Indigenous News

A lawyer says planned revisions to a nearly 30-year-old policy on who can donate to sperm banks will continue to impose unnecessary screening questions on gay and bisexual men.

OTTAWA — A proposed road trip for senators to visit the elephants at the African Lion Safari near Hamilton was rejected Thursday as some members of the Senate legal affairs committee called it a waste of taxpayers money.

OTTAWA — Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says central banks will make monetary policy decisions geared toward their own economies, which means some countries may begin cutting interest rates before others.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps aren't dwelling on their fall from the top spot in Major League Soccer's Western Conference. After all, there's a lot of soccer still to be played. The Whitecaps (4-2-1) dropped a 3-1 decision to the L.A.

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick’s environment minister quit on Friday, citing political differences with the Progressive Conservative government led by Premier Blaine Higgs.

VANCOUVER — Poland's president says members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, including Canada, must raise defence spending to three per cent of GDP to deter Russia's war in Ukraine from spreading.

On his third stop in the Canadian Premier League, Manny Aparicio is closer to home and, hopefully, another title.

QUEBEC — The Quebec Liberal Party says its leadership race will begin next January and the winner will be chosen in June 2025.

TORONTO — TikTok is testing an app that rivals Instagram in Canada. The social media company says TikTok Notes became available for download and "limited testing" in Canada and Australia this week. TikTok Notes allows users to share photos and text.

OTTAWA — Canada's premiers are warning the federal government not to overreach into their jurisdictions when it comes to delivering the programs laid out in Ottawa's latest budget, but the prime minister said Friday he will go around them if need be.