Canada’s Liberal government is spending more than $22 million to prevent the online sexual abuse of children, through an expanded strategy that partners with police, digital industry and international allies.
Freeland says Canada’s relationship with China ‘challenging’ despite breakthrough meeting
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada’s relationship with China continues to be “challenging” despite a breakthrough meeting with her Chinese counterpart last week.
Mysterious political robotexts may just be the start in a new era of 3rd-party ads
Canada Strong and Proud is just one of many new third-party players entering the scene for the first time this election—and they’re a whole different breed from the groups of elections past.
RCMP find items linked to B.C. homicide suspects on northern Manitoba shoreline
Police said in a Facebook post Tuesday they located several items on a shoreline Saturday, about nine kilometres from where a burnt-out vehicle used by Kam Mcleod and Bryer Schmegelsky was found last month.
Toronto’s weekend of gun violence ‘frustrating, angering and sad,’ says mayor
The gun violence in Toronto during the Civic Holiday weekend that saw 17 people shot during 14 separate incidents is “heartbreaking,” Mayor John Tory said Tuesday.
Ohio shooter had history of ‘obsession with violent ideologies’: Dayton police chief
Facing pressure to take action after the latest mass shooting in the U.S., Ohio’s Republican governor urged the state legislature to pass laws requiring background checks for nearly all gun sales and allowing courts to restrict firearms access for people perceived as threats.
Time of essence as Fraser River slide blocks spawning salmon
Time is critical to find a solution to a massive obstruction in British Columbia’s Fraser River as 90,000 salmon wait downstream and an estimated two million more sockeye are about to arrive, federal Fisheries Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said Tuesday.
Disney earnings miss forecasts as streaming costs rise
Walt Disney Co. reported a steeper earnings decline than Wall Street expected on Tuesday as the company poured money into the streaming media business it is building to challenge Netflix.
Trade war rhetoric between U.S. and China eases Tuesday as Beijing revalues yuan
Stock markets largely settled down on Tuesday as China stepped in to stabilize the yuan, soothing concerns that currencies would be the latest weapon in a long-drawn trade war, a day after Wall Street suffered its sharpest one-day percentage drops of the year.
SNC-Lavalin shares fall to lowest level since 2005 as Caisse demands answers
Shares of SNC-Lavalin Inc. plummeted to the lowest level in nearly 15 years Tuesday in reaction to its largest shareholder, the Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec, warning that the embattled engineering firm had to move to emergency mode to improve its project execution.