Category Archives: Canada
B.C. minister Popham won't run for a sixth term, deepening snap election speculation
VICTORIA - B.C. cabinet minister Lana Popham says she won't run for a sixth term, deepening speculation about a snap election being called. Popham's announcement follows the resignation of Opposition ...
Sep 21, 2026
Alberta's Smith rejects party accusation she's muting pro-Canada referendum ads
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is rejecting a claim from her party president that her government is muting its pro-Canada messaging ahead of the separation vote. Smith says she hasn't been ...
Sep 21, 2026
Judge rejects federal bid to quash case over greenhouse gas emission targets
OTTAWA - The Federal Court has rejected Ottawa's bid to toss out a case accusing the government of having no intention of meeting its 2030 greenhouse gas emissions target. A group of climate advocates...
Sep 21, 2026
B.C. sues OpenAI, says one call could have prevented Tumbler Ridge mass shooting
VANCOUVER - The B.C. government has filed a lawsuit against artificial intelligence company OpenAI in California over the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., asserting "one telephone call to the RCM...
Sep 21, 2026
Liberals table bill to speed up major project approvals, avert labour disruptions
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's government tabled a sweeping bill Monday meant to fast-track approvals for major projects, cut their review times and create zones of "national interest" to pre-a...
Sep 21, 2026
Party leaders questioned on potential alliances on Day 26 of Quebec election campaign
MONTREAL - Leaders of Quebec's political parties on Monday ruled out forming alliances with their opponents to govern, as polls point to a possible minority outcome with two weeks to go before the Oct...
Sep 21, 2026
Carney misses UN event, Lametti steps in to make the case for multilateralism
UNITED NATIONS - Canada's Representative to the United Nations made the case for multilateralism after Prime Minister Mark Carney missed the event at the General Assembly on Monday because of technica...
Sep 21, 2026
Conservatives criticized over appointment of candidate to run in Ontario byelection
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is facing criticism from within his own party after choosing to appoint a candidate to run in an upcoming byelection in southern Ontario, instead of holdi...
Sep 21, 2026
Proposed labour law changes put 'national interest' as condition to end strikes
OTTAWA - The Liberal government moved Monday to impose new conditions on a contentious part of the Canada Labour Code that's been used to quash high-profile labour disputes in recent years. Jobs Minis...
Sep 21, 2026
Moe warns 'blood potash' part of Trump's planned deal with Belarus to thwart Canada
REGINA - As U.S. President Donald Trump works on a deal to buy potash from Belarus to lessen dependence on Canadian fertilizer, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is warning that the eastern European coun...
Sep 21, 2026