Category Archives: Canada
U.S. antisemitism envoy calls on Canada to restrict visas, expand terrorism listings
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy for fighting antisemitism is urging Canada to revoke visas and expand terrorism listings to curb the rise of anti-Jewish hatred. Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun, who ...
Aug 4, 2026
Health Canada authorizes Moderna clinical trial for new Ebola vaccine candidate
TORONTO - Health Canada has authorized Moderna to conduct a clinical trial on a new mRNA vaccine that targets the form of Ebola blamed for the largest outbreak ever reported in the Democratic Republic...
Aug 4, 2026
Non-profit calls on feds to launch commission on legacy of slavery, racism in Canada
OTTAWA - A non-profit organization is calling on the federal government to launch a national commission to study the legacy of slavery and anti-Black racism in Canada. The Black Class Action Secretari...
Aug 4, 2026
Town in Quebec's Laurentians declares state of emergency after heavy rainfall
MONTREAL - A municipality in Quebec's Laurentians region has declared a local state of emergency after heavy rainfall left some roads impassable. The town of L'Ascension says on social media that over...
Aug 4, 2026
Canada-U.S. trade minister back in D.C. for talks this week
OTTAWA - Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc is in Washington again this week. LeBlanc and Janice Charette, Canada's chief trade negotiator, are in D.C. "for a series of trade-related engagemen...
Aug 4, 2026
WestJet flight cancellations tapering off as airline ramps back up after strike
Flight disruptions at WestJet appeared to be tailing off Tuesday as the airline ramps up following a brief work stoppage over the long weekend. Data from aviation analytics company Cirium showed 16 We...
Aug 4, 2026
Ottawa moves to list Alberta-backed West Coast pipeline as national interest project
OTTAWA - The federal government is advancing the process to designate a proposed oil pipeline to the West Coast as a "national interest" project. Naming a project in the national interest under the Bu...
Aug 4, 2026
Mounties say one man is dead following a mid-air crash in Chilliwack, B.C.
CHILLIWACK - RCMP say one man is dead following a mid-air collision between two planes in B.C.'s Fraser Valley. Mounties say in a statement issued Tuesday that crews have started the recovery process ...
Aug 4, 2026
Ottawa awards Telesat $2.3B Arctic military satellite contract
OTTAWA - A Canadian telecommunications firm has signed a deal with the federal government worth $2.3 billion to provide high-speed satellite communications to the Canadian Armed Forces in the Arctic. ...
Aug 4, 2026
NDP quarterly fundraising dips but individual donors are giving more
OTTAWA - The federal NDP's total fundraising dropped in the second quarter while the average size of donations increased, fundraising figures show. The party collected about $1.2 million between April...
Aug 4, 2026