Category Archives: Canada
Demolition underway at Tumbler Ridge school, site of B.C. mass shooting
TUMBLER RIDGE - Demolition is underway at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in northern British Columbia, the site of a deadly mass shooting earlier this year. Photos posted to social media show excavato...
Aug 17, 2026
B.C. couple awarded damages against neighbour after 2022 shooting
VICTORIA - The British Columbia Supreme Court has awarded more than $1 million in damages in a shooting that left a man with lifelong injuries and his wife traumatized after witnessing the violent con...
Aug 17, 2026
Alcohol, autos among key irritants in Canada-U.S. trade talks
OTTAWA - Canada's top trade negotiators remained in Washington Monday for talks as the deadline looms for U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariffs to kick in. Here are some key issues in negotiati...
Aug 17, 2026
Feds move to repeal EV sales mandate without new stringent emission rules in place
OTTAWA - The federal government moved last week to formally repeal the electric vehicle sales mandate, but the more stringent emission standards Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to replace it with ...
Aug 17, 2026
MPs to examine Canada's security screening process following NATO espionage arrest
OTTAWA - A parliamentary committee plans to hold hearings on Canada's security screening process following the arrest of a Canadian NATO intern on espionage allegations. The House of Commons public sa...
Aug 17, 2026
Feds block board appointment to Quebec laser firm bought by Chinese company
A Quebec-based laser firm that was bought by a Chinese company says the federal government has wrongfully refused to allow an American executive onto its board over concerns that its technology could ...
Aug 17, 2026
'Toughest experience' of my life: TKMS CEO on past year vying for sub contract
OTTAWA - The last time TKMS CEO Oliver Burkhard stepped onto a flight to Canada, he wasn't sure if he was about to win a multi-billion dollar contract, or leave the country empty handed. The German co...
Aug 17, 2026
LeBlanc says job 'not yet done' after meeting with Greer, Lutnick
WASHINGTON - Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc left a high-stakes meeting in Washington on Monday saying the work will continue toward a deal to avoid a punishing new round of American tariff...
Aug 17, 2026
Canada's social media ban for under-16s likely to face Charter challenge, experts say
OTTAWA - The federal government is likely to face a constitutional challenge to its proposed ban on social media for kids under 16, some experts say. On Friday, France's top court struck down that cou...
Aug 17, 2026
Auditor general says Quebec parties have little room for new spending promises
MONTREAL - Quebec will have to tighten its belt for several years to comply with provincial legislation that requires a balanced budget, the province's auditor general said on Monday. In a new analysi...
Aug 17, 2026