Canada

Minister's office reviewing tribunal order on First Nations child welfare

OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty's office says she is reviewing a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal order for parties involved in a decade-long First Nations child welfare case to r...

Aug 23, 2025

When heat and drought stress trees, the consequences can be tragic

Sometimes it happens without any more warning than the sound of cracking. A tree physiologist said that several years of repeated drought in British Columbia mixed with heat stress increased the likel...

Aug 23, 2025

For trappers, the land is their office — wildfires have them bracing for the worst

WINNIPEG - Some trappers are expecting "catastrophic losses" to their food and financial security this year, as Canada's second-worst wildfire season on record sent swaths of remote boreal forest up i...

Aug 23, 2025

'It's ridiculous': Why some Canadian youth feel ready to tap out of tipping culture

EDMONTON - Ren Alva is no stranger to leaving a good tip. The Edmonton university student believes in tipping service workers for a job well done, even leaving more during the holidays and after speci...

Aug 23, 2025

Contributing to war and peace: Canada's role in Ukraine explained

OTTAWA - Ottawa is watching closely as U.S. President Donald Trump attempts to play peacemaker in the war in Ukraine. Canada has volunteered to play a role in helping maintain peace in Ukraine, if a c...

Aug 23, 2025

Advocates against HIV criminalization decry Carney silence on reform Trudeau promised

OTTAWA - HIV activists say there is mounting frustration in communities affected by the virus, amid near-silence from the federal government nearly 10 years after the Liberals pledged to reform laws s...

Aug 23, 2025

Haitians in Springfield were thrust into the spotlight — now they're bracing to leave

SPRINGFIELD - Viles Dorsainvil looks down at his hands - pauses - and says he doesn't know what his future will look like. The soft-spoken 39-year-old's hesitant voice echoes the anxiety of thousands ...

Aug 23, 2025

Retaliatory tariff turnaround puts Ottawa in better negotiating spot: LeBlanc

WASHINGTON - Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said the decision to drop retaliatory tariffs puts Ottawa in a better position to negotiate changes to U.S. President Donald Trump's devastating...

Aug 23, 2025

Consumers could benefit from dropped tariffs on U.S. goods, but unions raise concerns

OTTAWA - Canada's move to drop many retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods could lead to lower prices for consumers, but union leaders worry it could undermine this country's bargaining position in ongoing...

Aug 22, 2025

A timeline of key events in N.S. missing kids investigation

The investigation continues into the disappearance of two young children from their home in rural northeastern Nova Scotia more than three months ago. Lilly Sullivan, 6, and Jack Sullivan, 4, have not...

Aug 22, 2025