Category Archives: Canada

Quebec woman who joined ISIL pleads guilty to supporting terror group
MONTREAL - A Quebec woman who travelled to Syria to join Islamic State and marry one of its fighters has pleaded guilty to one count of participating in the activities of a terrorist group. The Crown ...
Jul 22, 2025

Poilievre calls for law to block long ballot protests ahead of Alberta byelection
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the long list of names lining up to flood the ballot in his upcoming federal byelection amounts to a "blatant abuse" of democracy - and he wants the ...
Jul 22, 2025

Federal government considers raising deposit insurance limit to $150,000
OTTAWA - The federal government is looking for feedback on changes to Canada's deposit insurance framework that could see the coverage limit raised to $150,000. Right now, the Canada Deposit Insurance...
Jul 22, 2025

Premiers gathered to meet with PM call for new pipelines built with Ontario steel
TORONTO - As provincial leaders prepare to meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney later this morning, the premiers of Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan have signed a memorandum of understanding calling ...
Jul 22, 2025

In the news today: Trade war to dominate meeting with premiers, PM
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Trade war to dominate meeting with premiers, PM The growing trade war with the United States will be top of th...
Jul 22, 2025

Solemn events planned to mark one year since 25,000 fled Jasper wildfire
JASPER, ALTA. - Today marks one year since roughly 25,000 tourists and residents of Jasper, Alta., were forced to flee on a single highway, after several runaway fires were discovered in Jasper Nation...
Jul 22, 2025

Videos in hockey players' trial highlight misconceptions about consent: law experts
As five former Canadian world junior hockey players await a ruling in their sexual assault trial, legal experts say videos shown in court of the complainant saying she was OK with what had happened hi...
Jul 22, 2025

Trump thinks Canadians 'nasty' for avoiding U.S. travel, banning booze: ambassador
The United States ambassador to Canada says Canadians avoiding U.S. travel and banning American alcohol are among the reasons Donald Trump thinks they are "nasty" to deal with. Pete Hoekstra told a co...
Jul 21, 2025

B.C. court records show second charge against alleged hijacker Shaheer Cassim
RICHMOND - The man accused of hijacking a plane and triggering a security scare at Vancouver International Airport last week faces a second charge related to the rogue flight. B.C. online court record...
Jul 21, 2025

Ontario, B.C., territories announce agreements to boost internal trade
HUNTSVILLE, ONT. - Ontario, British Columbia, Nunavut, Yukon and the Northwest Territories have announced agreements to boost internal trade, improve labour mobility and remove barriers to doing busin...
Jul 21, 2025