Canada
- Thursday, 9 May 2024
MPs vote unanimously in support of designating Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist group
Assahafa.com The House of Commons has voted unanimously in support of a motion to add Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps to an official...
- Thursday, 9 May 2024
Hours on hold and endless queues: Canadians still grappling with poor passport service
Assahafa.com Canadians routinely wait hours on the phone and in person when dealing with Passport Canada, leaving many travellers infuriated...
- Wednesday, 8 May 2024
Ottawa approves B.C.’s request to recriminalize use of illicit drugs in public spaces
Assahafa.com Minister of Addictions and Mental Health Ya'ara Saks said Tuesday the federal government has approved the B.C. government's request...
- Wednesday, 8 May 2024
Gas station’s 29-year lease on reserve land invalid, judge rules
Assahafa.com A British Columbia-based gas station chain has been operating one of its fuel stops on reserve land with an invalid...
- Tuesday, 7 May 2024
Border officers relied on outdated intel to decide whether to search incoming vessels, audit warns
Assahafa.com The risk assessments border officers have used for years to decide whether vessels entering Canadian waters should be searched have...
- Tuesday, 7 May 2024
For cities and towns trying to cut out plastic, here’s what’s worked and what hasn’t
Assahafa.com Across Canada, communities are trying out single-use plastic bans, fees and other policies to reduce plastic pollution. Global plastic consumption...
- Tuesday, 7 May 2024
Ontario legislature keffiyeh ban loosened, but not overturned
Assahafa.com The Speaker of Ontario's legislature is allowing politicians, staff and visitors to enter the building while wearing a keffiyeh,...
- Monday, 6 May 2024
CRA reversed $246M in pandemic benefit debts after thousands contested eligibility status
Assahafa.com The government has had to cancel at least $246 million in debts for thousands of Canadians it initially claimed...
- Monday, 6 May 2024
Green groups outraged after Ottawa changes the rules on environmental assessments
Assahafa.com Major industrial resource projects under provincial jurisdiction that spew massive amounts of carbon emissions will no longer trigger federal environmental...
- Saturday, 4 May 2024
Astronauts are ready to test out Boeing’s new spacecraft — and a Canadian will be talking them through it
Assahafa.com It's been a decade in the making, but Boeing's commercial spacecraft is finally launching with its first passengers. The final...
