Former B.C. premier John Horgan has died following a battle with cancer, his family confirmed on Tuesday. The 65-year-old has been in the hospital for much of the past five months after being diagnosed with thyroid cancer in June. The long-time politician was living in Berlin with his wife Ellie while serving as Canada’s ambassador…
Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Tuesday suggested Mexico “shouldn’t have a seat at the table” in upcoming North American free trade talks if it doesn’t match Canadian and American tariffs on Chinese imports — and that Canada and the U.S. should focus on a new, bilateral deal instead. Ford’s statement comes as North America braces…
The parliamentary ethics committee has called Liberal cabinet minister Randy Boissonnault to testify for a third time as newly disclosed text messages raise more questions about his possible involvement in a medical supply business while in office. As part of an affidavit filed on Nov. 6 in an Edmonton court, WhatsApp correspondence shows Boissonnault’s former…
It was the first time that Canadian U.N. peacekeeper Michelle Angela Hamelin said she came up against the raw emotion of a people so exasperated with their country’s predicament. Seared in her memory from her eight-month tour of duty on the ethnically divided Cyprus in 1986 was the fury of Greek Cypriot protesters demonstrating against…
This year’s international climate talks are expected to be headlined by fraught negotiations over how Canada and other wealthy countries, who have contributed a disproportionate share of planet-warming emissions, should financially compensate other nations in their fight to tackle climate change. Many pressing questions for negotiators are on the table: How much should those wealthy…
President-elect Donald Trump says that Tom Homan, his former acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement director, will serve as “border czar” in his incoming administration, a position that is likely to play a key role in Trump’s campaign pledges to secure the U.S.-Mexico border and mount a massive deportation operation. “I am pleased to announce that…
Canadians are marking Remembrance Day with events across the country honouring veterans who served in war and those who sacrificed their lives serving the nation. In the capital, Ottawa, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Gov. Gen. Mary Simon attended an annual ceremony at the National War Memorial on Monday morning. Minister of Veterans Affairs Ginette…
11/10: Face the Nation – CBS News Watch CBS News This week on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” a look at what’s next for America after former President Trump’s decisive victory. Republican Sen. Bill Hagerty of Tennessee and Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California join to discuss what’s next for their parties. Plus, Britain’s…
A national commemorative ceremony is being held today in honour of Murray Sinclair, a former judge, senator and chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission into residential schools. Gov. Gen Mary Simon and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are set to deliver remarks at the service being held at Canada Life Centre, the home arena of…
A Canadian Forces veteran who served in Afghanistan says Canada should be a “world leader” on alternative therapies for treating veterans’ post-traumatic stress disorder and other post-combat trauma, including the use of psychedelics. Retired MCpl. Gordon Hurley says psychedelic treatments such as ketamine and psilocybin, or “magic mushrooms,” can give veterans “a breath of relief”…
