Canada
- 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Border officers relied on outdated intel to decide whether to search incoming vessels, audit warns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...
- Saturday, 4 May 2024
Military raked by critics online after unveiling new army logo
Assahafa.com The Canadian Army learned some valuable lessons Friday: art is in the eye of the beholder and it pays...
- Friday, 3 May 2024
Foreign meddling didn’t affect who formed government in past 2 elections, but inquiry flags ‘troubling’ events
Assahafa.com The public inquiry investigating foreign interference says attempts by other countries to meddle in Canada's past two elections are...
- Friday, 3 May 2024
Top soldier says military looking for ‘clarity’ on Ottawa’s budget plans
Assahafa.com Just over a month into the new fiscal year and two weeks after the federal budget, the Department of...