Canada

Number of Canadians with favourable view of U.S. has fallen, poll suggests

WASHINGTON - Amid months of tariffs and taunts from U.S. President Donald Trump, a new poll suggests the percentage of Canadians who have a favourable view of the United States has fallen and is now o...

Jul 15, 2025

Quebec urged to reconsider $30M fine against college over English-language enrolment

MONTREAL - The Quebec government is being urged to show leniency toward a Montreal college facing a $30-million fine for enrolling too many students in its English-language programs. An association re...

Jul 15, 2025

First Nations to launch legal challenge against Ontario, federal bills 5 and C-5

TORONTO - Lawyers representing nine Ontario First Nations say they are launching a constitutional challenge against provincial and federal laws meant to fast-track infrastructure projects that the Ind...

Jul 15, 2025

June price data coming from Statistics Canada as markets expect higher inflation

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is set to report inflation figures for June today. A Reuters poll of economists expect the annual pace of inflation rose to 1.9 per cent last month, up from 1.7 per cent in ...

Jul 15, 2025

Federal Court of Appeal to hear case of B.C. ostrich farm

OTTAWA - The B.C. ostrich farmers who lost 15 per cent of their herd in an outbreak of avian flu last winter are taking their fight to the Federal Court of Appeal today. The case is an appeal of a Jun...

Jul 15, 2025

Carney set to meet with cabinet to weigh response to Trump's 35% tariff threat

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with his cabinet today for the first time since U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose steep new tariffs on Canada. Trump said in a letter to Ca...

Sheldon Spackman Jul 15, 2025

Plan to fence off Nanaimo, B.C., city hall to protect from overdose site disorder

VICTORIA - The City of Nanaimo, B.C., is considering building a 1.8-metre-high fence to protect its staff from "congregations" of people, violence and disorder associated with an overdose prevention s...

Jul 15, 2025

Much of Canada smoky, other parts get heat, and some areas seeing both

Special air-quality statements caused by wildfire smoke remain in effect for many areas of the country, and in some places, people are also handling stifling heat and humidity as well as the haze. Muc...

Jul 15, 2025

Carney to meet with Incident Response Group to discuss the wildfire situation

Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to convene the Incident Response Group in Ottawa today to discuss the ongoing wildfire situation across the country. Carney also convened the group of ministers...

Sheldon Spackman Jul 15, 2025

Pilot dead after helicopter crash in Northwest Territories

YELLOWKNIFE - One person is dead after a helicopter crash in the Northwest Territories. RCMP say they were told around noon that an aircraft had crashed near the community of Behchoko. Police say the ...

Jul 14, 2025