Category Archives: Canada
IRCC pauses processing some citizenship by descent cases as department probes issues
OTTAWA - The immigration department says it has temporarily paused the finalization of some new citizenship by descent applications after "a few dozen" people were told their issued citizenship certif...
Jun 17, 2026
Vast majority of British Columbians support local water restrictions, poll suggests
OTTAWA - A new poll released Wednesday suggests 90 per cent of people in B.C. support local water restrictions. Leger surveyed 1,512 Canadians between June 12 and June 15, including 206 residents of B...
Jun 17, 2026
Quebec-based RCMP officer charged with uttering threats against U.S. President Trump
MONTREAL - The RCMP say one of their officers in Quebec has been charged with threatening U.S. President Donald Trump on social media. In a news release, RCMP say Evenson Dumerlus, 34, of St-Jean-sur-...
Jun 17, 2026
Saskatchewan Conservative MP Cathay Wagantall to resign before fall sitting
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Cathay Wagantall says she plans to resign her seat in the House of Commons at the end of the summer. Wagantall, who has represented the riding of Yorkton-Melville since 2015, ...
Jun 17, 2026
Qatar fans hit Vancouver, their chartered flights and 5-star hotels paid for by emir
VANCOUVER - They arrived in Vancouver on a free flight chartered by the Emir of Qatar and are staying at a five-star downtown hotel. Mohmoud Alban, 30, said his "king," Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani...
Jun 17, 2026
Candice St-Aubin named interim commissioner of Indigenous languages
OTTAWA - A senior federal bureaucrat has been named the interim commissioner of Indigenous languages. Candice St-Aubin, a senior assistant deputy minister of strategic policy with Indigenous Services ...
Jun 17, 2026
Canada's spy service received judge's OK to target malware-infected devices
OTTAWA - Canada's spy service obtained a judge's permission to disrupt cyberthreats from foreign adversaries who infected digital devices with malware. A Federal Court ruling made public this week say...
Jun 17, 2026
Senior Cuban diplomat says Havana ready to fight U.S., praises Canadian aid
OTTAWA - Cuba is prepared for a fight with the United States and is praising Canada for its humanitarian aid, says a senior diplomat visiting Ottawa from Havana. "We would never want a conflict with t...
Jun 17, 2026
Groups launch constitutional challenge of Safe Third Country Agreement
OTTAWA - Amnesty International Canada and the Canadian Council for Refugees have filed a new Federal Court challenge to the constitutionality of the Safe Third Country Agreement with the U.S. that say...
Jun 17, 2026
Quebec bar to hold summit ahead of election on erosion of trust in institutions
QUBEC - Warning about the public's growing skepticism toward institutions, Quebec's bar association says it will hold a summit on the rule of law ahead of October's provincial election. The summit, de...
Jun 17, 2026