Canadian airports returning to normal operations after early morning bomb threats
Airports were returning to normal operations Thursday after Canada's air traffic control service said some received bomb threats early in the morning.
Nav Canada said the early morning threats affected airports in Ottawa, Montreal, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Calgary and Vancouver.
RCMP in Richmond, B.C., said they received a report of a threat at the Vancouver airport's Nav Canada control tower around 2 a.m. local time. The tower was evacuated and no threats were found after a search, the force said in a press release.
New supply management law won't save the system from Trump, experts say
A new law meant to protect supply management might not be enough to shield the system in trade talks with a Trump administration bent on eliminating it, trade experts say.
"It's certainly more difficult to strike a deal with the United States now with the passage of this bill that basically forces Canada to negotiate with one hand tied behind its back," said William Pellerin, a trade lawyer and partner at the firm McMillan LLP.
Fewer federal bureaucrats express confidence in their bosses, survey suggests
Confidence federal public servants have in their senior managers has fallen in recent years, a new survey suggests.
The 2024 Public Service Employee Survey said 55 per cent of public servants have confidence in senior management at their department or agency, down from 64 per cent in 2022 and 68 per cent in 2020.
Almost two-thirds of respondents in the new survey said senior managers in their department or agency model ethical behaviour.
Hundreds of wildfires continue to burn different parts of Canada
Wildfires are currently raging in several provinces across Canada.
The BC Wildfire Service reports that crews are battling more than 70 wildfires in British Columbia, with one particularly intense wildfire near the community of Lytton, having led to a local state of emergency and several evacuation orders.
In Yukon, the territorial government has lifted an evacuation alert for the area surrounding Ethel Lake, located approximately a four-hour drive north of Whitehorse.
Despite this change, the wildfire that prompted the alert on June 24 remains out of control.
Canada Day celebrations draw thousands, as Carney says values are under pressure
Canadians took to parks and civic squares across the country Tuesday to show unity on Canada Day amid American threats, economic uncertainty and Western alienation.
"We've decided not to pull apart and fight, but to come together and to build. Because that's the Canadian way," Prime Minister Mark Carney said to thousands of Canadians gathered in Ottawa.
This year's festivities at Ottawa's LeBreton Flats Park got the royal treatment, with Prince Edward praising Canada's unity and accomplishments.
From lacrosse myths to kilts: 5 things you may not know about Canadian symbols
Parliamentarians likely will get a chance later this year to debate whether to adopt a livestock brand as an official national symbol.
A bill to create the brand was introduced earlier in June by Saskatchewan Conservative MP Steven Bonk.
If the bill passes, the brand will become Canada's 10th national symbol — joining O Canada, the coat of arms and the maple tree.
Here are five things you may not know about the official symbols that say "Canada."
1. The beaver does not stand alone
'It's a privilege to live here': What this Canada Day means for new citizens
Samantha Sannella shed happy tears as she stood to sing the national anthem at her citizenship ceremony in early June, nearly three decades after she moved to Canada.
She had sung "O Canada" countless times before, but this was the first time she’d done so as a Canadian.
Originally from Houston, Texas, Sannella moved to Toronto 28 years ago for a job. For the longest time, she still considered herself a U.S. citizen, with a part of her thinking she might move back one day.
But that changed last fall.
Canada rescinds digital services tax to resume negotiations with U.S.
Canada is rescinding its digital services tax and will resume trade negotiations with the United States, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said in a statement issued late Sunday night.
The announcement came following a phone call between Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump, and just hours before the first payment under the tax was going to come due for major tech companies like Amazon and Google.
On Friday Trump announced on his social media platform Truth Social he was terminating all trade discussions with Canada because of the tax.
Liberals taking ‘fresh’ look at online harms bill, justice minister says
Justice Minister Sean Fraser says the federal government plans to take a "fresh" look at its online harms legislation over the summer but it's not clear yet exactly what the bill will look like when it is reintroduced.
It would be the Liberals' third attempt to pass legislation to address harmful behaviour online.
Fraser told The Canadian Press in an interview that the government hasn't decided whether to rewrite or simply reintroduce the Online Harms Act, which was introduced in 2024 but did not pass.
Federal Court approves Indian Hospitals class-action settlement
The Federal Court has approved a multi-billion-dollar class-action settlement for people who suffered abuse at federally run 'Indian hospitals' following out-of-court negotiations between Ottawa and Indigenous survivors.
The federal government ran 33 such hospitals between 1936 and 1981. The total compensation amount is expected to be between $3 billion and $5.3 billion.