Category Archives: Canada
More than one in four Montreal-area adults experienced poverty over eight years
MONTREAL - More than one in four adults in Greater Montreal experienced poverty at some point between 2016 and 2023, according to a new study suggesting poverty is more widespread than annual statisti...
Oct 17, 2026
Bank of Canada's Macklem warns global resilience 'under strain'
Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem is warning that persistently high global energy prices will drive up the outlook for inflation at home. While Macklem said global resilience is being tested after ...
Oct 17, 2026
'Just the first battle': Alberta separatists say referendum result won't end movement
EDMONTON - Some separatists who rallied in Alberta's capital on the final weekend before a historic vote on the province's place in Confederation insisted their gathering was no last hurrah. Alberta's...
Oct 17, 2026
Alberta referendum expected to bring finality, but also more questions on separation
On Monday, Albertans vote on whether to stay in Canada or hold another binding referendum on quitting Canada. If the vote goes as polls suggest, a majority of Albertans will mark an X to stay in Confe...
Oct 17, 2026
Separation, immigration, the Constitution: A look at Alberta's referendum questions
EDMONTON - Here are the 10 questions Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is sending to a provincewide referendum on Monday. Question 1: Do you support the government of Alberta taking increased control ove...
Oct 17, 2026
What Albertans need to know about voting in the referendum
EDMONTON - Referendum day in Alberta is on Monday. The provincial referendum has 10 questions about immigration policy, constitutional reform, and whether Alberta should remain in Canada or hold a bin...
Oct 17, 2026
Alberta is to vote on holding a separation referendum. A timeline on how we got here
EDMONTON - Albertans vote Monday in a referendum asking whether they want the province to stay in Canada or to have a second, binding referendum on separating from Canada. Strains of western alienatio...
Oct 17, 2026
How Canada's fractured immigration consensus is starting to show up at ballot boxes
OTTAWA - It's no secret the long-held Canadian consensus on immigration has fractured - pulled apart by a rapid increase in new arrivals post-pandemic and growing affordability challenges. Now, that f...
Oct 17, 2026
Pete Fry becomes Vancouver's next mayor
Pete Fry is Vancouver's next mayor. Fry won the municipal election Saturday, defeating incumbent Ken Sim and six other challengers vying to lead British Columbia's largest city. He celebrated with sup...
Oct 17, 2026
Ottawa confirms funding for rare disease research as other questions remain
WINNIPEG - The federal government confirmed at a meeting of Canadian health ministers that it is extending a funding deal on rare disease research, while wider questions on health-care funding remain ...
Oct 16, 2026