Canada

Survey suggests Canadians eager to shift from plastic packages, but cost a factor

HALIFAX - A survey of over 1,000 Canadians indicates the vast majority of respondents are eager to reduce single use plastics, but aren't always on board with paying more for alternatives. The Agri-Fo...

Jun 06, 2019

Free-speech advocates and MPs clash over how to combat online hate

OTTAWA - The name and words of the man accused of killing 51 people in the Christchurch, New Zealand mosque attacks will be struck from the records of the House of Commons justice committee, its membe...

Jun 06, 2019

Young Quebecers take Ottawa to court in class action over climate change

MONTREAL - Lawyers representing Quebecers aged 35 and under are in court today trying to convince a judge to allow a class action lawsuit against the federal government for its failure to combat clima...

Jun 06, 2019

Fallen officers remembered five years after Moncton shooting rampage

MONCTON, N.B. - The commanding officer of the RCMP in New Brunswick is calling on the public to continue to honour the legacy of three Mounties who were killed by a gunman in Moncton five years ago. C...

Jun 06, 2019

Thousands of Canadians gather at Juno Beach on 75th anniversary of D-Day

COURSEULLES-SUR-MER, France - Thousands of Canadians will gather on a stretch of beach on the coast of Normandy in France on Thursday to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day, one of the most pivo...

Jun 06, 2019

In the news today, June 4

Five stories in the news for Tuesday, June 4 --- WOMEN STILL FACING HATRED, RACISM: TRUDEAU Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the rights of women are backsliding and gender equality is under att...

Jun 06, 2019

In the news today, June 6

Five stories in the news for Thursday, June 6 --- D-DAY ANNIVERSARY TO BE MARKED ACROSS CANADA Canadians will mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day in ceremonies across the country today - ...

Jun 06, 2019

Employers face long delays for temporary foreign workers as demand spikes

OTTAWA - Some employers looking to hire temporary foreign workers are experiencing significant delays due to an increase in demand this year for migrant workers in Canada. The federal government says ...

Jun 06, 2019

Canada to honour 75th anniversary of D-Day with ceremonies across country

HALIFAX - Canadians will mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day in ceremonies across the country today -- with the aged veterans who are the last living link to the largest seaborne invasion in histo...

Jun 06, 2019

Two writers to be awarded $65K Griffin Poetry Prize at Toronto gala

TORONTO - Some of the biggest names in Canadian literature will come together tonight to see which two writers will win the lucrative Griffin Poetry Prize. Two poets -- one Canadian, one internat...

Jun 06, 2019