Category Archives: Canada
Groups call for more careful consideration of artificial intelligence measures
OTTAWA - Dozens of civil society organizations, experts and academics are calling on the Liberal government to remove proposed measures on artificial intelligence from a federal privacy bill, saying t...
Sep 25, 2023
Lawyer challenges federal decision to deny help to woman with six children in Syria
OTTAWA - A lawyer is asking the Federal Court to direct the Canadian government to repatriate a Quebec woman being held in a Syrian detention camp with her six children. The woman's lawyer, Lawrence G...
Sep 25, 2023
Flag raising at B.C. legislature honours residential school survivors, lost children
VICTORIA - Fresh fall winds helped mark a flag-raising ceremony today at the British Columbia legislature honouring residential school survivors and remembering children who never came home. The orang...
Sep 25, 2023
Head of Alta commission on Rocky Mountain coal mining concerned over new applications
At least two members of the group that recommended a pause on coal mining in Alberta's Rocky Mountains are concerned the province's regulator appears to have accepted applications to renew a project t...
Sep 25, 2023
Military drops sexual misconduct charge against Lt.-Gen. Steve Whelan
GATINEAU, Que. - The military has dropped a charge related to alleged sexual misconduct against Lt.-Gen. Steve Whelan, who was removed from his job as head of military personnel in 2021 after the alle...
Sep 25, 2023
Knowing where your money is going proves crucial to supporting Indigenous businesses
TORONTO - Jaymie Campbell has been running her beading and quilling business for over five years. It's a money-making venture but for her, it is about more than income. "It's so much about cultural re...
Sep 25, 2023
Shopping for something to wear on Orange Shirt Day? Here's what you need to know
Every dollar spent on an orange T-shirt for Truth and Reconciliation Day should be a conscious effort to uplift an Indigenous business or community, experts say. Shopping for orange T-shirts from Indi...
Sep 25, 2023
Former foreign minister Marc Garneau says Canada, South Korea should form closer ties
OTTAWA - Former foreign affairs minister Marc Garneau says Canada should seek closer ties with South Korea, arguing the two countries could help each other gain influence in the strategically importan...
Sep 25, 2023
'Show us the money!': N.L. premier says open to hydro deal if Quebec pays up
QUEBEC - Newfoundland and Labrador's premier says if Quebec wants a new hydro deal then the province needs to "show us the money!" Andrew Furey made the comments today at the conference of New England...
Sep 25, 2023
CP NewsAlert: NDP says Speaker should resign after honouring man who fought for Nazis
OTTAWA - NDP House leader Peter Julian is calling on House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota to step down after he invited a man who fought for the Nazis to attend a speech by the Ukrainian president. A...
Sep 25, 2023
