Category Archives: Canada
Five return to B.C. Conservative caucus as early election looms
VICTORIA - After weeks of defections, expulsions and ugly infighting that reduced the British Columbia Conservative caucus by more than a third, the official Opposition's legislative ranks are growing...
Sep 21, 2026
Parliament returns with new MPs, more vacant seats and a major economic bill
OTTAWA - The governing Liberals used their first day back from summer break to introduce a new bill to speed up the construction of infrastructure projects as trade tensions with the U.S. hang over th...
Sep 21, 2026
Ontario's SIU tapped for Belleville incident near local Synagogue
A peaceful Sunday night in Belleville, Ontario, was shattered by reports of multiple gunshots, followed by local police issuing a tight-lipped statement. The Belleville Police Service posted a media r...
Sep 20, 2026
What people are saying about Findlay's resignation as B.C. Conservative leader
Kerry-Lynne Findlay resigned as the leader of British Columbia's Conservatives on Sunday, bringing to a close her brief tenure marked by infighting, firings, expulsions from the party caucus and a str...
Sep 20, 2026
Carney touts 'right partnerships' in Arctic as he welcomes Norwegian PM to Ottawa
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says his focus on building international relationships, including with Norway, is part of the answer to renewed threats from Russia. During a news conference with N...
Sep 20, 2026
Poilievre says Canada will never be the '28th state' of the European Union
BRANTFORD - Pierre Poilievre is doubling down on his objection to Canada becoming an associate member of the European Union. During a rally in Brantford, Ont., on Sunday, the Opposition Conservative l...
Sep 20, 2026
As Parliament returns, focus is on the U.S. trade war, new EU ties and cost of living
OTTAWA - Parliament will get back to work Monday after a three-month break, with the trade war with the United States and Prime Minister Mark Carney's move to formalize closer ties with the European U...
Sep 20, 2026
Upheaval in B.C. Conservative caucus unabated as Findlay resigns as leader
Kerry-Lynne Findlay resigned as the leader of British Columbia's Conservatives on Sunday after weeks of upheaval in the official Opposition caucus, though she said she would remain the party's candida...
Sep 20, 2026
'La Bola Negra' wins People's Choice Award at Toronto International Film Festival
TORONTO - "La Bola Negra," an epic film about the interconnected lives of three gay men in Spain, took home the People's Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday. Its director...
Sep 20, 2026
MPs, senators on intelligence committee scrutinize Canada's ability to spy overseas
OTTAWA - Parliamentarians are taking a hard look at Canada's overseas intelligence gathering capabilities as debate simmers over the need for a new foreign spy agency. The MPs and senators who make up...
Sep 20, 2026