Category Archives: Canada
New laws against blocking access to places of worship, schools coming, Fraser says
OTTAWA - Justice Minister Sean Fraser says the Liberal government will press ahead with plans for new criminal provisions against blocking access to places or worship, schools and community centres. T...
Jun 28, 2025
'So terrifying': Iranian student on fleeing back to safety in Canada amid conflict
Arash Ghaderi can't forget the moment his wife tearfully woke him up to tell him a war had just started. Ghaderi, a 35-year-old PhD student at the University of Alberta, and his wife travelled last mo...
Jun 28, 2025
New Yukon Premier Mike Pemberton sworn in, says there's work to do before election
WHITEHORSE - Yukon's 11th premier has been sworn in on the promise to get important work done before the next election that must be called within months. Mike Pemberton told a crowd after the ceremony...
Jun 27, 2025
B.C., Vancouver, First Nations sign deal to partner in planning, hosting World Cup
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's government, the City of Vancouver and three First Nations have signed an agreement to co-operate on hosting the seven World Cup games being played in the city next year....
Jun 27, 2025
Man charged with vandalism of National Holocaust Monument
OTTAWA - A 46-year-old man has been charged after Canada's National Holocaust Monument was vandalized earlier this month. The Ottawa Police Service said in a news release Friday that the man was charg...
Jun 27, 2025
Canada's national anthem is 45 years old today
OTTAWA - While the country will celebrate it's birthday next week, O Canada got a head start on Friday, celebrating its 45th year as the official national anthem. While it was often used as the de fac...
Jun 27, 2025
B.C. minister Bowinn Ma tells of 'frightening' incident at her constituency office
NORTH VANCOUVER - British Columbia's infrastructure minister, Bowinn Ma, says there was a "frightening" security incident at her constituency office in North Vancouver early Friday. Ma says in a state...
Jun 27, 2025
Quebec air ambulance company pays homage to four victims of helicopter crash
MONTREAL - The company that operated an air ambulance that crashed on Quebec's North Shore on June 20 is honouring the four victims who perished. Airmedic says three of its crew members died as heroes...
Jun 27, 2025
Former PM Harper says military spending can address Arctic infrastructure gap
OTTAWA - Former prime minister Stephen Harper says the best way to build much-needed infrastructure in the Arctic is through military spending. Speaking at an Arctic security conference in Iqaluit on ...
Jun 27, 2025
CP NewsAlert: Trump 'terminating' trade talks with Canada over digital tax
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump says he is "terminating all discussions on trade with Canada" over Ottawa's plans to push ahead with a digital services tax that takes effect at the end of the mon...
Jun 27, 2025