Category Archives: Canada
B.C. premier tells crowd about AI optimism despite energy, safety concerns
VANCOUVER - The federal and B.C. governments want artificial intelligence firms to have a strong foothold in Canada to spur economic and job growth, but say there's also a need for guardrails on the t...
May 12, 2026
Former minister says energy project review changes could cause further delays
OTTAWA - The former environment minister who helped to create the Impact Assessment Agency eight years ago says the federal government's proposal to change how pipelines are assessed risks delaying th...
May 12, 2026
Italian court orders new extradition hearing for Dave Turmel of Blood Family Mafia
MONTREAL - An Italian court has ordered a new extradition hearing for Dave Turmel, who had been Canada's most-wanted fugitive until his 2025 arrest. Turmel's lawyer, Danile Roy, says her client succes...
May 12, 2026
UN, First Nations leaders say Liberals must pass Indian Act changes as 'priority'
OTTAWA - A United Nations panel is calling on Ottawa to make it a priority to eliminate the second-generation cutoff in the Indian Act. In a technical advice paper published last week, the United Nati...
May 12, 2026
Parti Québécois leader worries — without proof — that Ottawa is spying on his party
QUBEC - Parti Qubcois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says he's worried the federal government is spying on his party. St-Pierre Plamondon told reporters on Tuesday he has no proof but says there's a ...
May 12, 2026
Anand, McGuinty seek deeper security, investment ties in Persian Gulf amid Iran war
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand arrived Tuesday in the Persian Gulf, a region where Canada is aiming to strengthen ties on defence and security amid an uptick in visits and investment de...
May 12, 2026
Man pleads guilty to smuggling in connection with deaths of migrants in Akwesasne
MONTREAL - A dual American-Canadian citizen has pleaded guilty for his role in a human smuggling operation that resulted in the deaths of eight migrants in the St. Lawrence River in 2023. The U.S. Dep...
May 12, 2026
Committee calls for reversal of agricultural research centre closures
OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee is recommending the government halt its decision to close agricultural research centres and experimental farm sites across Canada as part of its cost-cutting exer...
May 12, 2026
B.C. nurses vote for strike, as union boss raises prospect of dispute amid World Cup
VANCOUVER - Members of British Columbia's nurses union have voted overwhelmingly to strike, with union president Adriane Gear raising the prospect of a dispute while "the whole world is watching us" d...
May 12, 2026
Zelenskyy says Ukraine has a 'drone deal' with Canada in the works
OTTAWA - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country has started preparations for a military drone deal with Canada, though the government offered no confirmation of such an agreement Tue...
May 12, 2026