Category Archives: Canada

CP NewsAlert: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman 'deeply sorry' over Tumbler Ridge shooting
SAN FRANCISCO - The head of OpenAI says he is deeply sorry that his company didn't alert law enforcement to worrisome online behavior of the person in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., before she shot and killed e...
6m ago

Veterans Affairs ending Commissionaires' $330M federal contracting right
OTTAWA - The largest private sector employer of veterans in Canada is calling on the Liberal government not to end a federal contracting entitlement which gives it first dibs on security guard service...
36m ago

Manitoba Métis president rebukes AFN chief over call for withdrawal of treaty
OTTAWA - The president of the Manitoba Mtis Federation is accusing the Assembly of First Nations of misleading people about legislation that would codify the federation's right to self-government. MMF...
39m ago

What you need to know about the new Enbridge LNG pipeline approval
OTTAWA - The federal government announced Friday it has approved Enbridge Inc.'s $4-billion Sunrise natural gas pipeline project in British Columbia. Here's a quick rundown of the project and why it's...
49m ago

Actions of ex-Mountie charged under security law affront Canadian sovereignty: Crown
VANCOUVER - A Crown prosecutor says the actions of a former RCMP officer accused of violating security law for the benefit of the Chinese government were an affront to Canadian sovereignty. William Ma...
1h ago

Enbridge gets federal approval for $4B natural gas pipeline expansion in B.C.
CALGARY - The federal government has approved a $4-billion plan by Enbridge Inc. to expand an existing natural gas pipeline in British Columbia, a move one executive says demonstrates a greater "sense...
1h ago

Global Affairs staff exempt from return-to-office order due to lack of space
OTTAWA - Most employees working at Global Affairs Canada won't have to return to the office four days a week this summer due to a lack of space. Treasury Board announced earlier this year that public ...
2h ago

Canada called on to fill 'vacuum' in LGBTQ+ advocacy worldwide in face of Trump cuts
OTTAWA - The former U.S. diplomat for LGBTQ+ rights is urging Canada to boost its support for gender and sexual minorities abroad - and South Africa says Ottawa can help hold the line against the Trum...
2h ago

Legal clinic says $8.6 million in federal spending could help tackle systemic racism
MONTREAL - Lawyers at a legal clinic operating in a low income neighbourhood in Montreal say that millions of dollars in federal grants will soon flow through into Black communities across the country...
3h ago

Federal government reports $25.5B deficit for its April-to-February period
OTTAWA - The federal government posted a budgetary deficit of $25.5 billion for the April-to-February period of its 2025-26 fiscal year. In its monthly fiscal monitor, the Finance Department says the ...
4h ago