Canada

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his trade and industry ministers say Canada is investigating the notion of hiking tariffs on imported electric vehicles from China following a massive tax hike by the Americans earlier this month. Leapmotor vehicles are parked outside a showroom in Hangzhou in eastern China’s Zhejiang province on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Caroline Chen

Canada mulls Chinese EV tariff following U.S. move

Teslas coming into the country come from a manufacturing plant in Shanghai

 

Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations says Ottawa is looking at ways to improve the “unbearable” suffering of Rohingya expelled from Myanmar, and to counter the military junta overseeing ethnic violence against Muslims. Rohingya refugee children collect drinking water after a midnight fire raced through their refugee camp at Kutupalong in Cox’s Bazar district, Bangladesh, Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Shafiqur Rahman

As Canada renews strategy for Rohingya crisis, advocates urge rethink

Feds must better consult the Rohingya diaspora and connect to contacts on the ground: UN ambassador

 

Corporate boardrooms. Military barracks. Federal government offices. They’re not locales with a reputation for fostering diversity. Anita Anand has been trying to change that. Anand listens to a speaker during a news conference, in Ottawa, Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

First, she aimed to transform Canada’s military culture. The public service is next

Anita Anand on a mission to foster diversity, stem discrimination

 

If one thing from the foreign interference inquiry is clear, it’s that China attempted to meddle in the 2019 and 2021 elections. A voter casts their ballot in advance polls in Chambly, Que., Friday, Sept. 10, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

What we learned from the inquiry into foreign meddling in Canada’s elections

CSIS points to China as ‘the most significant’ source of foreign interference

If one thing from the foreign interference inquiry is clear, it’s that China attempted to meddle in the 2019 and 2021 elections. A voter casts their ballot in advance polls in Chambly, Que., Friday, Sept. 10, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
A spokeswoman for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has been briefed on the evolving situation in the Middle East after Israel announced it was closing its airspace. Trudeau reads a document presented to him by counsel at the Public Inquiry Into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions, Wednesday, April 3, 2024 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemns Iran’s attacks on Israel

Middle East pushed closer to a region-wide war

A spokeswoman for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has been briefed on the evolving situation in the Middle East after Israel announced it was closing its airspace. Trudeau reads a document presented to him by counsel at the Public Inquiry Into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions, Wednesday, April 3, 2024 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
In Canada’s larger urban areas, traffic congestion has become a fact of life. (Black Press file photo)

QUIZ: How much do you know about Canada’s growing population?

Today, there are more than 41 million people who live in Canada

In Canada’s larger urban areas, traffic congestion has become a fact of life. (Black Press file photo)
People protest Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and vaccinations during a rally against COVID-19 restrictions on Parliament Hill, Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022. Threats against politicians have become “increasingly normalized” due to extremist narratives prompted by personal grievances and fuelled by misinformation or deliberate lies, warns a newly released intelligence report. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Anti-authority narratives could tear ‘fabric of society,’ report warns

Misinformation and lies fueling death threats against politicians, intelligence report finds

People protest Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and vaccinations during a rally against COVID-19 restrictions on Parliament Hill, Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022. Threats against politicians have become “increasingly normalized” due to extremist narratives prompted by personal grievances and fuelled by misinformation or deliberate lies, warns a newly released intelligence report. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Palestinians walk by a residential building destroyed in an Israeli strike in Rafah, Gaza Strip on March 9, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Hatem Ali

Canada says it will join effort to get aid to Gaza through sea corridor

Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are going hungry after five months of war

Palestinians walk by a residential building destroyed in an Israeli strike in Rafah, Gaza Strip on March 9, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Hatem Ali
Members of the General Security Unit of the National Palace, USGPN, set up a security perimeter after armed gang members tried to seize the National Palace the day before, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on March 9, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Odelyn Joseph

Canada’s UN ambassador to attend emergency meeting on gang crisis in Haiti

Caribbean leaders have also invited the U.S., France, the UN and Brazil to attend Monday meeting

Members of the General Security Unit of the National Palace, USGPN, set up a security perimeter after armed gang members tried to seize the National Palace the day before, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on March 9, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Odelyn Joseph
The seasonal tradition of “springing forward” meant most people in Canada moved their clocks an hour forward, switching to daylight time. John Scott of Scotiabell prepares the tower clock for daylight saving time change at Fire Station No. 315 in Toronto on Saturday, March 9, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

Most of Canada loses an hour of sleep as clocks spring forward

Only the Yukon and most of Saskatchewan keep their clocks the same year-round

The seasonal tradition of “springing forward” meant most people in Canada moved their clocks an hour forward, switching to daylight time. John Scott of Scotiabell prepares the tower clock for daylight saving time change at Fire Station No. 315 in Toronto on Saturday, March 9, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
File Photo

The tumultuous history of daylight time and the debate over its necessity

It was in 1784 that Benjamin Franklin first suggested the concept of time change

File Photo
Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly has announced another round of sanctions against the Russian government, which she says are in response to last month’s death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and Russia’s “continued gross and systematic violations of human rights.” Joly speaks to media in the Foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Friday, March 1, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Canada sanctions more Russian officials in response to death of Alexei Navalny

