Category Archives: National News

OTTAWA - The B.C. Supreme Court is set to begin hearing a case this morning that questions whether religious hospitals have the right to refuse certain procedures. Dying With Dignity Canada is among a...

OTTAWA - Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon says Canada isn't considering a ban of the social media platform X, though his office says discussions about X's deepfake controversy are underwa...

MINNEAPOLIS - Thousands gathered in Minneapolis on Saturday to push back on the Trump administration's deployment of federal forces after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed...

OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Air Force wants to hire more than a thousand new security personnel over the next five years at bases across the country - just as it brings its new F-35 stealth fighter je...

There was a jump in the unemployment rate in Saskatchewan as more people entered the workforce. According to Statistics Canada, unemployment in December was 6.5 percent, which is an increase from 5.6 ...

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says a boost in the number of people looking for work in December drove the unemployment rate higher at the end of the year. The agency said the economy added 8,200 jobs las...

OTTAWA - Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland's resignation as a member of Parliament takes effect today as she takes up a new voluntary role advising the Ukrainian government. Freeland's absence...

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is set to release labour force figures for December this morning. A Reuters survey of economists expects Canada lost 5,000 jobs last month, driving the unemployment rate up ...

VANCOUVER - Former Hong Kong pro-democracy legislator Albert Chan Wai-yip is a longtime critic of China, who has accused its government of "crimes against humanity" after a crackdown on dissent in the...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to China next week to talk trade, energy, agriculture and international security. The Prime Minister's Office would not yet confirm if Carney will meet ...