Canadian News
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDTDispute in B.C. reveals cracks in Canada's shipbreaking regulations
A shipbreaking operation set up on Vancouver Island is angering residents who fear it will hurt the pristine coastline and damage sea life.
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDTWestern brands still hold sway in Russia, even if copycats are taking their place
More than 1,000 foreign companies have exited or curtailed their business in Russia since the start of the Ukraine war. But Moscow's tensions with the West have not diminished the appetites of average...
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDTInternational student says she spent months in mental anguish after Canadian immigration error
An international student’s decision to study in northern Ontario turned into a nightmare because of a mistake from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDTThe love of my life died. My grief had to take a back seat to putting food on the table for my kids
Wendy Powell never imagined grieving her husband's death would be so hard or last so long. She also didn’t know if she was strong enough to cope with her grief while building a future for her family...
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDTIs a GTA real estate deal that sounds like paradise too good to be true?
A million dollar-plus home in the Greater Toronto Area's hot real estate market for only $700,000. A five per cent down payment. A 30-year mortgage at a 2.75 per cent interest rate. Those were the app...
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 19:20:38 EDTCanada formally launches challenge of 'unfair' U.S. duties on softwood lumber
International Trade Minister Mary Ng says Canada is formally initiating a challenge of "unwarranted and unfair" U.S. duties on Canadian softwood lumber.
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 22:01:14 EDTB.C. agency launches investigation into ambulance call after infant death report
British Columbia's emergency health service says the death in Barriere, B.C. is a "heartbreaking loss.''
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 17:37:51 EDTFlag raised on Parliament Hill to honour residential school survivors
The federal government raised the Survivors' Flag on Parliament Hill today as a way to honour Indigenous people forced to attend residential schools.
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 17:06:12 EDTMore than 6 drinks a week leads to higher health risks, new report suggests — especially for women
Having more than six drinks per week leads to an increased risk of a host of health issues, including cancer, according to new proposed guidelines published Monday. And for women who have three or m...
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDTQuebec's election campaign has just begun, but many anglophones already feel sidelined
Discontent with François Legault's Coalition Avenir Québec, as well as the Liberals, has English speakers exploring their voting options — or the possibility of staying home altogether.
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Mon, 29 Aug 2022 17:53:46 EDTInvestigation underway into possible poisoning at restaurant north of Toronto, police say
Several people were sent to hospital after a suspected poisoning at a Markham restaurant, York Regional Police say.
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 14:24:59 EDTFloods, droughts, storms will cost Canadian economy $139B in next 30 years, report says
A new climate-based analysis predicts floods, droughts and major storms could cost Canada's economy $139 billion over the next 30 years.
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 16:29:14 EDTOttawa again invokes 1977 pipeline treaty in Line 5 dispute with U.S.
For the second time in a year, the federal government is invoking a little-known 1977 energy treaty between Canada and the United States to defend the Line 5 pipeline.
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDTStudents, schools gearing up for first in-person orientation since COVID-19 halted events
As the countdown for the first day of school begins, post-secondary institutions across the country are getting ready to host their first fully in-person orientation week for incoming students — a r...
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 05:00:00 EDTLong-hidden historic murals in Antigonish, N.S. cathedral to be revealed
For decades, murals by Quebec painter Ozias Leduc have been hidden under seven layers of paint in St. Ninian's Cathedral. Now visitors will be able to see Leduc's saints in their entirety for the firs...
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 05:00:00 EDTMisinformation, lack of consultations on fertilizer emissions hurting farmers, Alberta producers say
Alberta farmers say the discussion and misinformation around federal targets to reduce fertilizer emissions are ignoring the voices of local producers and hurting the country's agriculture industry. ...
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 05:00:00 EDTSimmering rift between RCMP, municipal police, boils over in N.S. inquiry
The mass shooting in April 2020 that scarred Nova Scotians has also strained the fraught relationship between the RCMP and municipal forces in the province, with leaders bringing their feud into the i...
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 04:30:00 EDTWhy this former inmate has been excluded from a solitary confinement lawsuit
Al Hickey says he spent a torturous two and a half weeks in solitary confinement at Her Majesty's Penitentiary as a young man but current legislation means he cannot join the lawsuit targeting the use...
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 05:00:00 EDTMeet the Nova Scotia farmers who are growing rice
Nova Scotia may not come to mind as a rice-growing powerhouse, but two Annapolis Valley farmers have been producing crops since 2014.
Sun, 28 Aug 2022 17:13:35 EDTPassengers face long lines at Vancouver airport amid security screener shortage
Passengers at Vancouver International Airport faced long lines at security checkpoints on Sunday due to a shortage of security screening officers.