New measures imposed on 6 high-ranking officials who Canada says were involved in rights violations

Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly has announced another round of sanctions against the Russian government, which she says are in response to last month’s death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and Russia’s “continued gross and systematic violations of human rights.” Joly speaks to media in the Foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Friday, March 1, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
China’s ambassador in Ottawa says he wants Canadian business to collaborate with Beijing on its Belt and Road Initiative, amid scrutiny from Western governments. Chinese Ambassador to Canada Cong Peiwu poses for a portrait at the Embassy of China in Ottawa on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

China wants Canadian private investment in Belt and Road projects, amid scrutiny

Initiative that aims to connect Asia, Europe and Africa has drawn environmental criticism

China’s ambassador in Ottawa says he wants Canadian business to collaborate with Beijing on its Belt and Road Initiative, amid scrutiny from Western governments. Chinese Ambassador to Canada Cong Peiwu poses for a portrait at the Embassy of China in Ottawa on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
The Canadian flag and Truth and Reconciliation flag fly at Dutch Lake Community Centre on Sept. 28, 2023 (Photo by Zephram Tino)

QUIZ: How much do you know about Canada’s flag?

Feb. 15 is Flag Day, a day in honour of Canada’s maple leaf flag

The Canadian flag and Truth and Reconciliation flag fly at Dutch Lake Community Centre on Sept. 28, 2023 (Photo by Zephram Tino)
Steven Frederickson, 57, was wanted Canada-wide after failing to return to his halfway house on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. He was re-arrested by Vancouver police on Feb. 10. (VPD handout)

UPDATE: Man wanted Canada-wide re-arrested by Vancouver police

Steven Frederickson, 57, went missing from his halfway house on Feb. 8

Steven Frederickson, 57, was wanted Canada-wide after failing to return to his halfway house on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. He was re-arrested by Vancouver police on Feb. 10. (VPD handout)
Canadian shippers are starting to feel the strain of attacks on cargo vessels in the Red Sea, as boats reach the Port of Halifax more than a week late and container rates soar. People watch as a vessel from the global shipping container company MSC departs Halifax Harbour in Halifax on Tuesday, December 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

Tremors of Red Sea conflict start to shake Canada, with dozens of ships delayed

Ships running between a day and two weeks behind as fighting continues in transportation corridor

Canadian shippers are starting to feel the strain of attacks on cargo vessels in the Red Sea, as boats reach the Port of Halifax more than a week late and container rates soar. People watch as a vessel from the global shipping container company MSC departs Halifax Harbour in Halifax on Tuesday, December 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
Vice-Admiral Bob Auchterlonie, commander of the Canadian Joint Operations Command, is pictured in his office in Ottawa on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023. The Canadian Joint Operations Command had an exceptionally busy year in 2023, co-ordinating airlifts from two countries and deploying troops to wildfires, floods and disasters at home.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Canada ‘overly comfortable’ as global security shifts: Senior military leader

‘I’m very happy Canadians feel safe and secure. I also think it’s very naive.’

Vice-Admiral Bob Auchterlonie, commander of the Canadian Joint Operations Command, is pictured in his office in Ottawa on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023. The Canadian Joint Operations Command had an exceptionally busy year in 2023, co-ordinating airlifts from two countries and deploying troops to wildfires, floods and disasters at home.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
While one-third of Canadians say they have read the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, many fail to distinguish between its text and that of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, a new survey suggests. A section of the official English document of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. THE CANADIAN PRESS

‘People are confused’: Survey suggests Canadians need lesson on Charter rights

Many don’t know the difference between the Charter and U.S. Declaration of Independence

While one-third of Canadians say they have read the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, many fail to distinguish between its text and that of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, a new survey suggests. A section of the official English document of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. THE CANADIAN PRESS
Adoptee Anne Sheldon poses for a photograph on Church Hill in downtown St. John’s, Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly

Canada has a secretive history of adoption. Some want it brought to light

Unwed mothers from the 1940s to ’70s were often shamed into giving their babies up, says non-profit

Adoptee Anne Sheldon poses for a photograph on Church Hill in downtown St. John’s, Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
<div>According to a new poll, 79 per cent of Canadians and 84 per cent of Americans reported believing in at least one conspiracy theory. Signs warn about trespassing at an entrance to the Nevada Test and Training Range near Area 51 outside of Rachel, Nev., July 22, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-John Locher</div>

From COVID-19 to alien contact, conspiracy theories are popular in Canada: survey

A whopping 30% of respondents said they think evidence of alien contact is being hidden from the public

<div>According to a new poll, 79 per cent of Canadians and 84 per cent of Americans reported believing in at least one conspiracy theory. Signs warn about trespassing at an entrance to the Nevada Test and Training Range near Area 51 outside of Rachel, Nev., July 22, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-John Locher</div>