Canada

In the news today: Ottawa silent on U.S. sanctions, new Canadian training for Ukraine

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Ottawa silent on Trump sanctioning Canadian judge Advocates for international law say Ottawa is letting Washin...

Aug 28, 2025

Future of Sport in Canada Commission to deliver first report on athlete safety gaps

OTTAWA - Canada will get its first look today at a national report examining how abuse and maltreatment are handled in sport, and where protections for athletes are falling short. The Future of Sport ...

Aug 28, 2025

Law advocates slam Ottawa for silence on Trump sanctioning Canadian ICC judge

OTTAWA - Advocates for international law say Ottawa is letting Washington chip away at the global rules-based order by remaining silent a week into American sanctions against a Canadian jurist. On Aug...

Aug 28, 2025

Two bodies were missed at B.C. death scene. Was treatment of coroners to blame?

VANCOUVER - When police attended a single-room occupancy building in East Vancouver three years ago, they found the body of "Jimmy" Van Chung Pham, a man with a criminal history who would later be des...

Aug 28, 2025

Canada Post urges union to revisit offers, says gap between parties is 'substantial'

OTTAWA - Canada Post is urging the Canadian Union of Postal Workers to revisit its offers after meeting at the bargaining table Wednesday. The Crown corporation says the union has "maintained or harde...

Aug 27, 2025

As provinces set to get smoking lawsuit cash, advocates seek more mitigation efforts

MONTREAL - Anti-smoking advocates are calling on provinces to use money from a historic tobacco settlement on public health programs. In March, an Ontario judge approved a $32.5-billion plan requiring...

Aug 27, 2025

BC Lottery Corp. says it was 'ambushed' in money laundering investigation

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Lottery Corp. says it was wrongly penalized more than $1 million for anti-money laundering and terrorist financing violations earlier this year by a federal watchdog. ...

Aug 27, 2025

Ex-minister tells Quebec auto board scandal inquiry he knew project was over budget

MONTRAL - Quebec's former minister of Cybersecurity and Digital Technology has told a public inquiry he knew the provincial auto insurance board's digital transition project was over budget in 2021. r...

Aug 27, 2025

Five things to know about B.C. ostrich farm fighting against avian flu cull

EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - The Federal Court of Appeal ruled on Aug. 21 that a cull of about 400 ostriches can proceed at a British Columbia ostrich farm that suffered an avian flu outbreak....

Aug 27, 2025

Council in Burnaby, B.C., calls for Israel arms embargo

BURNABY - The city council in Burnaby, B.C., has agreed to ask the federal government to impose a two-way arms embargo on Israel. The motion, which drew cheers in the council chamber when it was passe...

Aug 27, 2025