Canada & World

Sen. Stan Kutcher speaks during a news conference in Ottawa on Wednesday, June 14, 2023. Kutcher, who challenged the exclusion of people with mental disorders as their sole underlying condition from seeking a medically assisted death, says the federal government must decide whether it will “allow all Canadians” their choice of end-of-life care. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Mental health decision looms for Canada’s assisted dying law

Liberal government paused law expansion over widespread concerns about possible consequences

Sen. Stan Kutcher speaks during a news conference in Ottawa on Wednesday, June 14, 2023. Kutcher, who challenged the exclusion of people with mental disorders as their sole underlying condition from seeking a medically assisted death, says the federal government must decide whether it will “allow all Canadians” their choice of end-of-life care. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
<div>After a year marked by caution and shifting expectations spurred by rising borrowing costs, economists believe sales in the Canadian housing market could be in line for a rebound in 2024. Construction cranes dot the skyline as condo towers are seen under construction at the Oakridge Park shopping centre redevelopment, in Vancouver, B.C., Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck</div>

Interest rates could mean Canada’s soft housing market poised to turn

Economists seeing signs of a rebound, expecting lending rates to drop in 2024

<div>After a year marked by caution and shifting expectations spurred by rising borrowing costs, economists believe sales in the Canadian housing market could be in line for a rebound in 2024. Construction cranes dot the skyline as condo towers are seen under construction at the Oakridge Park shopping centre redevelopment, in Vancouver, B.C., Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck</div>
A Japanese news outlet is reporting that Honda Motor Co. Ltd. could invest upwards of $18.4 billion in an electric vehicle plant in Canada. People walk near the logo of Honda Motor Company at a showroom in Tokyo, Feb. 8, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Eugene Hoshiko

Honda considering $18.4B EV and battery plant in Canada: media report

Potential investment decision expected by the end of the year, according to Japanese news reports

A Japanese news outlet is reporting that Honda Motor Co. Ltd. could invest upwards of $18.4 billion in an electric vehicle plant in Canada. People walk near the logo of Honda Motor Company at a showroom in Tokyo, Feb. 8, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Eugene Hoshiko
Krystle Wilpert stands in front of the outdoor skating rink on the lagoon at Bowness Park in Calgary on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colette Derworiz

Parents weigh in on if kids need consent to change names or pronouns at school

Canadian parents have mixed feelings on what rights their children have without their say-so

Krystle Wilpert stands in front of the outdoor skating rink on the lagoon at Bowness Park in Calgary on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colette Derworiz
This photo provided by an unnamed source shows the damaged part of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9, Flight 1282, which was forced to return to Portland International Airport on Friday, Jan. 5, 2024. (The Oregonian via AP)

Officials order grounding of some Boeing 737 Max 9 planes following blowout

171 airplanes worldwide to undergo inspection

This photo provided by an unnamed source shows the damaged part of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9, Flight 1282, which was forced to return to Portland International Airport on Friday, Jan. 5, 2024. (The Oregonian via AP)
Construction workers toil inside the Barron Building as crews convert it from office space to residential apartments in Calgary, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Calgary transforms old offices to housing; experts say others should follow

In just 2 years, the program has seen the approval of 13 office-to-residential conversion projects

Construction workers toil inside the Barron Building as crews convert it from office space to residential apartments in Calgary, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
This still image from WTEN-TV video shows emergency response personnel at the site of a roll over bus accident on the Adirondack Northway, in the town of Lake George, N.Y., Friday, Jan. 5, 2024. Multiple people were injured when a tour bus carrying passengers rolled over Friday on a highway in the southern Adirondacks, New York State Police said. THE CANADIAN PRESS/WTEN-TV via AP

Person killed in New York bus crash was Canadian, Global Affairs says

At least 2 other Canadians injured

This still image from WTEN-TV video shows emergency response personnel at the site of a roll over bus accident on the Adirondack Northway, in the town of Lake George, N.Y., Friday, Jan. 5, 2024. Multiple people were injured when a tour bus carrying passengers rolled over Friday on a highway in the southern Adirondacks, New York State Police said. THE CANADIAN PRESS/WTEN-TV via AP
A group of runners run along Lake Shore Blvd. in Toronto on Saturday, May 1, 2021. A battle has broken out over the sidewalks in Canada’s most populous city. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Yader Guzman

