Category Archives: Canada

Nearly three-quarters of Senate appointed on Trudeau's advice as Quebec senator joins
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the appointment of a new senator from Quebec. Manuelle Oudar is joining the Senate's ranks after most recently serving with a Quebec government com...
Feb 13, 2024

As pharmacare deadline looms, Singh mulls a future without NDP's deal with Liberals
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is mulling what it would mean for his party if the supply-and-confidence deal that ties his party to the Liberals should end prematurely. The NDP signed a political p...
Feb 13, 2024

Speaker suggests more guest screenings after MPs applauded man who fought for Nazis
OTTAWA - Speaker Greg Fergus is proposing that certain guests who are recognized in the House of Commons should be screened for their reputations as well as whether they pose a physical threat. Clerk ...
Feb 13, 2024

Montreal woman pleads guilty in U.S. to helping export weapon components to Russia
MONTREAL - United States prosecutors say a Montreal woman has pleaded guilty to being part of a scheme to illegally export electronic components to Russia for military use. Federal prosecutors in New ...
Feb 13, 2024

RCMP charge Montreal men who allegedly tried to smuggle people across U.S. border
RCMP have charged two Montreal men after they were allegedly caught trying to smuggle people across the border into the United States last year. Police say Marcos Chagolla Rojas, 39, and Lino Guerrero...
Feb 13, 2024

One person taken to hospital after cougar attack in Banff National Park
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - A cougar attack in a wilderness area of Banff National Park has left one person with minor injuries. Alberta Health Services says its EMS crews responded to the Rockbound Lake tra...
Feb 13, 2024

Slain Manitoba family identified in obituary, remembered as beautiful souls
CARMAN, Man. - A mother, her three young children, including a two-month-old daughter, and a teenage family member killed in Manitoba are being remembered as beautiful souls. An obituary has identifie...
Feb 13, 2024

Conservatives would renegotiate free trade deal with Ukraine, says MP James Bezan
OTTAWA - A Tory member of Parliament says a future Conservative government would renegotiate Canada's trade deal with Ukraine. Manitoba MP James Bezan says his government would ensure the agreement co...
Feb 13, 2024

Economic anxiety high, faith in political leaders low in Canada, survey suggests
OTTAWA - Canadians are stressed out about the economy and have little faith in politicians or governments to fix big problems, a new survey suggests. The annual CanTrust Index published by Proof Strat...
Feb 13, 2024

Dismantling homeless camps violates human rights, says federal housing advocate
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Unhoused people have a fundamental right to live in encampments, and that right is violated when authorities tear them down, Canada's housing advocate says. In a piercing report rel...
Feb 13, 2024