Pope condemns ‘vile’ assassination attempt on Iraqi PM
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis condemned an assassination attempt against Iraq’s prime minister as a “vile act of terrorism” and said Tuesday he is praying for peace in the country.
Little time, but ‘mountain to climb’ at UN climate talks
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — The United Nations climate summit in Glasgow has made “some serious toddler steps” toward cutting emissions but far from the giant leaps needed to limit global warming to internationally accepted goals, two new analyses and top...
The AP Interview: Facebook whistleblower fears the metaverse
BRUSSELS (AP) — Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen warned Tuesday that the “metaverse,” the all-encompassing virtual reality world at the heart of the social media giant's growth strategy, will be addictive and rob people of yet more personal inform...
The Latest: British PM to return to COP26 to urge action
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — The Latest on the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow: LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris
‘We miss our friends’: N.Y. town eager for Canadians to return as land border reopens
MONTREAL — Residents of a New York border town say they're eager to welcome Canadians now that the United States has eased land border restrictions, but they worry that costly COVID-19 testing rules will keep many travellers away. On Monday, Christmas
The Money: Today’s veterans fighting Ottawa for equality with previous generations
OTTAWA — When his son was nearly killed by an anti-personnel mine in Afghanistan in 2010, Jim Scott had no idea he was about to embark on a multi-year legal battle with the federal government on behalf of his son
Most Canadians support the federal government’s climate policy announcements: poll
OTTAWA — After Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made multiple policy announcements across the pond at the COP26 climate summit in Scotland, a new poll hints at how Canadians feel about those developments. Sixty-nine per cent of respondents to an online su...
A look at the maximum compensation for veterans under Pension Act, Pension for Life
Canadian veterans with disabilities receive compensation based on a number of factors, including the extent of their injury, which is broken down as a percentage. They can also receive added support for being unable to work and either hire a
The cost of supporting Canada’s veterans
The parliamentary budget office released a report in February 2019 looking at the three different packages of supports and benefits for veterans introduced over the past 100 years. Those included the Pension Act, which applied to veterans before 2006; ...
The evolution of Canada’s support to its veterans
The supports and benefits available to Canadian veterans have changed a number of times over the last 100 years. Here are some of the key dates along the way: 1914-18 — Nearly 620,000 Canadians enlist to fight during the First World