Category Archives: Canada
Canada's top court to rule on validity of federal environmental assessment law
OTTAWA - Canada's top court is expected to rule today on the validity of the federal government's environmental assessment legislation. The Supreme Court's judgment on the Impact Assessment Act is to ...
Oct 13, 2023
Canadian doctor trapped in Gaza volunteers at hospital, urges entry of medical aid
Dr. Ehab Bader had travelled from London, Ont., to Gaza for a family visit, to see his aging parents. Now trapped in the besieged Palestinian territory, he is volunteering at Gaza's largest hospital, ...
Oct 13, 2023
RCMP dispute photojournalist's account of arrest while covering pipeline protest
VANCOUVER - The RCMP say a photojournalist who is suing the force was not exempt from complying with a court injunction while reporting on protests over the Coastal GasLink pipeline that's nearing com...
Oct 12, 2023
Federal effort to boost child care in three provinces off to 'slow start': report
An analysis by a public-policy group has found that federal funding meant to bring $10-a-day child care across Canada has stumbled with a "slow start" and "underwhelming results" in three provinces wh...
Oct 12, 2023
B.C. church group, caught between Israel-Hamas war, struggles to get home
VANCOUVER - A group from a British Columbia church that had been touring historical sites in Israel when Hamas fighters began killing civilians is struggling to find a way home with the confusion of t...
Oct 12, 2023
Industry prepares as avian flu cases expected to increase as birds migrate south
VANCOUVER - Animal health experts are warning about avian flu returning to poultry farms as wild birds begin migrating south for the winter. Ray Nickel, spokesman for the B.C. Poultry Association Emer...
Oct 12, 2023
Alberta premier's visit to House of Commons environment committee cancelled
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's scheduled appearance before a House of Commons environment committee next week has been cancelled. Smith had said she would speak before the environment and...
Oct 12, 2023
News media lobby group says Google concerns about Online News Act are valid
TORONTO - A lobby group for Canada's newspapers and magazines says it agrees with many of the issues raised by Google about a law that will force the tech giant to compensate those same publishers for...
Oct 12, 2023
What is the notwithstanding clause? An explainer on the rarely used provision
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government has invoked the notwithstanding clause of the Constitution in tabling legislation that prevents children under 16 from changing their names or pronouns at school w...
Oct 12, 2023
'We have to do what it takes': Israeli-Canadian reservists say they're ready to fight
MONTREAL - Temima Silver is waiting for the call to report for duty in the Israeli military. Born and raised in Ottawa, the 21-year-old moved to Israel in 2020 to join the Israel Defense Forces. Relea...
Oct 12, 2023
