Category Archives: Canada
Alberta is to vote on holding a separation referendum. A timeline on how we got here
EDMONTON - Albertans head to the polls Oct. 19 to vote on whether there should be a future, binding referendum on the province separating from Canada. Strains of western alienation go back decades. He...
Sep 19, 2026
'I'd rather not moonwalk back into the closet': 'Neverman' spotlights transgender people's dementia fears
TORONTO - Cuban-Canadian director Rodrigo Barriuso says he decided years ago he needed to draw attention to the difficulties some LGBTQ+ residents face as they enter long-term care homes, including ex...
Sep 19, 2026
Canada mum as European peers slam Turkey for raiding LGBTQ+ groups
OTTAWA - The Carney government has opted against joining Germany, France and others in condemning Turkey's crackdown on LGBTQ+ organizations as it negotiates a possible trade deal with Ankara. Turkish...
Sep 19, 2026
Gen. Jennie Carignan not selected for senior NATO post
OTTAWA - NATO chiefs of defence have elected German Gen. Carsten Breuer as the next chair of the alliance's military committee, over Canada's top military commander. Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Je...
Sep 19, 2026
Carney and Macron to meet in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon on Sunday
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney and French President Emmanuel Macron are holding a symbolic meeting on an archipelago 20 kilometres off the southern coast of Newfoundland on Sunday, in what both c...
Sep 19, 2026
Ottawa's summer spending flurry offset by stronger GDP, oil revenues
OTTAWA - The federal government likely finds itself in a better fiscal position as it heads into the fall session of Parliament this week, thanks in no small part to some rosier economic results. One ...
Sep 19, 2026
Carney set to attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York next week
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to attend the United Nations General Assembly next week as geopolitical instability, war and U.S. President Donald Trump's efforts to dismantle the multilate...
Sep 18, 2026
AFN invites premiers, Carney to ceremony ahead of October meeting
OTTAWA - The Assembly of First Nations has invited premiers and Prime Minister Mark Carney to a daylong ceremony ahead of their October meeting. The premiers, Carney and First Nations representatives ...
Sep 18, 2026
Liberals not promising to sanction NHL's Alex Ovechkin over Putin commercial
OTTAWA - Liberal MPs are condemning a pro hockey player's support for the Putin regime - but are stopping short of calling for him to be banned from Canada. The Ukrainian Canadian Congress is calling ...
Sep 18, 2026
Fréchette meets Montreal mayor amid fallout over baby in homeless camp
MONTREAL - Coalition Avenir Qubec Leader Christine Frchette changed her schedule to meet Montreal's mayor on Friday, as the discovery of a one-year-old child at a homeless encampment continued to send...
Sep 18, 2026