Canada

Ottawa a 'winter wonderland' with Winterlude and a fully-open canal

OTTAWA - David Wilson and Jackie Eckholm dreamt of attending Winterlude and skating on the Rideau Canal after their last visit to Ottawa nine years ago. When the Chicago couple saw on the news in Janu...

Feb 15, 2025

Ontario NDP leader off to Thunder Bay after northern debate, Green leader in Muskoka

Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles is set to make campaign stops in Thunder Bay today, fresh off an election debate held specifically to discuss northern issues. Stiles is expected to visit a local marke...

Feb 15, 2025

Quebec businesswoman, author appointed to the Senate

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the appointment of a new independent senator to fill one of the Senate's few remaining vacancies. The Prime Minister's Office says in a news releas...

Feb 14, 2025

Fentanyl 'czar' isn't a czar at all, as Brosseau officially named as a commissioner

OTTAWA - Canada's new fentanyl czar, it turns out, isn't a czar at all. The federal government named Kevin Brosseau to the position earlier this week but made it official in an order-in-council publis...

Feb 14, 2025

Police say deaths of man, woman in their 70s near Montreal likely murder-suicide

MONTREAL - Police say the deaths of two people in their 70s whose bodies were found Thursday in a Montreal suburb are being investigated as a murder-suicide. Longueuil, Que., police initially describe...

Feb 14, 2025

B.C. Court of Appeal tosses case alleging Tim Hortons wage suppression conspiracy

VANCOUVER - The B.C. Court of Appeal has dismissed a bid to revive a class-action lawsuit against Tim Hortons parent company TDL Group Corp. over an alleged wage suppression conspiracy with its franch...

Feb 14, 2025

Flu cases continue to rise across Canada, public health agency data shows

TORONTO - Flu cases are continuing to rise across the country, public health data shows, with Quebec, B.C. and the territories particularly hard hit as vulnerable patients seek help at hospitals. The ...

Feb 14, 2025

B.C. Labour Relations Board finds Starbucks made threats against pro-union employee

VANCOUVER - The B.C. Labour Relations Board says Starbucks wrongfully made "threats of adverse consequences" against an employee for her unionization activity, but found the company had a "legitimate ...

Feb 14, 2025

Hearing White House aide reinforce Trump's annexation plans 'chilling,' premier says

WASHINGTON - Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey says it was "chilling" to hear a top White House adviser say U.S. President Donald Trump is serious about making Canada the 51st state. All ...

Feb 14, 2025

Poilievre, Freeland rebuff Trump's call for Russia to rejoin G7

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is pushing back on U.S. President Donald Trump's suggestion that Russia be allowed back into the G7. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office hasn't answere...

Feb 14, 2025