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Parks Canada says decision to restrict private vehicles at Moraine Lake necessary

Parks Canada says decision to restrict private vehicles at Moraine Lake necessary

LAKE LOUISE, Alta. — A decision to restrict personal vehicles at one of the most popular tourist destinations in Banff National Park was required to balance the growing number of visitors with protecting the environment, says a Parks Canada official.
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Force airlines to automatically compensate travellers, passengers' advocate says

Force airlines to automatically compensate travellers, passengers' advocate says

OTTAWA — Canada should make it so air travellers are automatically entitled to compensation from airlines when their flights are disrupted, rather than having to make claims on their own, a passenger advocate said Tuesday.
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Poilievre mum on Tory MP's 'illegal refugees' comment, calls for Roxham Road closure

Poilievre mum on Tory MP's 'illegal refugees' comment, calls for Roxham Road closure

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre called for the closure of the Roxham Road irregular border crossing on Tuesday, but sidestepped questions about one of his MPs denying help to a family who used it to enter the country.
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Dozens of rescuers scrambled to save officers in deadly B.C. avalanche: official

Dozens of rescuers scrambled to save officers in deadly B.C. avalanche: official

NELSON, B.C. — A group of nearby skiers came to the aid of two Nelson, B.C., police officers swept up in a deadly avalanche Monday, while dozens of trained search and rescue volunteers scrambled to get them off the mountain before dark
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Mendicino open to working with MPs to 'improve' much-criticized cybersecurity bill

Mendicino open to working with MPs to 'improve' much-criticized cybersecurity bill

OTTAWA — The federal public safety minister says he is prepared to work with other parliamentarians to revise the Liberal government's cybersecurity bill after civil society groups and opposition MPs raised transparency and accountability concerns.
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Conservative leader calls for probe into federal contracts awarded to McKinsey

Conservative leader calls for probe into federal contracts awarded to McKinsey

OTTAWA — Conservative party Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling for a parliamentary inquiry into federal contracts awarded to consulting firm McKinsey & Company.
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Canada and the F-35: What are we buying, and how is it different from last time?

Canada and the F-35: What are we buying, and how is it different from last time?

OTTAWA — After more than a decade of partisan politics and government mismanagement, Canada is buying the F-35 fighter jet. But while the announcement has been welcomed by some, questions remain.
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Canada to buy $406-million surface-to-air missile system for Ukraine

Canada to buy $406-million surface-to-air missile system for Ukraine

OTTAWA — Canada is buying a U.S. surface-to-air missile system for Ukraine nearly a year after Russia's invasion of the country began. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau informed U.S.
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Canada sanctions four senior Sri Lanka leaders, including two recent ex-presidents

Canada sanctions four senior Sri Lanka leaders, including two recent ex-presidents

OTTAWA — Canada is imposing sanctions on four senior leaders of Sri Lanka, including two recent presidents, accusing them of human rights violations during that country's civil war.
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As under-the-table market grows, patients urge Ottawa to regulate magic mushrooms

As under-the-table market grows, patients urge Ottawa to regulate magic mushrooms

OTTAWA — Thomas Hartle became one of the first Canadians to receive a federal exemption to treat symptoms of his stage-four colon cancer with magic mushrooms just a few years ago — and he was celebrated for it.
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