Category Archives: Canada
AFN regional chiefs to represent First Nations at meeting with Carney, premiers
OTTAWA - Assembly of First Nations regional chiefs will join premiers and Prime Minister Mark Carney for a rare meeting in late October - the first such meeting between chiefs and first ministers in d...
Sep 24, 2026
Carney says he studied risk of U.S.-led military action in New York Times interview
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says he studied the possibility of U.S.-led military action in Canada. In a lengthy New York Times interview published Wednesday, Carney declined to discuss in deta...
Sep 23, 2026
Who's in and who's out as candidates in B.C.'s snap election?
Parties are drawing up their candidate lists ahead of British Columbia's snap election on Oct. 24. Here's a look at some of the latest developments. WHO'S IN Four NDP cabinet members - Mike Farnworth,...
Sep 23, 2026
Fact File: Checks in place to prevent non-Albertans from mailing in referendum votes
EDMONTON - A viral post on the social media platform X this week shared a claim that mail-in voting for Alberta's Oct. 19 referendum is "open to anybody" without verification of whether applicants liv...
Sep 23, 2026
Excerpts from statements made by relatives of Kenneth Law's victims
A Newmarket, Ont., court is hearing from loved ones of people who took their own lives using products purchased from Kenneth Law. More than 70 victim impact statements are set to be presented at a sen...
Sep 23, 2026
Defence minister says it's concerning that synagogue shooting suspect was ex-soldier
Defence Minister David McGuinty says it's very concerning that the suspect in Sunday's shooting outside a Belleville, Ont., synagogue was a former soldier. Sean Ward, who died in hospital after a shoo...
Sep 23, 2026
Federal government defends closure of seven research facilities
OTTAWA - The federal government will not reverse a decision to close several agricultural research facilities across the country, a move the opposition Conservatives are calling a threat to Canada's f...
Sep 23, 2026
NDP leader says Ottawa breaking labour law as Bank of Canada strike nears 100 days
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Avi Lewis said the federal government is defying its own labour laws after the head of the Bank of Canada admitted to using replacement workers during a strike involving security o...
Sep 23, 2026
City of Ottawa to rename Trump Avenue as trade war continues
OTTAWA - A residential street in Ottawa bearing the last name of U.S. President Donald Trump will be given a new monniker after the city council voted in favour of a motion to start the renaming proce...
Sep 23, 2026
'Trump-style' or 'progressive-ideas'? Both sides rush to redefine B.C. Conservatives
VANCOUVER - Both sides of British Columbia politics are racing to redefine the B.C. Conservatives as the province goes to the polls on Oct. 24 in the wake of Kerry-Lynne Findlay's divisive leadership ...
Sep 23, 2026