Category Archives: Canada
Astronaut Jeremy Hansen leaving Canadian Space Agency
OTTAWA - Astronaut Jeremy Hansen, who made a historic trip around the moon aboard NASA's Artemis 2 mission in April, is leaving the Canadian Space Agency. A statement released by the agency said Hanse...
Jul 06, 2026
Quebec watchdog seeking videos, witnesses of shooting that killed officer, bystander
MONTRAL - Quebec's police watchdog has set up a command post in Montreal's Cte-des-Neiges neighbourhood to find witnesses to a shooting that killed an officer and bystander. Members of the independent...
Jul 06, 2026
Montreal-area residents relieved no one hurt after 46 railcars jump tracks near homes
MONTREAL - The mayor of a suburban city northeast of Montreal where 46 railcars ran off the tracks on Sunday says he is relieved because the crash could have been a lot worse. "We were really lucky in...
Jul 06, 2026
Five things you should know about Canada's new fleet of submarines
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal government on Monday named Germany's ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems as the preferred bidder to build the navy's next fleet of submarines. That means Canada w...
Jul 06, 2026
Carney names Alan Diner as new Federal Court chief justice
OTTAWA - Justice Alan Diner is the new Federal Court chief justice, replacing Paul Crampton who retired at the end of October. Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Diner's appointment in a news releas...
Jul 06, 2026
Premiers Smith, Ford unveil proposed west-east oil pipeline route
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Ontario Premier Doug Ford unveiled Monday a route for a proposed west-east oil pipeline. The two premiers say it would stretch 3,300 kilometres from Hardis...
Jul 06, 2026
The Latest from the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada
The latest from the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada. All times are Eastern: 9:59 p.m. Romelu Lukaku scores three minutes into second-half stoppage time to give Belgium a 4-1 lead. The clock runs out and...
Jul 06, 2026
Feds say they'll simplify procurement to get more contracts to small businesses
TORONTO - Ottawa is promising to simplify procurement processes to make it easier for small- and medium-sized businesses to land federal contracts. Procurement Minister Jol Lightbound is in Toronto to...
Jul 06, 2026
Carney names TKMS preferred sub bidder, hopes to join sub club with Germany, Norway
HALIFAX - Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday named German defence manufacturer TKMS as the preferred bidder to supply the Royal Canadian Navy's next fleet of submarines, and he said several are expe...
Jul 06, 2026
Canadians with mental illness who saw MAID as an option feel abandoned: 'They've left me with nothing'
TORONTO - Betrayed. Dehumanized. Devastated. These are the words some Canadians use to describe how they feel about a special government committee recommending not to expand medical assistance in dyin...
Jul 06, 2026