Category Archives: Canada
Percentage of Ontario youth struggling with mental health back to pre-COVID level, survey suggests
TORONTO - The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health says psychological distress among Ontario youth appears to have decreased since the pandemic, but still remains high. The centre's latest Ontario S...
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In the news: Trade war ignites, Poilievre wants Parliament recalled, businesses brace
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Poilievre wants Carney to reconvene Parliament Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling for Prime Mini...
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Poilievre wants prime minister to reconvene Parliament to discuss rejected trade deal
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling for Prime Minister Mark Carney to reconvene Parliament to get details on the proposed U.S. trade deal he rejected, and answers on how Canadians...
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'Very difficult': Calgary jewelry maker set to lose customers amid trade war
Jewelry maker Cindy Baldassi says she is expecting to lose roughly half of her customers as the trade war between Canada and the United States heats up. "I have to start looking on how I can increase ...
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Trump and referendum talk to mark a tough-to-predict Quebec election, analysts say
MONTRAL - Four years ago, Franois Legault's Coalition Avenir Qubec party was so far in the lead at the start of the provincial election campaign that the only debate was who would finish second. The o...
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Russian embassy protesters keep daily picket, 4.5 years into Ukraine invasion
OTTAWA - Standing outside Russia's embassy in Ottawa, retiree Karen Niven-Wigston is decked out in yellow and blue, holding a pink plastic flamingo as a sign of support for Ukraine. "If Canadians knew...
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First Nations stuck in 'spiralling cycle' during wildfires: federal housing advocate
OTTAWA - First Nations are stuck in a "spiralling cycle" during wildfire seasons due to a lack of co-ordinated emergency management supports and a severe housing gap, the federal housing advocate is w...
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WestJet flight attendants wrap up vote on tentative deal
CALGARY - WestJet flight attendants are wrapping up a week-long vote this afternoon on whether to accept a contract deal struck between their union and the airline. The Canadian Union of Public Employ...
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Conservatives call on government to release U.S. trade offer details
OTTAWA - Federal conservatives are calling on the government to release the full details of the trade offer from the United States that Canada rejected this week. In a letter to Trade Minister Dominic...
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Key points on the legacy of Treaty 6, first signed 150 years ago
DUCK LAKE - Treaty 6, primarily covering most of what's now central Alberta and central Saskatchewan, was signed 150 years ago by the Crown and First Nations chiefs. Festivities honouring the annivers...
Aug 23, 2026