Canada

Market uncertainty continues as Canada awaits U.S. tariffs on steel, aluminum

WASHINGTON - Canada is steeling itself for more tariffs after U.S. President Donald Trump's tumultuous trade agenda caused U.S. stock markets to fall further on Monday. Trump has promised to lift exem...

Mar 11, 2025

Doctors thrust into COVID-19 celebrity reflect on backlash, threats and Thank You letters

TORONTO - Doctors who were thrust into national fame when COVID-19 hit five years ago say they try to focus on positive feedback from the public rather than the angry backlash and threats of violence ...

Mar 11, 2025

Yukon signs $7.4m school food program agreement with Ottawa

WHITEHORSE - Yukon and the federal government have reached a $7.4-million agreement to improve school food for students in the territory. The agreement will see the federal government invest the fundi...

Mar 10, 2025

Trudeau pushes for RCMP reform during final days in office

OTTAWA - During his final days in office, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pushing for long-promised reform to the RCMP. A government report released Monday, which highlights concerns about Canada's c...

Mar 10, 2025

Mark Carney is the new Liberal leader. What happens now?

OTTAWA - Mark Carney was elected to lead the Liberal party on Sunday and will soon become Canada's next prime minister. Carney captured 85.9 per cent of the Liberal vote - far ahead of opponents Chrys...

Sheldon Spackman Mar 10, 2025

Eby: B.C. will remove consumer carbon tax as promised once federal barrier is down

VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government will move as quickly as it can to remove the consumer-based carbon tax once the federal law upholding it is removed. Eby's response co...

Mar 10, 2025

B.C. Mountie tells hearing that 'dark humour' in group chats was to relieve stress

A B.C. RCMP officer says he showed a "lack of judgment" and regrets comments he made in police group chats, but using "dark humour" was a way to vent frustrations about the stressful job of policing. ...

Mar 10, 2025

Conservative candidate drops out of race for Ontario seat as election looms

OTTAWA - The Conservative candidate for a northern Ontario riding has dropped out just weeks ahead of an expected election, citing issues with the local electoral district board. Cassidy Villeneuve, w...

Mar 10, 2025

B.C. expands alcohol ban in its liquor stores to all U.S. booze

VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby says Americans can "keep their watery beer" as he announces an expansion of the U.S. alcohol ban from provincial liquor stores. The province had removed a...

Mar 10, 2025

Quebec's Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean haunted by looming U.S. tariffs on aluminum, lumber

SAGUENAY, Que. - The threat of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canadian goods looms large in Quebec's Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region, where aluminum and wood are economic drivers. In the region ...

Mar 10, 2025