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NDP attempts to prod Liberals into action on pharmacare by tabling its own bill

NDP attempts to prod Liberals into action on pharmacare by tabling its own bill

OTTAWA — No longer content to wait for the Liberals to make good on their promise, the New Democrats tabled their own pharmacare legislation in the House of Commons Tuesday.
Local news, Quebec publishers first targets of Facebook's block on Canadian news

Local news, Quebec publishers first targets of Facebook's block on Canadian news

OTTAWA — Some French-language media organizations and smaller local media outlets say they are being targeted by Meta after the digital giant restricted access to their content on Facebook as part of its fight against the Liberal government's online-
Chief justice 'not comfortable' with lack of transparency over judicial complaints

Chief justice 'not comfortable' with lack of transparency over judicial complaints

OTTAWA — Canada's chief justice says he has asked the national body that oversees the conduct of judges to consider making the process for dealing with complaints more transparent.
Woman gardening in Prince George, B.C., is bitten by coyote

Woman gardening in Prince George, B.C., is bitten by coyote

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — A woman is nursing minor injuries after being bitten by a coyote while she was doing some gardening in Prince George, B.C. A statement from the B.C.
Justice minister says accusation that he intimidated Tory MP in email is 'ridiculous'

Justice minister says accusation that he intimidated Tory MP in email is 'ridiculous'

OTTAWA — An accusation from Tory MP Frank Caputo that the Liberal attorney general tried to intimidate him with an email is "ridiculous," Justice Minister David Lametti argued on Tuesday.
Fox News shouldn't air in Canada despite Tucker Carlson ouster, LGBTQ group argues

Fox News shouldn't air in Canada despite Tucker Carlson ouster, LGBTQ group argues

TORONTO — An advocacy group that wants the CRTC to ban Fox News says the network's "abusive content" extends beyond its divisive personalities such as recently fired host Tucker Carlson.
'I wasn't afraid of them': Ukrainians build new lives, help others after invasion

'I wasn't afraid of them': Ukrainians build new lives, help others after invasion

KYIV, Ukraine — When Katerina Mischenko looks out the window of her 14th-floor apartment in an older, somewhat rundown neighbourhood in Kyiv, she doesn't see the graffiti on buildings across the street or the old woman rummaging through a garbage bin
Changes cut wait times for mental health counselling by 79 per cent in N.W.T.

Changes cut wait times for mental health counselling by 79 per cent in N.W.T.

YELLOWKNIFE — The Northwest Territories government is lauding changes to its health-care system that it says reduced wait times for mental health counselling by 79 per cent.
Accused in Quebec daycare bus crash that killed two kids has case postponed to August

Accused in Quebec daycare bus crash that killed two kids has case postponed to August

LAVAL, Que. — The court case of a Quebec man accused of killing two young children by driving a city bus into a Montreal-area daycare was postponed on Tuesday to the end of August.
How population growth is affecting everything from jobs to housing in the economy

How population growth is affecting everything from jobs to housing in the economy

"Employment levels are going to be increasing a lot, just because we're adding a lot of people to the population," said University of Waterloo economics professor Mikal Skuterud