Category Archives: Canada
Canadian shot dead at South Africa wildlife park in apparent accident: officials
OTTAWA - A Canadian was shot and killed at a South African wilderness park on Wednesday in what authorities said appears to be an accident. The South African Police Service said a 69-year-old Canadian...
Jun 18, 2026
Advocates attack Carney government's elimination of ombudsperson for forced labour
OTTAWA - Human rights advocates say Ottawa is betraying foreigners alleging involvement by Canadian companies abroad in forced labour and environmental degradation by shutting down an office meant to ...
Jun 18, 2026
Montreal group proposes new downtown tower for NATO defence bank
QUBEC - Montreal's business community is coming together to sweeten the pot in the city's bid to host a multinational defence bank, offering several floors in a planned downtown tower for the highly s...
Jun 18, 2026
Alberta judge concerned about parts of ruling that threw out separatist petition
EDMONTON - A judge has reserved her decision on whether to set aside a ruling that quashed an Alberta separatist group's referendum petition, but says she has some concerns with parts of last month's ...
Jun 18, 2026
Federal and B.C. governments to pay $200M for Tumbler Ridge school and health centre
VANCOUVER - The federal and British Columbia governments have announced billions of dollars in combined investments to spur housing development and update infrastructure, including building a new high...
Jun 18, 2026
Grassy Narrows residents demand Carney apologize for comments made about protest
OTTAWA - A Grassy Narrows First Nation woman who suffers from mercury poisoning is insisting that Prime Minister Mark Carney apologize for saying he could "outlast" her during a March protest. At a pr...
Jun 18, 2026
MPs head home for summer break after Liberals pass contentious lawful access bill
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament have wrapped up a spring sitting in the House of Commons that stretched over six months and saw the Liberals use their new majority powers to limit debate and push throu...
Jun 18, 2026
Police in Laval warn of violent Pokémon crime wave targeting sellers on Facebook
MONTRAL - Montreal-area police are warning the public about a rash of violent crimes targeting sellers of Pokmon cards and MacBooks. Laval police say they arrested 10 young men, aged 16 to 18, on June...
Jun 18, 2026
Automatic tax filing could give the average non-filer more than $2K per year: PBO
OTTAWA - The federal fiscal watchdog says Ottawa's plan to roll out automatic tax filing could see Canadians who normally don't file their tax returns get thousands of dollars in owed benefits annuall...
Jun 18, 2026
Son of ex-premier Jean Charest to run for Quebec Liberals in Montreal's Verdun riding
MONTREAL - The son of former Quebec premier Jean Charest will be running for the Liberals in the fall provincial election. Antoine Dionne Charest was formally nominated Wednesday night in the Verdun r...
Jun 18, 2026