Category Archives: Canada
China imposing 73.5 per cent anti-dumping tariffs on Canadian pea starch
OTTAWA - China is imposing a 73.5 per cent tariff on pea starch from Canada starting Wednesday. The Chinese commerce ministry says the levy is the result of an anti-dumping investigation it launched i...
Jun 30, 2026
Montreal police charge 11 over events before fatal shooting of teenager Nooran Rezayi
MONTREAL - Montreal police say 11 people are facing charges in connection with alleged events preceding the death of a 15-year-old boy who was fatally shot by Longueuil police last September, leading ...
Jun 30, 2026
Avi Lewis chides Miller for saying rights museum should change Palestinian wording
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Avi Lewis says Heritage Minister Marc Miller was wrong to call on the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg to change the wording in an exhibit about displaced Palestinians....
Jun 30, 2026
B.C. sailors tell of harrowing choices in rescue of charter sinking survivors
Brian Angus and Dorothy Stauffer set out from Vancouver's Coal Harbour on Sunday morning to embark on their annual months-long sailing trip aboard their 33-foot yacht Malaika. But within hours they we...
Jun 30, 2026
Moving day: Health experts' advice on avoiding injuries, especially during heat wave
MONTREAL - Quebec's unofficial moving day is on Wednesday, and this year it's coinciding with a heat wave, leading health professionals to warn about injuries if people don't take proper precautions. ...
Jun 30, 2026
B.C. landowner loses bid to reopen landmark Cowichan Aboriginal title case
An attempt by a Richmond, B.C., company to reopen a landmark Aboriginal title case after the original trial lasted more than 500 days is an "abuse of process for relitigation" and will not be allowed,...
Jun 30, 2026
$87B Quebec plan aims for 77% of energy consumed in province by 2050 from renewables
VARENNES, QUBEC - The Quebec government says it wants 77 per cent of the energy consumed in the province by 2050 to come from renewables, up from the current 48 per cent. Energy Minister Bernard Drain...
Jun 30, 2026
Do online influencer posts count as news? Younger Canadians more likely to say yes
OTTAWA - Younger Canadians are more likely to say posts from influencers and online memes count as news, while the amount of news content on social media has dropped, a new report says. "News organiza...
Jun 30, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he'll be in Alberta for Canada Day
KUUJJUAQ - Prime Minister Mark Carney will make a rare Canada Day appearance in Alberta, just a day ahead of an expected announcement by the province related to its push for a new pipeline. Carney's v...
Jun 30, 2026
Self-isolation ends for travellers exposed to hantavirus-stricken cruise ship
TORONTO - The Public Health Agency of Canada says the self-isolation period is over for people who were exposed to a deadly hantavirus outbreak that began on a cruise ship in April. The federal agency...
Jun 30, 2026