Sidewalk drama in Toronto pits some pedestrians against running clubs

‘They’ll turn a corner and it’s just a large group running at you’

A group of runners run along Lake Shore Blvd. in Toronto on Saturday, May 1, 2021. A battle has broken out over the sidewalks in Canada’s most populous city. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Yader Guzman
Family and friends of the Afzaal family speak to the media outside Superior Court of Justice in Windsor, Ont., after a verdict in the Nathaniel Veltman murder trial was reached, on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. Veltman’s killings on June 6, 2021 in London Ont. have prompted calls for Canada to confront Islamophobia and raised new concerns about the threats of online radicalization. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dax Melmer

‘Good friends do exist’: London attack victims remembered at sentencing hearing

Veltman’s killings on June 6, 2021 in Ontario have prompted calls for Canada to confront Islamophobia

Family and friends of the Afzaal family speak to the media outside Superior Court of Justice in Windsor, Ont., after a verdict in the Nathaniel Veltman murder trial was reached, on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. Veltman’s killings on June 6, 2021 in London Ont. have prompted calls for Canada to confront Islamophobia and raised new concerns about the threats of online radicalization. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dax Melmer
An unusually mild start to winter in Quebec is dampening spirits in a province otherwise known for its vibrant winter culture. People walk on the snowless streets in Old Montreal, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

‘False start for winter’ in Quebec disappoints tourists, forces cities to adapt

Mild conditions continued into the first week of January in Montreal

An unusually mild start to winter in Quebec is dampening spirits in a province otherwise known for its vibrant winter culture. People walk on the snowless streets in Old Montreal, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Robert Mailman, left, and Walter Gillespie speak to media as Ron Dalton, right, co-president of Innocence Canada, looks on after their hearing at Saint John Law Courts in Saint John, N.B., Jan. 4, 2024. The two men recently had a 1984 murder conviction overturned and have now been found formally not guilty. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michael Hawkins

N.B. wrongful convictions: A story of undisclosed evidence, recanting witnesses

Mailman, 76, spent 18 years in prison, while Gillespie, 80, served 21 years

Robert Mailman, left, and Walter Gillespie speak to media as Ron Dalton, right, co-president of Innocence Canada, looks on after their hearing at Saint John Law Courts in Saint John, N.B., Jan. 4, 2024. The two men recently had a 1984 murder conviction overturned and have now been found formally not guilty. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michael Hawkins
<div>Canadian shippers and consumers could soon be feeling the ripple effect of attacks on cargo vessels in the Red Sea. This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows the Galaxy Leader ship anchored offshore of As Salif, Yemen, on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-HO, Maxar Technologies, Satellite image ©2023</div>

Red Sea attacks could have ripple effect on shippers — and consumers — in Canada

Global shipping firms are turning away from the trade corridor after militants stepped up attacks

<div>Canadian shippers and consumers could soon be feeling the ripple effect of attacks on cargo vessels in the Red Sea. This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows the Galaxy Leader ship anchored offshore of As Salif, Yemen, on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-HO, Maxar Technologies, Satellite image ©2023</div>
A polar bear mother and her two cubs walk along the shore of Hudson Bay near Churchill, Man. in this Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2007 photo Scientists fear Canadian polar bears may be threatened by the spread of avian flu after officials confirmed the disease killed a bear in Alaska. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Avian flu feared in Canadian polar bears after disease kills bear in Alaska

The virus first showed up in Yukon more than a year ago in a red fox

A polar bear mother and her two cubs walk along the shore of Hudson Bay near Churchill, Man. in this Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2007 photo Scientists fear Canadian polar bears may be threatened by the spread of avian flu after officials confirmed the disease killed a bear in Alaska. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
The charity with the highest-paid executives was Ducks Unlimited Canada, based in Manitoba. Its 2023 declaration indicates that two people earned more than $350,000, three others received between $250,000 and $300,000, and four received compensation between $200,000 and $250,000. (Photo courtesy of Ducks Unlimited)

Heads of 17 Canadian environmental charities collecting major compensation packages

At Vanouver’s David Suzuki Foundation, one manager received compensation of between $250K and $300K

