Category Archives: Canada
Suspect charged with arson at Liberal MP Salma Zahid's Toronto home
TORONTO - Toronto police say they have arrested one suspect and are looking for another after vehicles were set on fire outside Liberal MP Salma Zahid's home last week. The arson took place shortly be...
Sep 4, 2026
Timeline of turmoil for B.C. Conservatives, with nine defections in three weeks
The B.C. Conservatives have been in a state of upheaval since former finance critic Peter Milobar quit the official Opposition caucus three weeks ago. The party has since suffered a parade of defectio...
Sep 4, 2026
PQ leader says his immigration comments were 'distorted' by opponents in campaign
MONTREAL - Parti Qubcois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon said comments he has made about immigration have been "distorted" by his opponents as Quebec's political parties wrapped up the second week of ...
Sep 4, 2026
Federal Tories launch 'Conservatives for Canada' campaign ahead of Alberta referendum
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives have launched a campaign to engage their supporters and encourage them to vote to stay in Canada in the upcoming Alberta referendum. Albertans are set to vote on Oct...
Sep 4, 2026
Arbour to attend King Harald V's funeral, delaying visit to Newfoundland and Labrador
OTTAWA - Gov. Gen. Louise Arbour will attend the state funeral of Norway's King Harald V next week. The king died at the age of 89 on Aug. 28 and the funeral is scheduled for Sept. 9 in Oslo. Arbour i...
Sep 4, 2026
Denying EI to women laid off after maternity leave is unconstitutional: appeal court
MONTRAL - The Federal Court of Appeal has ruled that it's unconstitutional to deny employment insurance job loss benefits to women who recently received maternity and parental benefits. The three-judg...
Sep 4, 2026
Vancouver police officer Kalwinder Dosanjh charged over theft of more than $3M
VANCOUVER - A 26-year veteran of the Vancouver Police Department is facing charges of theft, fraud and breach of trust involving millions of dollars in a case the force's chief is calling "deeply dist...
Sep 4, 2026
No time to waste for Milobar as ex-B. C. Conservatives join new party of five MLAs
It's been a busy three weeks for Peter Milobar. Since announcing he was leaving the British Columbia Conservative caucus on Aug. 14, setting off an exodus from the party, Milobar has gathered with fel...
Sep 4, 2026
Changes to Canada's climate now 'irreversible,' federal report says
OTTAWA - The impacts of climate change in Canada are now largely irreversible and average temperatures are expected to rise by at least 3.5 C by the end of the century, a new government report warns. ...
Sep 4, 2026
Prehistoric Yukon 'cheetahs' were fish eaters, not really cheetahs at all: study
Slender, agile cheetahs that roamed the Yukon 30,000 years ago were not technically cheetahs at all, but relatives of the puma that adapted to mostly eat fish instead of antelopes in a harsh northern ...
Sep 4, 2026