Category Archives: Canada
Wildfire near Lytton, B.C., which triggered evacuations is declared held
The Saw Creek blaze that triggered evacuations in and around the community of Lytton, B.C., is now being held, the provincial wildfire service reported on Tuesday. The status of the seven-square-kilom...
Jun 23, 2026
Minister says 'something' happened to trigger order to surrender citizenship docs
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Lena Diab said she told her department to investigate when she became aware that "something" had happened to trigger a wave of citizenship document recalls. The minister ...
Jun 23, 2026
A submarine economic boom is just around corner. So are the challenges.
OTTAWA - As Ottawa inches closer to deciding who will supply the navy's next fleet of submarines, both the benefits and challenges involved in replacing Canada's four rusting antiques are coming to th...
Jun 23, 2026
Anand announces $35M to boost Caribbean security, tackle Haiti's gang crisis
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand announced $35 million in new funding Tuesday for projects aimed at shoring up security and curbing violence in the Caribbean. Anand was in Panama on Tuesd...
Jun 23, 2026
'Many unanswered questions': Accused Montreal gunman was Alberta university student
LETHBRIDGE - Police and a university in southern Alberta were pulled Tuesday into the investigation of a fatal police shooting in Montreal after the accused gunman was identified as a student at the s...
Jun 23, 2026
Bank of Canada security workers start job action after talks fail
OTTAWA - Security officers at the Bank of Canada began a job action today after talks failed to secure a new collective agreement between the central bank and the union. The Public Service Alliance of...
Jun 23, 2026
'Whatever it takes:' Indigenous group seeks help repatriating items from Switzerland
WINNIPEG - Sacred pipes, intricately beaded regalia and firearms believed to be associated with the period of the Battle of the Little Bighorn are some of the thousands of Indigenous artifacts a group...
Jun 23, 2026
So far, so, so good: Organizers, police and others hail Vancouver's World Cup
VANCOUVER - The production director for Vancouver's FIFA Fan Festival says he heard the "complaining and grumbling" from "naysayers" heading into the World Cup. But Paul Runnals said once an event lik...
Jun 23, 2026
Montreal police, community mourn officer killed by gunman
MONTREAL - Montreal police are mourning the loss of one of their own, a 34-year-old killed on Monday in a shootout with a gunman outside a hotel in the city's Cte-des-Neiges district. Police identifie...
Jun 23, 2026
Fewer Canadians see U.S. as 'reliable' as global confidence in Washington sags: poll
WASHINGTON - Most Canadians continue to view the United States unfavourably as global confidence in the U.S. under President Donald Trump continues to slide. That finding comes from new polling by the...
Jun 23, 2026