The charity with the highest-paid executives was Ducks Unlimited Canada, based in Manitoba. Its 2023 declaration indicates that two people earned more than $350,000, three others received between $250,000 and $300,000, and four received compensation between $200,000 and $250,000. (Photo courtesy of Ducks Unlimited)
Alaska Airlines planes are shown parked at gates at sunrise, March 1, 2021, at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle. An Alaska Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Oregon on Friday after a window and chunk of its fuselage blew out in mid-air, media reports said. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Canadian airlines say they’re unaffected by Boeing 737-9 Max jetliner incident

Airlines including Air Canada, WestJet, Flair Airlines and Lynx Air all say they fly the 737-8 Max jetliner

Alaska Airlines planes are shown parked at gates at sunrise, March 1, 2021, at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle. An Alaska Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Oregon on Friday after a window and chunk of its fuselage blew out in mid-air, media reports said. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
Authorities in New York state are seeking the extradition of a Colombian man living in Quebec in connection with the death of a pregnant Mexican migrant woman who was found in a river after she attempted to walk across the Canada-U.S. border illegally in December. The RCMP logo is seen outside the force’s ‘E’ division headquarters in Surrey, B.C., Thursday, March 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Quebec man sought by U.S. after pregnant Mexican migrant dies crossing border

Jhader Aguusto Uribe-Tobar, 35, is charged with conspiracy to commit alien smuggling

Authorities in New York state are seeking the extradition of a Colombian man living in Quebec in connection with the death of a pregnant Mexican migrant woman who was found in a river after she attempted to walk across the Canada-U.S. border illegally in December. The RCMP logo is seen outside the force’s ‘E’ division headquarters in Surrey, B.C., Thursday, March 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
<div>Canada’s first conflict of interest and ethics commissioner, Mary Dawson, has died. Dawson waits to appear before the House of Commons Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics committee in Ottawa, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld</div>

Mary Dawson, Canada’s 1st conflict of interest and ethics commissioner dies at 81

A lawyer by trade, Dawson entered the federal public service as a researcher in 1967

<div>Canada’s first conflict of interest and ethics commissioner, Mary Dawson, has died. Dawson waits to appear before the House of Commons Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics committee in Ottawa, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld</div>
This still image from WTEN-TV video shows emergency response personnel at the site of a roll over bus accident on the Adirondack Northway, in the town of Lake George, N.Y., Friday, Jan. 5, 2024. Multiple people were injured when a tour bus carrying passengers rolled over Friday on a highway in the southern Adirondacks, New York State Police said. THE CANADIAN PRESS/WTEN-TV via AP

Fatal New York bus crash: Officials say most people on board were Canadian

New York State Police say 1 person is dead and 11 others were injured

This still image from WTEN-TV video shows emergency response personnel at the site of a roll over bus accident on the Adirondack Northway, in the town of Lake George, N.Y., Friday, Jan. 5, 2024. Multiple people were injured when a tour bus carrying passengers rolled over Friday on a highway in the southern Adirondacks, New York State Police said. THE CANADIAN PRESS/WTEN-TV via AP
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau waves as he steps off a plane, Wednesday, June 14, 2023 at CFB Bagotville in Saguenay, Que. The plane that flew Trudeau to Jamaica for a family vacation broke down earlier this week, prompting the Canadian military to send a second aircraft with a repair crew to the Caribbean island. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot

Military sends 2nd aircraft after Trudeau’s plane breaks down in Jamaica

This was the second time in a matter of months that plane problems grounded Trudeau in another country

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau waves as he steps off a plane, Wednesday, June 14, 2023 at CFB Bagotville in Saguenay, Que. The plane that flew Trudeau to Jamaica for a family vacation broke down earlier this week, prompting the Canadian military to send a second aircraft with a repair crew to the Caribbean island. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
Food and Drug Administration building is shown Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020 in Silver Spring, Md. A major shift in United States pharmaceutical policy is creating fears about future drug shortages in Canada, now that manufacturers are allowed to export drugs south of the border. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Manuel Balce Ceneta

U.S. move to allow Canadian drug import sparks shortage fears up here

‘To look to Canada as their pharmacy is just not practical, we can’t do it’

Food and Drug Administration building is shown Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020 in Silver Spring, Md. A major shift in United States pharmaceutical policy is creating fears about future drug shortages in Canada, now that manufacturers are allowed to export drugs south of the border. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Manuel Balce Ceneta