Canada

Organizations sound alarm as gender equality department faces 81% budget cut

OTTAWA - Organizations working to advancing gender equality are sounding the alarm as the federal department for women and gender equality, WAGE, faces a budget cut of just over 80 per cent. As outlin...

Jul 30, 2025

Islamophobia envoy says Mideast war is bringing back anti-Muslim tropes from 9/11

OTTAWA - Ottawa's special representative on combating Islamophobia says she's alarmed by a recent revival of decades-old tropes about Muslims supporting terrorist violence. Amira Elghawaby also said C...

Jul 30, 2025

Diabetes Canada calls for federal government to reset pharmacare program

OTTAWA - Advocates for people with diabetes want the federal government to restructure what they see as a flawed pharmacare program. Glenn Thibeault, executive director of government affairs with Diab...

Jul 30, 2025

Crown attorneys' group accuses politicians, media of 'attacks' on justice system

OTTAWA - The president of the Ontario Crown Attorneys' Association says "attacks" launched by "politicians, media and members of the public" in response to two high-profile criminal cases amount to "a...

Jul 30, 2025

Former diplomats call for arms embargo on Israel, recognition of Palestinian state

OTTAWA - Dozens of former senior Canadian diplomats are calling on Ottawa to recognize a Palestinian state, saying Israel's conduct in the West Bank and Gaza violates Canadian interests and values. In...

Jul 30, 2025

Grand jury indicts dad of slain Montreal girl for murder, accused pleads not guilty

ELIZABETHTOWN - A grand jury has indicted the father of a nine-year-old Montreal girl found dead in New York state for murder. Luciano Frattolin appeared before Judge Tatiana Coffinger today in Elizab...

Jul 30, 2025

Bank of Canada holds key rate at 2.75% as economy shows resilience to tariffs

Signs of resilience in the Canadian economy were enough for the Bank of Canada to leave its benchmark interest rate unchanged Wednesday, but the spectre of U.S. trade uncertainty continues to cast a s...

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McGill University team develops AI that can detect infection before symptoms appear

MONTRAL - Researchers at McGill University say they developed an artificial intelligence platform that can predict when someone is about to come down with a respiratory tract infection before they sta...

Jul 30, 2025

In the news today: Poilievre and the Alberta byelection debate, B.C. tsunami advisory

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Candidates in Alberta byelection gather for debate Pierre Poilievre was greeted with cheers and applause by th...

Jul 30, 2025

British Columbians told to avoid coast, after Russia quake triggers tsunami advisory

WICKANINISH BEACH, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - British Columbians are being urged to stay away from coastal areas that remain under a tsunami advisory, after one of the most powerful earthquakes ever r...

Jul 30, 2025