Canada

Canadian LGBTQ+ advocacy group won't visit UN forum over concerns about U.S. border

OTTAWA - Canada's leading LGBTQ+ advocacy organization is boycotting travel to the U.S. - and won't attend an upcoming United Nations event - in response to concerns about how their members might be t...

Feb 16, 2025

Internal report urged Canada to counter rhetoric about a 'crisis' at border

OTTAWA - An internal government report warned a year ago that allowing "the trend of negative rhetoric" about the security of the Canada-U.S. border could lead to a thickening of the 49th parallel, ad...

Feb 16, 2025

Invictus Games to wrap up with closing ceremony in Vancouver

VANCOUVER - The Invictus Games wrap up in Vancouver today with a closing ceremony that will include Canadian band Barenaked Ladies, singer-songwriter Jelly Roll and duo The War And Treaty. The ceremon...

Feb 16, 2025

Fans again boo U.S. anthem before spirited rendition of 'O Canada' at 4 Nations

MONTREAL - Hockey fans loudly booed the American national anthem before passionately singing "O Canada" ahead of Saturday night's showdown between Canada and the United States at the 4 Nations Face-Of...

Feb 15, 2025

B.C. health authorities confirm new measles case in the Lower Mainland

VANCOUVER - Health authorities in British Columbia say a new case of the measles has been confirmed in the Lower Mainland in a resident who travelled to Southeast Asia. A joint statement from Fraser H...

Feb 15, 2025

Europeans can learn from Canada's dealings with U.S. President Donald Trump: Joly

Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says Canada's plan to retaliate if U.S. President Donald Trump follows through on his threat to slap Canadian goods with across-the-board tariffs has drawn the att...

Feb 15, 2025

Demonstrators accuse Amazon of union-busting at rally in Montreal, call for boycott

MONTREAL - Demonstrators gathered in Montreal today to protest Amazon's decision to shutter its seven warehouses in Quebec, including what was Canada's only unionized Amazon facility. Confdration des ...

Feb 15, 2025

Quebec City police investigating killing of 62-year-old man; three arrested

MONTREAL - Quebec City police are investigating the city's first homicide of the year after a 62-year-old man was found dead Friday. Police were called to the scene in the city's Beauport borough at a...

Feb 15, 2025

Mark Carney's leadership campaign says it's raised $1.9M

OTTAWA - A spokesperson for Mark Carney's leadership campaign says they've raised more than $1.9 million so far in donations from over 11,000 people. The Liberal leadership hopefuls are required to su...

Feb 15, 2025

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to speak at 'Canada First' rally in Ottawa

OTTAWA - Pierre Poilievre is set to address Conservative party supporters this afternoon at a rally in downtown Ottawa. The event is being branded as a "Canada First" rally and the party is asking peo...

Feb 15, 2025