Federal ministers say they’re working on measures to end delays at airports
OTTAWA — Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says the federal government is working on new measures to help ease delays at major airports, adding that a "similar phenomenon" is happening worldwide. Speaking with reporters on his way to a weekly Liberal ca...
Canada Child Benefit would have cost $1.1B more without pandemic supports: PBO
OTTAWA — The parliamentary budget office estimates the Canada Child Benefit program would cost $1.1 billion more over the 2021-2024 fiscal years if pandemic supports had not been paid out to families and the employment insurance program had not been
B.C., StatCan partner on fire prevention pilot as deaths increase in province
VICTORIA — Firefighters in British Columbia will soon have access to information to help identify neighbourhoods where the risk of home fires is greatest in an effort to prevent more needless deaths, says the province's fire commissioner. The commiss...
US accused of stalling on deal to free Guantanamo prisoner
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Maryland man held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center has languished in custody months after his scheduled release despite cooperating with authorities as part of a plea deal, according to a federal suit that seeks
New Ukraine ambassador calls European energy crisis an opportunity for Canada
CALGARY — Ukraine's new ambassador to Canada issued a call Wednesday to Canadian oil and gas companies to help in the fight against Russia by entering and expanding into the European market. Yulia Kovaliv made the remarks at the Global Energy
Defence raises prospect of multiple leaks in bureaucrat’s shipbuilding trial
OTTAWA — The prospect of more than one leak about secret cabinet deliberations in late 2015 around a $700-million shipbuilding deal was raised on Wednesday, as a longtime lobbyist testified he did not know the origins of certain information about
High court limits suing officials over rights violations
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday limited when people can sue federal officials for a violation of their rights, siding with the government in a case involving the owner of a notorious inn on the U.S.-Canada border.
New blow: Algeria ends 2-decade friendship treaty with Spain
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — The Algerian president’s office announced Wednesday that the North African nation was “immediately” suspending a two-decade-old friendship treaty with Spain. It was the
Venezuelan leader, barred from US summit, arrives in Turkey
ISTANBUL (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was welcomed in the Turkish capital on Wednesday just as the foreign minister of Russia, a key ally of the ostracized Latin American regime, was also visiting the city.
Experts urge Germany’s govt to prepare for fall COVID wave
BERLIN (AP) — Authorities in Germany should prepare for several possible pandemic scenarios this fall that would likely strain the country's health system and critical infrastructure, an expert panel said Wednesday.