Canada & World

The Canadian Hurricane Centre is predicting an active storm season off the country’s East Coast this year, mainly due to record warm water temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean. Buildings sit in the water along the shore following hurricane Fiona in Rose Blanche-Harbour le Cou, N.L. on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

Canadian Hurricane Centre says active storm season predicted for East Coast

U.S. agency calling for 17 to 25 named storms, 8 to 13 of which will likely become hurricanes

The Canadian Hurricane Centre is predicting an active storm season off the country’s East Coast this year, mainly due to record warm water temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean. Buildings sit in the water along the shore following hurricane Fiona in Rose Blanche-Harbour le Cou, N.L. on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
The Ottawa police hate crime unit have charged an unnamed elderly woman with assault, after they say she removed another woman’s headscarf near a protest about events in the Middle East. Pro-Palestinian protesters rally at Ottawa City Hall after the city raised the Israeli flag in Ottawa, Tuesday, May 14, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
The Ottawa police hate crime unit have charged an unnamed elderly woman with assault, after they say she removed another woman’s headscarf near a protest about events in the Middle East. Pro-Palestinian protesters rally at Ottawa City Hall after the city raised the Israeli flag in Ottawa, Tuesday, May 14, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Immigration Minister Marc Miller is expected to table legislation today that would extend citizenship to some children born outside of the country. Miller speaks at a citizenship ceremony for forty new Canadian citizens to mark Citizenship Week in Surrey, B.C., Monday, May 13, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

New bill would let Canadians to pass citizenship down to children born abroad

Move would reverse change Conservatives made in 2009, which was recently struck down in court

Immigration Minister Marc Miller is expected to table legislation today that would extend citizenship to some children born outside of the country. Miller speaks at a citizenship ceremony for forty new Canadian citizens to mark Citizenship Week in Surrey, B.C., Monday, May 13, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
Deborah Lyons attends a press conference, at the European headquarters of the United Nations (UN) in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. Canada’s special envoy for combatting anti-Semitism says she’s “very interested” in exploring the idea of seeing someone’s religion removed as a possible defense in the Criminal Code against hate speech charges. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Valentin Flauraud/Keystone via AP

Removing religion as hate speech defence worth exploring: anti-Semitism envoy

Bloc Québécois also looking to eliminate that section from Criminal Code

Deborah Lyons attends a press conference, at the European headquarters of the United Nations (UN) in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. Canada’s special envoy for combatting anti-Semitism says she’s “very interested” in exploring the idea of seeing someone’s religion removed as a possible defense in the Criminal Code against hate speech charges. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Valentin Flauraud/Keystone via AP
WestJet Airlines has plans to soon introduce a new cheaper fare category that would be available to travellers willing to fly without a carry-on bag. A passenger boards a WestJet Encore Bombardier Q400 twin-engined turboprop aircraft in Kamloops, B.C., Saturday, June 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

WestJet planning new fare category for travellers willing to forgo carry-on

Airline says new option to be introduced within a couple of weeks

WestJet Airlines has plans to soon introduce a new cheaper fare category that would be available to travellers willing to fly without a carry-on bag. A passenger boards a WestJet Encore Bombardier Q400 twin-engined turboprop aircraft in Kamloops, B.C., Saturday, June 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
A general view shows an entrance to the Pantex Plant, Friday, March 1, 2024, in Panhandle, Texas. The plant was briefly shut down during the early part of the Smokehouse Creek Fire on Tuesday, Feb. 27. Climate change increasingly threatens research laboratories, weapons sites and power plants across the nation that handle or are contaminated with radioactive material or perform critical energy and defense research. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Sites with radioactive material more vulnerable as climate change worsens

Increasingly common fires, droughts and floods all threaten the sensitive sites

A general view shows an entrance to the Pantex Plant, Friday, March 1, 2024, in Panhandle, Texas. The plant was briefly shut down during the early part of the Smokehouse Creek Fire on Tuesday, Feb. 27. Climate change increasingly threatens research laboratories, weapons sites and power plants across the nation that handle or are contaminated with radioactive material or perform critical energy and defense research. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
FILE - Marijuana plants are displayed at a shop in San Francisco, Monday, March 20, 2023. Daily and near-daily marijuana use is now more common than similar levels of high-frequency drinking in the U.S., according to an analysis of survey data over four decades, according to research published Wednesday, May 22, 2024, in the journal Addiction. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)ff

Daily cannabis use outpaces daily drinking in the U.S., a new study says

A good 40% of current cannabis users are using it daily or near daily

FILE - Marijuana plants are displayed at a shop in San Francisco, Monday, March 20, 2023. Daily and near-daily marijuana use is now more common than similar levels of high-frequency drinking in the U.S., according to an analysis of survey data over four decades, according to research published Wednesday, May 22, 2024, in the journal Addiction. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)ff
A Loblaws grocery store is shown at a Bowmanville, Ont. shopping centre on Tuesday Feb. 28, 2023. Almost two-thirds of Canadians feel that inflation at the grocery store is getting worse, a new poll suggests, even as food inflation has been steadily cooling. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Doug Ives

18% are boycotting Loblaw as Canadians feel grocery inflation worsening: poll

Seven out of 10 Canadians polled said they are aware of the ongoing boycott

A Loblaws grocery store is shown at a Bowmanville, Ont. shopping centre on Tuesday Feb. 28, 2023. Almost two-thirds of Canadians feel that inflation at the grocery store is getting worse, a new poll suggests, even as food inflation has been steadily cooling. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Doug Ives
International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Karim Khan speaks at a press conference during his first official visit to Canada on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, on Friday, May 5, 2023. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has yet to join global peers in weighing in on Monday’s push by the International Criminal Court to prosecute Israeli officials as well as Hamas. (Spencer Colby/The Canadian Press)

