Category Archives: Canada
Ottawa opening exports office as part of strategy to diversify trade
OTTAWA - The federal government is opening a new strategic exports office as part of its plan to diversify trade. The office, announced in Budget 2025, will be housed under Global Affairs Canada and w...
Jul 30, 2026
New Indigenous languages commissioner says her job is to support incoming leadership
OTTAWA - The interim head of the Indigenous languages commission, which is now facing a federal audit, says her job is to support new leadership to ensure a fresh start for the institution. Candice St...
Jul 30, 2026
Judicial review of ethics ruling in Trudeau case can proceed, Supreme Court says
OTTAWA - A watchdog group can pursue a court challenge of a federal ethics report on Justin Trudeau's involvement in decisions about WE Charity, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled. In a unanimous d...
Jul 30, 2026
In the news today: WestJet strike notice, Calgary boy found dead, B.C. fire losses
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... WestJet flight attendants' union serves airline 72-hour strike notice WestJet flight attendants could go on s...
Jul 30, 2026
Flowers and teddy bears: Makeshift memorial started for 11-year-old Calgary boy
CALGARY - Calgarians journeyed Thursday to a north end park to hug, cry and honour the memory of an 11-year-old boy. A makeshift memorial for Parker has grown one flower, candle and stuffed toy at a t...
Jul 30, 2026
Residents, fire crews clash as some choose to defy B.C. wildfire evacuation orders
A man from Boston Bar, B.C., says officials are "villainizing" those who defy evacuation orders, even though they have the expertise and willingness to pitch in to protect their communities. Attila Ba...
Jul 30, 2026
New York State Police used Google Maps app data in probe of death of Montreal girl
ELIZABETHTOWN - New York State Police investigators compiled over 200,000 location data points captured by smartphone apps such as Google Maps as part of their probe in the death of a nine-year-old gi...
Jul 30, 2026
Organizers of Shen Yun performance take National Arts Centre to court
OTTAWA - Organizers of the long-running Shen Yun show are going to court after the National Arts Centre called an indefinite halt to its shows following almost two decades of performances. In an appli...
Jul 30, 2026
WestJet flight attendants' union serves airline 72-hour strike notice
CALGARY - Intense bargaining between WestJet and the union representing its flight attendants ratcheted up further on Thursday after CUPE issued a 72-hour strike notice, paving the runway for a possib...
Jul 30, 2026
Body of 11-year-old Calgary boy missing for two weeks found in water pipe
CALGARY - An 11-year-old Calgary boy who disappeared two weeks ago has been found dead in a labyrinth of pipes under the city, police announced Wednesday. Chief Katie McLellan said the boy, named Park...
Jul 29, 2026