Category Archives: Canada
Five border crossing facts to know in the wake of Rainbow Bridge explosion
A car explosion on the American side of the Rainbow Bridge border crossing in Niagara Falls left two people dead on Wednesday and put authorities in both countries on high alert. Here are five facts a...
Nov 22, 2023
Ceremony for Les Cowboys Fringants singer Karl Tremblay next week in Montreal
MONTREAL - Quebecers will get a chance to say goodbye to beloved folk-rock singer Karl Tremblay during a ceremony next week in Montreal. Quebec Premier Franois Legault announced today that the lead si...
Nov 22, 2023
No evidence of terrorist activity in Canada-U.S. border blast: New York governor
NIAGARA FALLS, ON - New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said there is no evidence to indicate any terrorist activity was behind a vehicle explosion at the Rainbow Bridge complex Wednesday that killed two peopl...
Nov 22, 2023
The latest on the deadly explosion at the Canada-U.S. border crossing in New York
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. - Four of the busiest border crossing points between Canada and the United States were abruptly closed Wednesday after a vehicle exploded at a U.S. checkpoint in Niagara Falls. The...
Nov 22, 2023
Jury reaches verdict in criminal trial of ex-RCMP official Cameron Jay Ortis
OTTAWA - The jury in the criminal trial of Cameron Jay Ortis, a former RCMP official accused of breaching Canada's secrets law, has reached a verdict. The verdict to be delivered today comes after wee...
Nov 22, 2023
Police, Senate investigating threat over carbon pricing bill: Senate leader
OTTAWA - Two members of the Independent Senators Group say police and Senate security are investigating a threat that forced one of them to leave her home last weekend, following a social-media post t...
Nov 22, 2023
FBI confirms explosion at Canada-U.S. Rainbow Bridge border crossing in New York
WASHINGTON - The Associated Press reports that two people were found dead in a vehicle that exploded at a checkpoint on the American side of a Canada-U.S. bridge in Niagara Falls today. A law enforcem...
Nov 22, 2023
Quebec court orders pause to ratification of McGill student union pro-Palestine vote
MONTREAL - Quebec Superior Court has issued an order temporarily blocking a McGill University student society from moving forward with a pro-Palestine policy approved in a recent referendum. The order...
Nov 22, 2023
Washington asks India about alleged assassination plot against US-Canadian activist
WASHINGTON - The U.S. government says it asked Indian authorities about allegations of a foiled assassination plot targeting a U.S.-Canadian citizen and it expects anyone deemed responsible to be "hel...
Nov 22, 2023
Non-binary Montrealer on hunger strike to get 'X' gender marker on Quebec health card
QUEBEC - Non-binary Montrealer Alexe Frdric Migneault is on Day 3 of a hunger strike to pressure Quebec's public health insurance board to add a third gender option to health cards. Migneault, whose p...
Nov 22, 2023