Category Archives: Canada
Key points on the legacy of Treaty 6, first signed 150 years ago
DUCK LAKE - Treaty 6, primarily covering most of what's now central Alberta and central Saskatchewan, was signed 150 years ago by the Crown and First Nations chiefs. Festivities honouring the annivers...
Aug 23, 2026
Politicians, Indigenous leaders hope next 150 years of Treaty 6 better than the past
DUCK LAKE - Standing in the same place where it was signed, politicians, Crown representatives, Indigenous chiefs and elders marked the 150th anniversary of Treaty 6 on Sunday by saying they hoped the...
Aug 23, 2026
Here's why the Bank of Canada is worried about the rise of private credit
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is carefully watching the rise of an alternative credit model that has Canadian investors and banks exposed to half a trillion dollars of loans held largely beyond the publ...
Aug 23, 2026
From business leaders to sports fans, Canada responds to trade war escalation
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's decision to suspend trade talks with the United States has stirred up emotions on both sides of the border, and has drawn the ire of the U.S. president. Early Sun...
Aug 23, 2026
Mystery man found collapsed on Amsterdam street is not missing Canadian, police say
Police in the Netherlands say a man found collapsed on a street in that country three years ago is not a Canadian who went missing in British Columbia in the 1990s. Online speculation claimed the man ...
Aug 22, 2026
Latvia: Drones, hybrid warfare, and the redeployment of Canadian troops
RIGA - As Russian threats escalate in Latvia, a Canadian-led NATO mission is strengthening its presence near the Russian and Belarusian borders. The Canadian Press observed the increasing tensions on ...
Aug 22, 2026
Five Things: PM Carney explains why Canada left the U.S. negotiating table
OTTAWA - Canada is preparing to hit the U.S. with dollar-for-dollar tariffs in response to new 50 per cent duties on $28 billion worth of Canadian products that took effect when talks between the two ...
Aug 22, 2026
Canada's premiers react to U.S. trade war with calls for unity and economic support
Several premiers across Canada showed a united front on Saturday after waking up to find their country in a trade war with the United States. Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said after a virtual meeting wi...
Aug 22, 2026
Their homes destroyed by wildfire, B.C. residents are more worried about missing pets
Robin Gibbs' home in Summerland, B.C., was burned down nearly to its foundation amid the Bald Range wildfire, but he says the devastation doesn't compare to the emotion of knowing the family dog is st...
Aug 22, 2026
Connected cars pose privacy issues, Quebec report says
Modern vehicles have become complex digital hubs that constantly track and record what you do. Those are the findings published in a new report by Quebec's commission on ethics in science and technolo...
Aug 22, 2026