into the labour force more quickly by reducing barriers for internationally trained profes...
Oct 23, 2023
Fraser says more housing measures are coming in fall budget update
OTTAWA - Housing Minister Sean Fraser says the federal government will reveal more housing measures in the fall budget update and in the coming months. In a news conference this morning, Fraser outlin...
Oct 23, 2023
Poilievre says Trudeau soured relations with India
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is blaming Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for a diplomatic chill with India, saying Ottawa needs a "professional relationship" with the government of India...
Oct 23, 2023
Canadian in Gaza says Israeli air strikes now relentless ahead of ground invasion
A Canadian man in Gaza says Israeli airstrikes that were previously heard roughly every hour can now be heard every few minutes as the Israel-Hamas war escalates. Mansour Shouman says Israel's bombard...
Oct 23, 2023
'Spamouflage' campaign targeting Trudeau, MPs linked to China: Global Affairs Canada
OTTAWA - Global Affairs Canada says there's a social media campaign connected to the People's Republic of China is targeting dozens of MPs with spam. The department says a bot network known as "Spamou...
Oct 23, 2023
Canada using 'dormant' treaty to sidestep Indigenous rights in U.S.: court documents
WASHINGTON - Human rights and environmental groups say Canada is trying to exploit a "dormant" cross-border treaty to prevent the shutdown of the Line 5 pipeline. The argument is in new court document...
Oct 23, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Crown drops bail violation charge against convoy organizer Tamara Lich
OTTAWA - The Crown has dropped a criminal charge against "Freedom Convoy" organizer Tamara Lich that alleged she violated her bail conditions last summer. More coming. The Canadian Press
Oct 23, 2023
Parti Québécois to unveil Year One budget of independent Quebec
QUEBEC - The Parti Qubcois will unveil today what the first budget of a theoretical, independent Quebec would look like. The so-called Year One budget will be presented today by leader Paul St-Pierre ...
Oct 23, 2023
'I have no fixed address': A look at encampments for homeless across Canada
Federal housing advocate Marie-Jose Houle has called the spread of homeless encampments in cities across Canada a human rights crisis. "People living in encampments face some of the most vulnerable ci...
Oct 23, 2023
Hamilton stair master Walter Decker, 99, completes CN Tower climb for 3rd time
TORONTO - A 99-year-old Hamilton man climbed 1,776 steps to the top of the CN Tower over the weekend, his third time pulling off the accomplishment in support of charity. Walter Decker was joined by h...
Oct 23, 2023
