Category Archives: Canada
Return-to-office becomes a key issue in Ottawa mayoral race
OTTAWA - The push by the federal and municipal governments to get staff back in the office has become a key issue in Ottawa's mayoral race ahead of next month's election. Candidate Neil Saravanamuttoo...
Sep 8, 2026
Online harms now top threat to Canadian children, new report says
OTTAWA - Online harms now constitute the top threat facing children in Canada, ahead of bullying, poverty and child abuse, Children First Canada said Tuesday in a new report. It is the first time onli...
Sep 8, 2026
The Latest: Canada's retaliatory tariffs on $28B in U.S. goods take effect
OTTAWA - Ottawa's retaliatory tariffs on American goods - a response to the 50 per cent tariffs Washington hit Canada with last month - took effect just after midnight EDT on Tuesday. Here's the lates...
Sep 8, 2026
Only known woolly dog pelt returns to B.C. after more than 160 years
VANCOUVER - When Coast Salish artist Atheana Picha ran a gloved hand through the thick white pelt of an extinct woolly dog that has returned to British Columbia for the first time in more than 160 yea...
Sep 8, 2026
Canada joins European ban on Israeli settlement goods in response to rising violence
OTTAWA - Ottawa joined European nations on Tuesday with a pledge to ban imports of goods produced in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Israel's foreign minister promised unspecified "coun...
Sep 8, 2026
Carney warns of tough times ahead in national address as retaliatory tariffs begin
OTTAWA - Canada's pivot away from the United States will "come at a cost" but the alternative would be far worse, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday. Carney made the remarks in a video released j...
Sep 8, 2026
In the news today: trade war escalates, Trump targets Bombardier, yacht rescue
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Canada's retaliatory tariffs on American goods are now in effect The trade war between Canada and the United ...
Sep 8, 2026
Food Allergy Canada calls for laws requiring schools to stock epinephrine devices
TORONTO - Last May, six-year-old Kofi Berkley started getting itchy and developing bumps on his skin while he was playing with his friends at recess. The recess supervisor brought the Grade 1 student,...
Sep 8, 2026
Canadian rescued after yacht found submerged in remote part of Indian Ocean
A Canadian tourist is reported to be in good health after his yacht was found by Australian rescuers partially submerged in a remote part of the Indian Ocean. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority,...
Sep 8, 2026
Trump ramps up retaliation against Canada, banning imports of booze, other products
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump signed new executive orders on Tuesday, ramping up retaliation after Canada imposed its latest set of duties on the United States. The five orders, which will ...
Sep 7, 2026