Category Archives: Canada
Weather reprieve ending for crews battling B.C. wildfires as hotter temperatures loom
The BC Wildfire Service says hotter temperatures are on the way, ending a brief weather reprieve for firefighters battling twin blazes in the Fraser Canyon over the weekend. Fire information officer E...
Jul 12, 2026
Ford and Unifor strike tentative deal for three-year labour contract
A new deal has been struck for a three-year labour contract between a union representing Canadian autoworkers and Ford Motor Co.. The tentative agreement covers roughly 5,000 workers at five plants in...
Jul 11, 2026
Two dead, several injured in shooting at Toronto's Salsa on St. Clair festival
TORONTO - An evening of music and dancing at Toronto's Salsa on St. Clair festival ended in chaos on Saturday night after an exchange of gunfire left two men dead, injured several others and sent thou...
Jul 11, 2026
Veteran pilot killed fighting N.W.T. wildfire was a trusted leader and patient mentor
A veteran pilot killed last month in a plane crash while fighting a wildfire in the Northwest Territories is being remembered as an expert in his field who kept a cool head under stress. Robert MacLeo...
Jul 11, 2026
'Much better deal': U.S. President Donald Trump confirms Gordie Howe bridge opening
Officials in both Canada and the United States have confirmed that the Gordie Howe International Bridge connecting Ontario to Michigan will open July 27, after a ribbon-cutting event was delayed last ...
Jul 11, 2026
'It's looking good': Carney chats pipelines while mingling at Calgary Stampede
CALGARY - Prime Minister Mark Carney, on the heels of a trip to the Middle East, landed Saturday night at the Calgary Stampede where he ate mini doughnuts, watched chuckwagon races - and talked pipeli...
Jul 11, 2026
Ottawa mum on joining legal case against Trump's sanctioning of Canadian ICC judge
OTTAWA - Ottawa won't say whether it will intervene in support of a Winnipeg-born global judge who is asking a U.S. court to reverse sanctions ordered by U.S. President Donald Trump, which have left h...
Jul 11, 2026
How the federal government’s proposed digital regulator would work
OTTAWA - Ottawa has plans to create a sweeping new digital regulator, which would enforce both online safety and privacy rules and take over oversight for tech companies from the privacy commissioner....
Jul 11, 2026
Highway 1 reopens in Fraser Canyon as crews battle B.C. wildfires
Highway 1 has reopened in British Columbia's Fraser Canyon as crews continue to battle twin wildfires. The province's transportation website, Drive BC, says the stretch of highway between Boston Bar S...
Jul 11, 2026
Saskatchewan grounding 3 wildfire planes that are same model as one in N.W.T. crash
REGINA - Saskatchewan is pausing three planes from wildfire missions because of a fatal crash involving the same aircraft model in the Northwest Territories. The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency said...
Jul 10, 2026