Category Archives: Canada
First Nations youth continue fight over Carney's major projects agenda, summit
OTTAWA - As Canadian politicians were pitching their major projects plans to foreign investors at a first-of-its-kind summit in Toronto, First Nations youth in Ottawa were making their own pitch to Ca...
Sep 17, 2026
Amazon bumps hourly wages by $1 for operations workers in Canada
VANCOUVER - Online retailer Amazon says it is raising the average hourly base wage in Canada to $26.27, up by $1 from last year. A statement from the company on Wednesday says the bump represents a fo...
Sep 16, 2026
Trump calls possible Canada-EU move a hostile act after escalating trade war
WASHINGTON - After further escalating his trade war Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump said if Canada becomes the first associate member of the European Union it could be a "hostile act." Speaking...
Sep 16, 2026
Fact File: White House claim of beer victory doused by Sapporo brewer
The White House jumped on a news report last week about tariffs prompting Sapporo Breweries to move production from Canada to the United States. The official White House X account posted a photo of Sa...
Sep 16, 2026
Diver hospitalized after apparent white shark encounter in Quebec
MONTREAL - The Canadian Coast Guard says a diver was taken to hospital after being bitten by a shark off Perc, Que., on the eastern tip of the Gasp Peninsula. The Coast Guard says it was alerted to th...
Sep 16, 2026
B.C. Conservative legislator Rattée calls out Findlay, says team 'deeply divided'
VICTORIA - The caucus woes for B.C. Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay continue after a member called her out in a 1,000-word online essay, saying she wouldn't "tolerate" Findlay's leadership unl...
Sep 16, 2026
Eby says NDP needs to be 'election ready' in B.C., but offers no date
B.C. Premier David Eby says he's told his legislators that they need to be "election ready," amid disruption posed by the trade war with the United States. The premier said both Elections BC and the N...
Sep 16, 2026
Canada seeks full membership in U.K.-led military coalition
LIVERPOOL - Prime Minister Mark Carney met for the first time face-to-face with British Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Wednesday, bonding over common values, a love of sports and a shared loss of thei...
Sep 16, 2026
Poilievre urges Conservatives to speak for Canadians, put national interest first
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre kicked off his address to his caucus Thursday with a promise that the Official Opposition will unite behind the national interest and urged his MPs to be ...
Sep 16, 2026
Diverting intoxicated people from ER to recovery program 'transformative': study
TORONTO - A new study suggests diverting intoxicated people from emergency rooms to a safe recovery space can help free up valuable health care resources and offer more suitable care. The study, publi...
Sep 16, 2026