Category Archives: Canada
'Keep focused': Lytton, B.C., under evacuation orders years after devastating blaze
Judith Urquhart said she's doing what she has to do to remain focused and prepare for the possibility that a wildfire could force her to evacuate, five years after her home was destroyed by a differen...
Jun 20, 2026
N.B. gallery aims to spark debate with urine-soaked crucifix photo, Tory MP weighs in
FREDERICTON - An art gallery in Eastern Canada is leveraging a notorious, damaged photograph of a crucifix floating in urine to spark public discourse - even drawing criticism from a member of Parliam...
Jun 20, 2026
Bid to narrow transparency law 'a move in the wrong direction,' info watchdog says
OTTAWA - Information commissioner Caroline Maynard says a federal proposal to narrow the scope of the Access to Information Act is a move in the wrong direction that could exclude "entire swaths of go...
Jun 20, 2026
Here's what you need to know about Ottawa's new policies on social media and AI
OTTAWA - Over the last two weeks of the parliamentary sitting, the Liberal government made a series of moves related to AI and digital regulation. It introduced a new AI strategy, a bill requiring soc...
Jun 20, 2026
Beyond the gold rush: Totem poles at the Chilkoot Trail mark route's long history
Two carved cedar totems now flank either side of the Canadian end of the Chilkoot Trail, a permanent reminder that the route best known as the path to the Yukon gold fields during the 1890s gold rush ...
Jun 20, 2026
B.C. nurses vote 67 per cent to reject tentative deal in 'frustration,' union says
VANCOUVER - Members of the union representing 60,000 British Columbia nurses have voted to reject a tentative contract deal in what the union says reflects "growing frustration" with the pressures fac...
Jun 19, 2026
Environment Canada cancels tornado watch for Prince George, B.C.
PRINCE GEORGE - A tornado watch issued Friday for a section of central B.C. that includes Prince George has ended. Environment Canada had said conditions were ripe for severe thunderstorms that could ...
Jun 19, 2026
Inuit could pursue foreign partners if relationship with Ottawa sours: ITK leader
OTTAWA - Canada's national Inuit organization is calling on the federal government to be better partners, saying Canada must respect Inuit rights to governance and self-determination. Inuit Tapiriit K...
Jun 19, 2026
What is the 'green whistle' Canadian player Ismael Koné was given after FIFA injury?
When Canadian midfielder Ismael Kon was taken off the field on a stretcher during Canada's World Cup match against Qatar on Thursday, photos showed him inhaling from a small green device, prompting ma...
Jun 19, 2026
Ottawa imposes 10 per cent tariffs on some canned vegetable imports
OTTAWA - The federal government is levying a temporary 10 per cent tariff on some imported canned vegetables to help domestic vegetable growers. The Department of Finance says the move addresses criti...
Jun 19, 2026