Category Archives: Canada
MPs spar over Carney's major projects bill as Parliament returns
OTTAWA - Parliamentarians returned to Ottawa on Monday and Opposition members of Parliament had their sights trained firmly on the government's 243-page economic and labour bill. Prime Minister Mark C...
Oct 5, 2026
Clocks stay in daylight saving, but analysis backs permanent standard time
VANCOUVER - Ralph Mistlberger's light is adjustable, allowing him to have the full spectrum of options depending on what his internal clock needs. "You want cool in the morning. You want warm in the e...
Oct 5, 2026
Chief justice stresses need to protect democratic institutions as pressures grow
OTTAWA - Canada's democratic institutions need protection in the face of unrelenting pressures, Chief Justice Richard Wagner said Monday as the Supreme Court of Canada opened a new judicial year. Wagn...
Oct 5, 2026
Man on trial in Pearson airport gold heist provided fake shipping doc, Crown alleges
BRAMPTON - Prosecutors allege an Air Canada employee provided a doctored waybill that allowed another man to pick up more than $22 million in gold and currency from a Toronto Pearson airport cargo bay...
Oct 5, 2026
Screen time limits not enough to tackle problematic social media use: experts
TORONTO - Experts from around the world, including Canada, say the scale of digital technology use by children and youth is a public health issue that needs immediate action to prevent further harm. A...
Oct 4, 2026
Quebec party leaders make final pitches to voters ahead of Monday's vote
MONTREAL - Quebec's main party leaders took a look back at their campaigns on Sunday as they worked to deliver one final message to electors on the eve of Monday's vote. Parti Qubcois Leader Paul St-P...
Oct 4, 2026
CAQ Leader Christine Fréchette expresses regret as Quebec election campaign ends
MONTREAL - With hours left in Quebec's provincial election campaign, Coalition Avenir Qubec Leader Christine Frchette acknowledged Sunday that there are things she would have done differently. During ...
Oct 4, 2026
B.C.'s Eby promises new tax on millionaires to help pay for health care
British Columbia NDP Leader David Eby said his party would introduce a new tax bracket for those who earn $1 million or more and raise the existing rates of the two highest brackets to help pay for he...
Oct 4, 2026
U.S. Coast Guard suspends search for missing Ontario air ambulance
The U.S. Coast Guard suspended the search for six people, including four Canadians, who were aboard a missing medical transport aircraft off the coast of Nantucket. A statement released Sunday said th...
Oct 4, 2026
'Silence could be consent': Alberta First Nations push to get out vote for referendum
EDMONTON - Angel Houle says she's never voted in an Alberta provincial election, but this month's referendum is different. Not only is she casting a ballot, Houle is helping outfit First Nations' lead...
Oct 4, 2026