Category Archives: Canada
Online therapy developed in Montreal helps seniors sleep better, study finds
MONTREAL - For many older adults, a restless night can be an unwelcome part of aging, but new research suggests that help may be just a few clicks away. Researchers at a Montreal-based institute of ge...
Jun 08, 2026
Quebec municipalities and environmentalists say province's water reserves are at risk
A group of environmental organizations and municipalities is worried that Quebec's groundwater reserves are dwindling due to overconsumption and the effects of climate change. In an open letter sent t...
Jun 08, 2026
Psychological evaluation for Montreal synagogue arson suspect facing six charges
MONTREAL - A 38-year-old man is facing six charges in the attempted arson of a Montreal-area synagogue last week. The charges include arson, possessing incendiary materials, using an explosive substan...
Jun 08, 2026
The Latest: Louise Arbour installed as Canada's 31st Governor General
OTTAWA - Former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour has been installed as Canada's 31st Governor General, replacing Mary Simon. Today's ceremony included a 21-gun salute, a poetry reading and musical ...
Jun 08, 2026
In the news today: New governor general, Curbing separatism, Saving rural libraries
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Louise Arbour becomes Canada's new governor general Former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour will become Ca...
Jun 08, 2026
'Time all blurs': Senior's journey from Shanghai art teacher to homeless in B.C. park
RICHMOND - Tom Tang, went from being an art teacher and street portraitist in China, to living in a park in Richmond, B.C. He didn't quite understand how he ended up there. "Time all blurs together wh...
Jun 08, 2026
In first official speech, Gov. Gen. Arbour calls on Canadians to learn from diversity
OTTAWA - Extreme polarization and consensus are dangerous and a better country can only be built through the "peaceful management" of our differences, Gov. Gen. Louise Arbour said Monday in her first ...
Jun 08, 2026
Poilievre says Alberta needs new priorities from Ottawa, not a new country
CALGARY - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the easiest way to squash separatist sentiment in Alberta is for the federal government to butt out of the province's business. Poilievre, in a spee...
Jun 08, 2026
How geography, Trump, and global instability help explain World Cup security costs
Bud Mercer was the head of security for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, a near billion-dollar operation. But the veteran former RCMP officer says those in charge of the World Cup in Vancouver and Toronto...
Jun 08, 2026
A list of Canada's governors general since Confederation
OTTAWA - Former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour was sworn in as Canada's 31st Governor General on Monday, June 8. Here is a list of all who have come before her: Mary Simon: 2021-2026, Inuit leade...
Jun 08, 2026