Category Archives: Canada
Cancer society applauds certification of class-action against e-cigarette maker Juul
VANCOUVER - The Canadian Cancer Society says Canada's federal and provincial governments need to strengthen regulations of vaping products to stem more youth addiction to nicotine, as e-cigarette mark...
Jul 17, 2026
Convoy organizer Pat King guilty of intimidation, Appeal Court rules
OTTAWA - The Ontario Court of Appeal has found "Freedom Convoy" organizer Pat King guilty of intimidation and has ordered a new sentencing hearing. King was charged with a number of offences for his l...
Jul 17, 2026
Mexican foreign minister says trilateral trade talks will happen when 'appropriate'
OTTAWA - Mexico's foreign affairs minister said Friday his government will engage in trilateral talks with the U.S. and Canada on the continental trade pact when "it's appropriate." Roberto Velasco Al...
Jul 17, 2026
Eby says he'll tell Carney no deal with U.S. is better than a bad one
B.C. Premier David Eby said would tell Prime Minister Mark Carney that no trade deal with the U.S. is better than a bad one at a first ministers' meeting where he would also push Ottawa for American-s...
Jul 17, 2026
Fire-ravaged First Nations community accuses Ottawa of denying it federal aid
OTTAWA - A small First Nations community in Ontario that was burned to the ground by a raging wildfire on Monday is being deprived of the help it needs because the federal government doesn't recognize...
Jul 17, 2026
Ottawa commits $1.4 million to help community groups fight human trafficking
HALIFAX - The federal government is funding six organizations across the country in an effort to combat human trafficking and support survivors. Minister of Women and Gender Equality Rechie Valdez was...
Jul 17, 2026
Government investigating CN's actions after rail crew caught in wildfire
MONTREAL - Federal authorities are looking into whether Canadian National Railway Co. broke the law after a crew had to be evacuated from a train engulfed in flames in northwestern Ontario. The govern...
Jul 17, 2026
Saab says pilot training will take place in Canada if Ottawa buys Gripen jets
OTTAWA - Swedish fighter jet maker Saab has struck a deal to work with Canadian company CAE on a domestic training, flight simulation and support program if Ottawa decides to buy its Gripen jets. In a...
Jul 17, 2026
Federal justice minister orders new trial for Quebec man convicted of four murders
MONTREAL - Daniel Jolivet says he's gone through the full spectrum of human emotions since he learned that Justice Minister Sean Fraser has ordered a new trial in his case. "The crying, the laughter, ...
Jul 17, 2026
Ottawa boosts aid for quake-hit Venezuela, will now match up to $7M in donations
OTTAWA - The federal government is nearly doubling the amount of public donations it will match for Venezuelans still reeling from devastating earthquakes last month. The Carney government announced l...
Jul 17, 2026