Category Archives: Canada
Here is the latest news from the Quebec election
MONTREAL - Quebec voters elected a Parti Qubcois minority government Monday, possibly paving the way for another sovereignty referendum. Here's the latest on the race (All times Eastern): 11:29 p.m. Q...
Oct 5, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney to take 'active role' in new AI advisory council
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will take a hands-on role in setting the agenda for Ottawa's new AI advisory council. The Prime Minister's Office said the new group, announced Friday, will take an...
Oct 5, 2026
Two Canadian Armed Forces members arrested in organized crime, kidnapping probe: DND
TORONTO - The Department of National Defence says two members of the Canadian Armed Forces were arrested by Toronto police on charges related to organized crime, kidnapping and firearms theft. The dep...
Oct 5, 2026
Canada closely following reports of plague in Russia, health minister says
OTTAWA - Canada is very closely following reports that a woman who worked at a plague research institute in Siberia has died, Health Minister Marjorie Michel said on Monday. Russian authorities say th...
Oct 5, 2026
Security screening mostly 'unimpeachable' but 'there are gaps': Anandasangaree
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree acknowledged gaps in Canada's security screening process on Monday after confirming a Canadian charged with espionage was given a security clearance...
Oct 5, 2026
Ottawa, Northwest Territories sign health, infrastructure funding agreement
OTTAWA - The federal government made the first of a series of health-care funding announcements on Monday as it works to secure seven-year deals with each of the provinces and territories. The first o...
Oct 5, 2026
NDP, Conservatives, Greens throw rocks at each other over tax changes, health care
VICTORIA - British Columbia's election campaign stepped on the slippery ice of health-care policy and how to pay for it Monday as leaders offered numerous promises, including a plan to restart project...
Oct 5, 2026
Speed Skating Canada working to regain charitable status after missed tax filing
OTTAWA - Speed Skating Canada says it is working to regain the charitable status it lost last month because of a missed annual tax filing. The Canada Revenue Agency published a notice in the Canada Ga...
Oct 5, 2026
Alberta premier unaware of reported separatist meetings with U.S. strategists
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's office is distancing itself from one of her party presidents who met in Calgary with U.S. Republican strategists looking to assist the province's separation...
Oct 5, 2026
Sign on off-campus property perpetuated rape culture: St. Francis Xavier University
ANTIGONISH, N.S. - Two Nova Scotia universities are condemning a sign that was displayed at an off-campus property in Antigonish on the weekend, saying it perpetuated rape culture. Tara Taylor, a prof...
Oct 5, 2026