Ontario seeking to double skilled immigrants to address labour shortage
TORONTO — Ontario is calling on the federal government to double the number of immigrants allowed into the province under a program aimed at boosting the skilled workforce. Labour Minister Monte McNaughton says the province is facing a significant labo...
Expert says N.L. cyberattack worst in Canadian history, deserves federal response
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The cyberattack that knocked down Newfoundland and Labrador's health system data centres Saturday is a national security issue and should be treated as such by Ottawa, security experts say. David Shipley, chief executive officer of B...
Air Canada boss apologizes amid widespread criticism for comments on learning French
MONTREAL — Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau has apologized for comments he made about not needing to learn French to get by in Montreal, words that sparked immediate and widespread backlash. A day after giving a speech almost entirely in English
Canadian tourism group urges feds to axe ‘irrational’ border-crossing requirements
OTTAWA — Pricey and "irrational" COVID-19 tests, along with "discriminatory" quarantine policies for kids, are making it difficult for families to travel even when all adults are fully vaccinated, according to members of the Canadian Travel and Tourism...
Central European nations seek South Korea train partnership
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The leaders of four Central European nations met Thursday in Hungary’s capital, where they urged visiting South Korean President Moon Jae-in to consider investing in a rapid train line connecting Budapest and Poland's capital, ...
Analyst who aided Trump-Russia dossier charged with lying
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Russian analyst who contributed to a dossier of Democratic-funded research into ties between Russia and Donald Trump was arrested Thursday on charges of lying to the FBI about his sources of information, among them a longtime
New defence minister says military sex misconduct cases will be handled by civilians
OTTAWA — In one of her first acts as Canada’s new defence minister, Anita Anand announced Thursday she had accepted a retired Supreme Court judge’s recent call to transfer the investigation and prosecution of military sexual misconduct cases to civilia...
Canada joins pledge to end public fossil fuel finance, shift resources to renewables
Canada has joined the United States, United Kingdom and 21 other countries in a historic deal to stop new direct public finance for coal, oil and gas development by the end of 2022 and shift investment to renewable energy. "It's a
Portugal’s president calls a snap election on Jan. 30
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s president announced Thursday that he is dissolving parliament and calling a snap election for Jan. 30, following the minority Socialist government’s defeat in a key vote on post-pandemic plans to spend billions of eur...
Climate protesters block roads outside UK Parliament
LONDON (AP) — Dozens of climate change activists blocked roads outside the Parliament in London on Thursday, some gluing themselves to the ground as part of the group's ongoing protests.