Category Archives: Canada
B.C. murder suspect acquitted, confession tossed for 'degrading' police treatment
A British Columbia man accused of murdering his common-law wife has been acquitted after a judge threw out a confession she says was tainted by the suspect's "degrading and humiliating" treatment by p...
Jul 22, 2026
Canadian Blood Services calling for donors amid serious drop in supply
TORONTO - Canadian Blood Services says it is facing a shortage as blood donations have plummeted over the last several weeks. The agency says the blood supply has decreased by nearly 20 per cent since...
Jul 22, 2026
GE Aerospace, Magellan reach agreement for work on Gripen jets — if Canada buys them
OTTAWA - GE Aerospace and Magellan say they've signed an agreement on maintenance for the engines of Saab's Gripen E jets - on the condition that Ottawa ultimately decides to buy the fighter jets for ...
Jul 22, 2026
'Lost Canadians' law opens door for descendants of Acadians to become citizens
OTTAWA - Dozens of Acadians living in the United States are among those hoping to become Canadian citizens under the country's new citizenship by descent law - but one expert says the Immigration Depa...
Jul 22, 2026
Court gives arms contractor discharge on assault against protester in Ottawa
OTTAWA - An Ontario court judge granted a discharge on Wednesday to a British military veteran and arms contractor over an assault against a young, pro-Palestinian protester at a military equipment sh...
Jul 22, 2026
Ottawa paid out $190M in federal EV subsidies this year as sales slowed
OTTAWA - Canadians have claimed more than $190 million in federal subsidies this year toward purchases of new electric vehicles. New data from Transport Canada shows 44,315 claims were recorded throug...
Jul 22, 2026
Holt, Kinew say they would defend Canada amid sovereignty push in Alberta, Quebec
CHARLOTTETOWN - The premiers of Manitoba and New Brunswick say they feel a responsibility to defend a united Canada amid separatist forces in Alberta and Quebec. The provincial leaders are making the ...
Jul 22, 2026
Federal agency links Quebec train derailment in December to temperature swings
MONTREAL - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says it could not determine the exact cause of a freight train derailment in northern Quebec last December. The agency says the derailment likely h...
Jul 22, 2026
Smoke and heat warnings cover much of B.C. as Lytton reaches 40 degrees
VANCOUVER - Several municipalities in British Columbia have issued warnings for residents to check in on people who are vulnerable as heat pushing into the high 30s persists across much of the provinc...
Jul 22, 2026
Manitoba Premier Kinew 'willing to entertain' Alberta to Ontario pipeline
CHARLOTTETOWN - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said Wednesday he's open to a west-east pipeline being pitched by his counterparts in Alberta and Ontario. Kinew, speaking to reporters at a meeting of premi...
Jul 22, 2026