Category Archives: Canada

Belleville, Ont., synagogue shooting was a hate-motivated attack, police say
BELLEVILLE - The shooter who targeted a Belleville, Ont., synagogue shouted "you're going to die for the Jews" before he opened fire on a police officer outside, the police chief said, describing Sund...
Sep 24, 2026

Report on child murders points to institutional failures, missed warnings
OTTAWA - A new report on child murders says institutional failures - and warnings from mothers that officials dismissed - played a role in the deaths of eight children in Canada. "In each case, warnin...
Sep 24, 2026

In the news today: Carney weighs U.S. risk, Canadians back EU ties, media ban blocked
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Carney says he studied risk of U.S.-led military action in New York Times interview Prime Minister Mark Carne...
Sep 24, 2026

Five takeaways from final debate of Quebec election campaign
MONTREAL - After being greeted by a raucous crowd of supporters and protesters, the leaders of Quebec's five major political parties dove into their third and final debate of the election campaign, ho...
Sep 24, 2026

NDP's David Eby says some Conservatives want B.C. to be 'American protectorate'
New Democrat Leader David Eby says some members of the British Columbia Conservative Opposition have a vision of B.C. as a protectorate of the United States, and the party's leader isn't doing enough ...
Sep 24, 2026

'God cleaned the slate': Ashes pave the road to recovery after B.C. wildfires
SUMMERLAND - Joel Patan says his "life is ashes" now, as he sifts the ruins of his home that was incinerated last month, along with most structures in the small community of Faulder outside Summerland...
Sep 24, 2026

Kenneth Law's sentencing hears from United Kingdom victims' families
Family members who will never see Kenneth Law face trial in their own country for his role in the deaths of their loved ones shared their struggles with grief and emptiness in an Ontario court on Thur...
Sep 24, 2026

Employer groups encouraged by Ottawa's labour law changes but some want bigger steps
OTTAWA - Employer groups say Ottawa's proposed labour law changes are encouraging but some want the Liberal government to go even further to ensure industrial peace. Unions are already describing the ...
Sep 24, 2026

Vietnam's leader To Lam upgrades Canada to a strategic partner
OTTAWA - Vietnamese President To Lam has upgraded ties with Canada to a strategic partnership, building on Prime Minister Mark Carney's efforts to get middle powers working more closely together to co...
Sep 24, 2026

More than two in three Canadians back EU associate membership: poll
OTTAWA - Canadians overwhelmingly support Canada becoming an associate member of the European Union, a new poll suggests - even though the details of that arrangement haven't been finalized. The onlin...
Sep 24, 2026