Category Archives: Canada
Carney pushes back on calls to use energy as leverage in U.S. trade talks
RED DEER - Prime Minister Mark Carney suggested Wednesday that Canada's reputation as a reliable supplier could take a hit if it started using energy exports as leverage in trade talks with the United...
Jul 29, 2026
Carney says government has 'taken back control' of immigration
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government has "taken back control" of immigration. The prime minister made the remarks at a press conference in Red Deer, Alta., on Wednesday, after being...
Jul 29, 2026
Ottawa supports ousting ICC prosecutor Karim Khan but won't say how it voted
OTTAWA - Ottawa says it supports the decision by International Criminal Court members to oust prosecutor Karim Khan but won't say whether Canada voted on his expulsion. Global Affairs Canada says it b...
Jul 29, 2026
Sporting a Washington jersey, LeBlanc attends 'friendship day' baseball game in D.C.
OTTAWA - Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc attended a "Canada-U.S. Friendship Day" baseball game in Washington on Tuesday - wearing a Washington Nationals jersey. LeBlanc was in Washington th...
Jul 29, 2026
Explosives, weapons seized just as B.C. drug lab about to start operation, police say
SURREY - British Columbia's gang squad says it has uncovered what would have been a sophisticated illicit drug production organization, seizing large quantities of drugs, dozens of firearms and 65 cub...
Jul 29, 2026
WestJet, flight attendants sign wind-down plan ahead of possible strike
WestJet and the union representing some 4,400 flight attendants have agreed to an "operational wind-down" plan should a strike go ahead as soon as this Sunday. With the clock ticking down, the two sid...
Jul 29, 2026
About 10,000 federal public servants apply for early retirement
OTTAWA - About 10,000 federal public servants have applied for the government's early retirement program, launched as part of a plan to cut the number of bureaucrats. In December, the government began...
Jul 29, 2026
No word on return for Clinton, B.C., residents as fire burns watershed, power lines
The chair of the board in British Columbia's fire-stricken Thompson-Nicola Regional District says that for a lot of people, the wildfires burning in the area will be "one of the most traumatizing even...
Jul 29, 2026
Investigators challenge father’s story around the death of nine-year-old daughter
ELIZABETHTOWN - Testimony from two New York State Police investigators Wednesday highlighted how law enforcement agents challenged the story of a man now accused of second-degree murder in the killing...
Jul 29, 2026
U.S. customs operations gradually resume at Montreal airport after odour disruption
MONTREAL - U.S. customs operations at Montreal-Trudeau International Airport gradually resumed on Wednesday after they were temporarily suspended earlier in the day, leading to the cancellation of abo...
Jul 29, 2026