Category Archives: Canada

Girl's phone stopped being used hours before her father reported she was missing
ELIZABETHTOWN - The phone of a nine-year-old Montreal girl found drowned in New York last summer went silent in the hours before she was reported missing, her father's murder trial heard Thursday. The...
Aug 6, 2026

Climate change made Ontario, N.W.T. fire conditions roughly twice as likely: report
The conditions underlying intense July wildfires in Ontario and Northwest Territories were made roughly twice as likely due to human-induced climate change, said a new report published Thursday. The r...
Aug 5, 2026

Carney says tone with U.S. already 'quite firm' as trade talks continue
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada's tone toward the United States is already "quite firm" and insisted trade negotiations with Washington remain "constructive" as an Aug. 19 deadline for...
Aug 5, 2026

Alleged Bishnoi gang member remains in custody after Federal Court ruling
VANCOUVER - The Federal Court has granted Ottawa a judicial review of a decision by an immigration board ordering the release of an alleged member of a criminal gang who is wanted in India to face a m...
Aug 5, 2026

Canadian Armed Forces member charged in terrorist case no longer in the military
MONTREAL - A Quebec man charged last year with facilitating a terrorist activity is no longer a member of the Canadian Armed Forces. Department of National Defence spokesperson Cheryl Forrest declined...
Aug 5, 2026

Federal government awards design contract for $267-million lab in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG - The federal government is moving forward on a $267 million research laboratory in Winnipeg to better prepare for future disease outbreaks. Terry Duguid, member of Parliament for Winnipeg So...
Aug 5, 2026

Kitchener man pleads guilty in U.S. to hacking charges: DOJ
OTTAWA - A Kitchener, Ont., man has pleaded guilty to charges related to a hacking attack on a U.S.-based cloud services company that compromised more than 165 organizations, the U.S. Department of Ju...
Aug 5, 2026

Pilot injured after helicopter crash during wildfire fight in B.C.
VICTORIA - A pilot has been taken to hospital after a helicopter crashed while working to put out wildfires in B.C.'s South Cariboo region. A statement from BC Wildfire Service says it happened Tuesda...
Aug 5, 2026

Carney says Canada backs ICC but stays mum on Trump-sanctioned Canadian judge
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday that Canada's support for the International Criminal Court is "unequivocal" but he stopped short of criticizing U.S. President Donald Trump's sanctio...
Aug 5, 2026

Quebec psychiatrists call for a dedicated mental health minister
MONTREAL - Quebec psychiatrists are urging the province's next government to appoint a dedicated mental health minister, pointing to a growing crisis that requires leadership extending beyond the heal...
Aug 5, 2026