Category Archives: Canada
Poverty rate holds steady at 11%, well above 2020 levels: StatCan
The country's poverty rate barely budged in 2024, remaining well above 2020 levels with more than one in 10 Canadians qualifying as impoverished, according to Statistics Canada. In a newly released su...
May 02, 2026
Dr. Doug Ford: Ontario premier receives honorary degree from U.S. university
Ontario Premier Doug Ford received an honorary doctorate from a U.S. university on Saturday. Ford wore a black cap and gown as he took to the stage at Saginaw Valley State University in Michigan to re...
May 02, 2026
Funeral service for Ontario Provincial Police officer killed in crash while on duty
A police funeral service for Ontario Provincial Police Sergeant Brandon Malcolm is set for the morning of Wednesday, May 6, 2026. Malcolm was killed in a single-vehicle collision involving a motorcycl...
May 02, 2026
Carney's trip to Armenia happening as Ottawa's foreign policy aims shift, expert says
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is on his way to Armenia for a visit his office says is framed around Ukraine's defence and drumming up more trade and investment in Europe. Jean-Franois Ratelle, a...
May 02, 2026
Carney says his stance on Iran war shifted as Trump's goals 'evolved'
OTTAWA - Canada's initial position supporting Washington's war in Iran shifted over the subsequent days as U.S. President Donald Trump's objectives became more clear, Prime Minister Mark Carney told T...
May 02, 2026
Canada looking to wrap a trio of trade deals this year: minister
OTTAWA - Canada's international trade minister says the government is looking to sign three major trade deals before the end of the year - with Mercosur, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and...
May 02, 2026
Two Canadians on Gaza flotilla intercepted by Israel have been released: organizer
A spokesperson for a group trying to break the Israeli navy blockade of Gaza to deliver aid says two Canadians who were detained by Israel in the Mediterranean Sea have been released. Safa Chebbi says...
May 01, 2026
Minister says Liberals want committees 'open' after Tories accuse them of secrecy
OTTAWA - As the Conservatives accuse the government of abusing its new-found majority powers, government House leader Steven MacKinnon is saying the Liberals want to ensure committee meetings are "tra...
May 01, 2026
Owner says Gary the African serval will suffer under B.C. exotic cat ban
LANGLEY - As he curls up on a couch beside his owner, it's easy to forget Gary the cat is in fact Gary the serval, a wild predator native to Africa. The 10-year-old serval was raised as a pet by a cou...
May 01, 2026
B.C.'s legislature looks into changes as MLA avoids censure after using Nazi slogan
VICTORIA - Politicians in B.C.'s legislature say they are looking into whether they can close a loophole that has allowed a member to avoid a censure motion after she used a slogan associated with Naz...
May 01, 2026