Category Archives: Canada
New graphic images are rolling out on cigarette packs in Canada. Could more be done?
TORONTO - A baby swarmed by smoke. A toilet of bloody urine. A cancerous colon. These are among the new series of 13 graphic images that are required to be printed on cigarette packages across Canada ...
Jul 22, 2026
With flames in backyard, Boston Bar resident tells of B.C. town surrounded by fire
Attila Banhegyi said a tree was burning in the backyard of his home in Boston Bar, B.C., a community now surrounded by fire. Banhegyi, who runs a campground and also has a mail-order cosmetics busines...
Jul 22, 2026
B.C. review board finds suspected police killer unfit for trial
A man accused of first-degree murder in the 2022 killing of RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang in a Burnaby, B.C., park has been found unfit for trial by the British Columbia Review Board and has been ordered h...
Jul 21, 2026
Cross-border bridge celebration 'inappropriate' after Trump's tariff threats: Canada
OTTAWA - The federal government said Tuesday that in light of U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariff threats, Canada will not be celebrating the opening of the Gordie Howe International bridge wi...
Jul 21, 2026
A timeline of Donald Trump's trade war with Canada
Donald Trump was elected to a second term in 2024 and it's been a roller-coaster ever since for Canadian leaders and businesses. He has threatened, enacted, modified and delayed multiple rounds of tar...
Jul 21, 2026
Nine premiers agree to direct-to-consumer alcohol sales from out-of-province
The premiers of nine provinces announced Tuesday that they're removing major barriers to interprovincial sales of alcohol. Provincial rules will be changed to allow brewers and distillers to sell alco...
Jul 21, 2026
Salmonella outbreak over but ban on pistachios from Iran still in effect: PHAC
TORONTO - The Public Health Agency of Canada says a salmonella outbreak from contaminated pistachios is over but people should still avoid pistachio products coming from Iran. The outbreak began in Ma...
Jul 21, 2026
Indigenous leaders meet premiers on sidelines of national meeting in P.E.I.
OTTAWA - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says she thinks premiers are finally starting to get the message that First Nations can't be left out of discussions on major projects and ...
Jul 21, 2026
Fact File: Trump post on fighting Canadian wildfires with 'giant faucet' is a fake
This week, an image supposedly taken from U.S. President Donald Trump's Truth Social account spread online. In the post, Trump claims he will direct California to turn its "giant faucet" toward Canada...
Jul 21, 2026
Here are the latest numbers on British Columbia's wildfire season
VANCOUVER - Wildfire and government officials in British Columbia have provided an update on the season to date. Here are some key figures, as of Tuesday afternoon. Fires burning: 89 Fires starts sinc...
Jul 21, 2026