International Criminal Court push to prosecute Israel, Hamas ‘unhelpful’: Trudeau

Jewish and Muslim groups in Canada have mounted petition campaigns, asking Ottawa to take a decisive stance

International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Karim Khan speaks at a press conference during his first official visit to Canada on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, on Friday, May 5, 2023. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has yet to join global peers in weighing in on Monday’s push by the International Criminal Court to prosecute Israeli officials as well as Hamas. (Spencer Colby/The Canadian Press)
In this Nov. 8, 2018, file photo, people walk on the Interpol logo of the international police agency in Lyon, central France. Over 200 stolen Canadian vehicles have been found each week across the globe in the past few months, according to Interpol. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Laurent Cipriani

Interpol says over 1,500 stolen Canadian vehicles identified since February

Canada ranks among top 10 countries experiencing highest levels of theft so far this year

In this Nov. 8, 2018, file photo, people walk on the Interpol logo of the international police agency in Lyon, central France. Over 200 stolen Canadian vehicles have been found each week across the globe in the past few months, according to Interpol. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Laurent Cipriani
A Loblaws grocery store is shown at a Bowmanville, Ont. shopping centre on Tuesday Feb. 28, 2023. Almost two-thirds of Canadians feel that inflation at the grocery store is getting worse, a new poll suggests, even as food inflation has been steadily cooling. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Doug Ives

Canadians believe grocery inflation worsening, 18% boycotting Loblaw: poll

Inflation has, in fact, been slowing, but that doesn’t mean prices have been going down

A Loblaws grocery store is shown at a Bowmanville, Ont. shopping centre on Tuesday Feb. 28, 2023. Almost two-thirds of Canadians feel that inflation at the grocery store is getting worse, a new poll suggests, even as food inflation has been steadily cooling. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Doug Ives
Richard Agecoutay, as shown in this handout image, is a CBC videographer based in Saskatchewan. He has been granted a human rights hearing against his employer, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp., over racial discrimination claims. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO

Indigenous CBC employee’s racism claims to be heard by human-rights tribunal

Regina-based videographer says CBC offered him settlement, but only if he signed an NDA

Richard Agecoutay, as shown in this handout image, is a CBC videographer based in Saskatchewan. He has been granted a human rights hearing against his employer, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp., over racial discrimination claims. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO
John Graham, chief executive at the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, speaks at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce’s Annual General Meeting and Convention in Ottawa on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Canada’s Pension Plan fund earns 8%; net assets total $632B

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board says its fund earned a net…

John Graham, chief executive at the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, speaks at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce’s Annual General Meeting and Convention in Ottawa on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
(The Canadian Press)

Former head of Canadian Armed Forces’ HR sues amid misconduct case

A former military leader who was accused of sexual misconduct in 2021…

(The Canadian Press)
Supporters and family members round dance as they gather at a rally to search a landfill for three missing women at the Manitoba legislature in Winnipeg on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods

Winnipeg trial hears search for ‘serial killer’ found on accused’s computer

Jeremy Skibicki has admitted to killing 4 women but argues he isn’t criminally responsible

Supporters and family members round dance as they gather at a rally to search a landfill for three missing women at the Manitoba legislature in Winnipeg on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
A No Frills store is shown in Toronto on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Joe O’Connal

Loblaw boycott organizers say they plan to keep movement going past May

Movement began after thousands joined Reddit group to vent about food prices

A No Frills store is shown in Toronto on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Joe O’Connal
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland folds a piece of paper after delivering her opening remarks at a news conference, Tuesday, May 21, 2024 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Freeland says capital gains proposal will be tabled before summer break

Feds propose to up taxable capital gains amount from half to two-thirds

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland folds a piece of paper after delivering her opening remarks at a news conference, Tuesday, May 21, 2024 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
FILE - Attendees visit the Meta booth at the Game Developers Conference 2023, March 22, 2023, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Meta’s news ban in Canada: screenshots win, local news loses, study shows

Local news outlets lost about 85 per cent of their Facebook engagement, the study says

FILE - Attendees visit the Meta booth at the Game Developers Conference 2023, March 22, 2023, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
Statistics Canada says food prices drove inflation lower in April, with the cost of groceries rising 1.4 per cent compared with a year ago. Beef and meat products are displayed for sale at a grocery store in Aylmer, Que., on Thursday, May 26, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Food driving inflation down, but groceries far costlier than a few years ago

Grocery prices are up 21.4% compared with three years earlier, according to Statistics Canada

Statistics Canada says food prices drove inflation lower in April, with the cost of groceries rising 1.4 per cent compared with a year ago. Beef and meat products are displayed for sale at a grocery store in Aylmer, Que., on Thursday, May 26, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Karim Khan speaks at a press conference during his first official visit to Canada on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, on Friday, May 5, 2023. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has yet to join global peers in weighing in on Monday’s push by the International Criminal Court to prosecute Israeli officials as well as Hamas. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

Canada ‘closely’ monitoring top court’s push to prosecute Gaza war crimes: Joly

International Criminal Court looking to prosecute Israeli prime minister and Hamas leaders

International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Karim Khan speaks at a press conference during his first official visit to Canada on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, on Friday, May 5, 2023. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has yet to join global peers in weighing in on Monday’s push by the International Criminal Court to prosecute Israeli officials as well as Hamas. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby