Category Archives: Canada
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
Immigration Department looking into termination of refugee sponsor policy: Diab
OTTAWA - The Immigration Department will monitor for any negative effects from a recent decision not to extend a policy that gave permanent residency sponsorship exemptions to some refugees, Immigrati...
Sep 23, 2026
Was this the wildest week in B.C. politics? Looking back on seven days of upheaval
Here's a look back at the week that reshaped the political landscape of British Columbia, leading up to Tuesday's election call by NDP Leader David Eby. Wednesday Sept. 16: Eby addresses early electio...
Sep 23, 2026
Anand to see if Netanyahu is crossing Canadian airspace with arrest warrant in effect
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says she is checking to see if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu - who faces an international arrest warrant - will be travelling through Canadian...
Sep 23, 2026