Category Archives: Canada
European Investment Bank applies for exemption from foreign bank status
OTTAWA - The European Investment Bank has applied for an exemption from foreign bank status in Canada, a move that would bring the lending arm of the European Union one step closer to operating here. ...
Oct 16, 2026
Toronto 18 ringleader no longer shows signs of extremism, granted full parole: board
One of the ringleaders of the thwarted Toronto 18 terror plot has been granted full parole after the Parole Board of Canada found he no longer showed "any signs of holding onto extremist beliefs or ra...
Oct 16, 2026
Canada, India closer to new economic pact following trade talks in New Delhi, Mumbai
OTTAWA - International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu said trade talks between Canada and India advanced over the past week as he led a major trade mission to New Delhi, Bengaluru and Mumbai. A stateme...
Oct 16, 2026
B.C. begins voting without Conservatives' costed platform, Doerkson calls it imminent
British Columbians have started voting in the provincial election without the release of a costed platform from the B.C. Conservatives, whose leader says it will be announced "imminently." Interim lea...
Oct 16, 2026
Police look for cause of fiery Calgary bus crash that killed three passengers
CALGARY - Police were working Friday to determine the cause of a fiery bus crash in Calgary that killed three passengers and injured 16 others, including a police officer who helped save a child. Two ...
Oct 16, 2026
Joly warns Stelco owner to protect jobs or face forced sale of Canadian assets
TORONTO - Industry Minister Mlanie Joly said Friday the U.S.-based owner of Stelco must uphold job commitments it made when it purchased the Ontario-based steelmaker or risk being forced to sell its C...
Oct 16, 2026
Vancouver officer tells Myles Gray's family his 'tragic' death was not intended
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver police officer involved in the fatal arrest of Myles Gray has addressed the man's family, telling them the "tragic" outcome was never the intention of police. But Const. Beau S...
Oct 16, 2026
France to decide next month on extradition of ex-Manitoba law dean in fraud case
WINNIPEG - A former Manitoba law dean -- arrested in France amid allegations he mismanaged hundreds of thousands of dollars to fund a posh lifestyle in Canada -- is expected to learn next month if he ...
Oct 16, 2026
Youth guilty of two terrorism charges tied to alleged plan to kill Jewish people
OTTAWA - A judge has found a youth guilty of two terrorism-related charges stemming from an alleged 2023 plan to kill Jewish people in Ottawa. In a verdict delivered Friday, Ontario Superior Court Jus...
Oct 16, 2026
A Yes for Green's Lowan because 'someone has to save the trees,' voter says
VICTORIA - Jim Leard had just cast his ballot for Emily Lowan on Friday when he ran into the British Columbia Green Party leader outside a high school in Greater Victoria. "We have a saying in the fam...
Oct 16, 2026