Category Archives: Canada
Ottawa marks the 105th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge
Ottawa held celebrations on Saturday to commemorate the 105th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge, which stands as one of Canada's most decisive military victories. Confederation Square became sil...
Apr 9, 2022
Federal government announces measures to assist Ukrainians seeking to come to Canada
OTTAWA - The federal government is exempting more Ukrainians fleeing Russia's invasion from providing biometrics before coming to Canada. It's one of a number of measures the government announced toda...
Apr 9, 2022
Woman dies after stabbing in Montreal in city's fifth homicide of the year
Montreal police are investigating after a 34-year-old woman was fatally stabbed in the city's east end Friday night. Police say they received a call around 7 p.m. about a conflict between two people i...
Apr 9, 2022
MacKay recalls the French, German NATO 'no' to Ukraine that Zelenskyy denounced
OTTAWA - Peter MacKay says he was chilled by a memory from his time as Canada's defence minister as he absorbed the recent images of Volodymyr Zelenskyy walking through the corpse-laden streets of Buc...
Apr 9, 2022
Pierre Poilievre draws huge crowds, but which candidate will have the memberships?
With 10 days left for candidates to enter the Conservative party leadership race - and 20 before $300,000 worth in fees are due - what's capturing the attention of those watching as of late are the cr...
Apr 9, 2022
Foreign affairs minister Joly heading to Indonesia, Vietnam to expand partnerships
Canada's foreign affairs minister is travelling to Asia for meetings to expand partnerships and engage with nations as part of the government's forthcoming Canadian Indo-Pacific Strategy. Mlanie Joly ...
Apr 9, 2022
Guilbeault asks Alberta minister Nixon to 'correct' column on emissions reduction
EDMONTON - Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault has written a letter to his Alberta counterpart to correct what he calls errors in Jason Nixon's recent newspaper column. Earlier this week, A...
Apr 8, 2022
Witness tells court police saw 'low' threat level for 2012 Quebec election shooting
MONTREAL - Police determined there was a low level of danger outside the Montreal venue on election night in 2012 where a gunman shot and killed a lighting technician, according to a retired provincia...
Apr 8, 2022
Canada's premiers disappointed in lack of federal funds for struggling health systems
OTTAWA - Canada's premiers say they're disappointed the federal government didn't put forward a sustainable plan to financially shore up the country's ailing health systems in its newly tabled budget....
Apr 8, 2022
Automakers say federal budget not doing enough to hit new electric vehicle targets
OTTAWA - The Canadian auto industry says federal budget programs for electric vehicles and charging stations aren't enough to reach the government's ambitious new sales targets. The Liberals' new emis...
Apr 8, 2022