Category Archives: Canada
B.C. eyes two new hydropower dams, including Site E near Alberta border, Dix says
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is looking at building two new hydroelectric dams, including a fourth dam for the Peace River where the Site C project generated opposition and cost overruns...
Jun 15, 2026
Airspaces over Vancouver, Toronto shut to low-level flights for World Cup matches
VANCOUVER - Airspace restrictions have been placed over both Toronto and Vancouver around FIFA World Cup match times, as Norad conducts what it calls "air defence operations." Capt. Rebecca Garad, a s...
Jun 15, 2026
Calls mount for independent investigation into alleged Montreal police racism
MONTREAL - As hundreds of people gathered in front of a police station in a multicultural neighbourhood of Montreal, Stephanie Germain said she noticed something had changed. The community worker said...
Jun 15, 2026
Marsupial on the loose on Montreal's South Shore highlights animal trafficking
BOUCHERVILLE - For the last few days, a small marsupial has been on the loose on Montreal's South Shore, after it likely escaped from illegal captivity, say animal rights advocates and Quebec's Enviro...
Jun 15, 2026
New First Nations water bill changes mention of 'right' to clean water access
OTTAWA - A new First Nations clean water bill set to be introduced by Prime Minister Mark Carney's government changes a provision in a previous bill that would have recognized First Nations have a hum...
Jun 15, 2026
'It's all going to be OK': Canada's U.S. ambassador tries to ease CUSMA anxiety
TORONTO - Canada's ambassador to the United States is trying to lower the temperature around the Canada-U.S.-Mexico agreement with the renewal date for the North American trade pact just a few weeks a...
Jun 15, 2026
Porter Airlines betting travellers will embrace Montreal's second airport
MONTREAL - Montreal's South Shore gained a new gateway to the rest of Canada on Monday with the launch of Porter Airlines' commercial passenger terminal. Long associated with pilot training and cargo ...
Jun 15, 2026
First Canadian firm awarded contract under SAFE agreement, Carney says
VIAN-LES-BAINS - Montreal-based Marconi Technologies has become the first Canadian company to land a contract under the SAFE defence procurement agreement Canada signed with the European Union. Prime ...
Jun 15, 2026
World Cup match in Vancouver triggers transit ridership not seen since 2010 Games
VANCOUVER - Vancouver's first FIFA World Cup game pushed transit ridership levels to heights not seen since the 2010 Winter Games. Transit authority TransLink says in a statement that Saturday's match...
Jun 15, 2026
Canada cracking down on asylum claims from St-Pierre and Miquelon ferry to N.L.
OTTAWA - The federal government says it is cracking down on what it calls a "low volume" of asylum claims made by foreigners arriving in Newfoundland and Labrador from a nearby territory of France. Sa...
Jun 15, 2026