Category Archives: Canada
Canada's defence minister calls U.S. deal on Greenland 'encouraging'
OTTAWA - National Defence Minister David McGuinty says the United States' deal to boost its military presence in Greenland while keeping the island under Danish control is "encouraging." U.S. Presiden...
Sep 19, 2026
'Why walk away?': Emotional Danielle Smith speaks against separation at online forum
CALGARY - An emotional Premier Danielle Smith held back tears Saturday as she recounted a long list of historic indignities Albertans have suffered at the hands of the federal government. Smith was th...
Sep 19, 2026
Bill will help reduce government interventions during strikes: Hajdu
OTTAWA - Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu says upcoming legislation will help reduce the number of times the federal government has to intervene in strikes. Speaking to reporters on Parliament Hill Saturday,...
Sep 19, 2026
'It's so emotional': Fear and unity on Alberta's referendum campaign trail
EDMONTON - Alberta's summer of unrest over its role in Confederation is striding into a final phase of rallies, lawn sign rivalry and hyperbolic warnings of doom and demise. With one month to go befor...
Sep 19, 2026
Alberta is to vote on holding a separation referendum. A timeline on how we got here
EDMONTON - Albertans head to the polls Oct. 19 to vote on whether there should be a future, binding referendum on the province separating from Canada. Strains of western alienation go back decades. He...
Sep 19, 2026
'I'd rather not moonwalk back into the closet': 'Neverman' spotlights transgender people's dementia fears
TORONTO - Cuban-Canadian director Rodrigo Barriuso says he decided years ago he needed to draw attention to the difficulties some LGBTQ+ residents face as they enter long-term care homes, including ex...
Sep 19, 2026
Canada mum as European peers slam Turkey for raiding LGBTQ+ groups
OTTAWA - The Carney government has opted against joining Germany, France and others in condemning Turkey's crackdown on LGBTQ+ organizations as it negotiates a possible trade deal with Ankara. Turkish...
Sep 19, 2026
Gen. Jennie Carignan not selected for senior NATO post
OTTAWA - NATO chiefs of defence have elected German Gen. Carsten Breuer as the next chair of the alliance's military committee, over Canada's top military commander. Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Je...
Sep 19, 2026
Carney and Macron to meet in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon on Sunday
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney and French President Emmanuel Macron are holding a symbolic meeting on an archipelago 20 kilometres off the southern coast of Newfoundland on Sunday, in what both c...
Sep 19, 2026
Ottawa's summer spending flurry offset by stronger GDP, oil revenues
OTTAWA - The federal government likely finds itself in a better fiscal position as it heads into the fall session of Parliament this week, thanks in no small part to some rosier economic results. One ...
Sep 19, 2026