Category Archives: Canada

Verdict postponed in case of ex-Hydro-Québec employee accused of spying for China
LONGUEUIL - The verdict has been postponed in the case of a former employee with Quebec's hydro utility who is charged with carrying out economic espionage for the benefit of China. The Quebec court w...
Jun 05, 2026

Solid May jobs report 'should silence the recession crowd': BMO economist
OTTAWA - A surprisingly strong May jobs report has reinforced many economists' views that the Canadian economy is not in a recession. Statistics Canada reported Friday that the economy added 88,000 jo...
Jun 05, 2026

Liberals' grocery benefit payments start for eligible Canadians today
OTTAWA - One of the federal Liberals' flagship affordability measures will start landing in the bank accounts of eligible Canadians today. First announced by Prime Minister Mark Carney in January, top...
Jun 05, 2026

Former B.C. Mountie charged with sharing sensitive information
BOWEN ISLAND - A former RCMP officer in British Columbia has been charged with sharing sensitive information. Michael Scoretz is facing 13 charges, including seven counts of breach of trust, after wor...
Jun 04, 2026

Lawyer accused in Ryan Wedding case to stay out on bail after court dismisses review
TORONTO - A Toronto-area lawyer accused of advising the murder of a federal witness in an alleged international drug smuggling ring will stay out on bail after Ontario's top court rejected the Crown's...
Jun 04, 2026

Mohamed Harkat, facing deportation, wins round in bid to stay in Canada
OTTAWA - Algerian-born Mohamed Harkat has won a round in his long-running legal battle to remain in Canada. In a ruling issued Thursday, Federal Court Justice John Norris says a 2018 government decisi...
Jun 04, 2026

B.C. child killer Schoenborn's conditional discharge baffling, says family spokesman
VANCOUVER - A family representative for the victims of child killer Allan Schoenborn says the British Columbia Review Board's decision to grant him a conditional discharge is "baffling" and reveals sh...
Jun 04, 2026

Addressing homelessness should be considered nation-building project: big city mayors
EDMONTON - Mayors of Canada's big cities say fixing homelessness should be considered a nation-building project by Ottawa, just as major infrastructure and energy ventures are. "To be clear, these inv...
Jun 04, 2026

Canadian Heritage aware of turmoil in Indigenous languages office months before audit
OTTAWA - Documents show the Canadian Heritage department was aware of internal strife at the Indigenous languages office for months before it launched a financial audit of the organization. Half a doz...
Jun 04, 2026

Ottawa pumps the brakes on proposed changes to major project environmental reviews
OTTAWA - The federal government is pumping the brakes on its proposed changes to how major projects are reviewed, and says it won't table legislation on the changes until the fall. Last month Ottawa r...
Jun 04, 2026