Canada

Poilievre sticks with 'axe the tax,' adds policy details to slogans as election nears

OTTAWA - The Conservatives' favourite slogan - "axe the tax" - has been a rallying cry for the better part of three years as frustrated Canadians looked for relief from the rising cost of living. But ...

Sheldon Spackman Feb 17, 2025

Yukon premier says trip to Washington, D.C., highlighted North amid tariff dispute

WHITEHORSE - Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai says he met with elected representatives from Alaska to discuss the importance of working together and the impact of possible tariffs on both counties. A stateme...

Feb 17, 2025

Competition Bureau says it's probing whether landlords are using AI to set rents

OTTAWA - The Competition Bureau confirms that it is investigating the possible use of AI-driven algorithmic pricing in Canadian real estate rental markets. The practice involves real estate companies ...

Feb 17, 2025

Here's the latest on the crash of a Delta plane at Toronto's Pearson airport

TORONTO - A Delta Air Lines plane heading from Minneapolis to Toronto crashed at Pearson airport on Monday afternoon. Images posted on social media show the plane flipped over on the tarmac. Here's th...

Sheldon Spackman Feb 17, 2025

Newborn bitten by dog in Alberta home dies in hospital: RCMP

ENTWISTLE, Alta. - RCMP say a two-week-old who was bitten by a dog at a home west of Edmonton has died in hospital. The baby was airlifted to the Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton after the att...

Sheldon Spackman Feb 17, 2025

'Holy snow, Batman!': Ontario, Quebec residents dig out after major weekend snowfall

A winter storm that blanketed much of Ontario and Quebec this weekend has tapered off, but the cleanup will take more than one week in Montreal and up to three weeks in Toronto, officials in both citi...

Feb 17, 2025

Multiple injuries, one critical, in plane crash at Toronto's Pearson airport

Paramedics say one passenger has been critically injured and seven others were also hurt in a plane crash at Toronto Pearson Airport. The airport has confirmed the crash involves a Delta Air Lines pla...

Feb 17, 2025

Three B.C. RCMP members seek recusal of conduct board over 'disparaging' email

SURREY, B.C. - A lawyer for three British Columbia RCMP officers facing dismissal over allegations of taking part in racist group chats says they want a three-member hearing panel removed over the use...

Feb 17, 2025

Federal government considers contract retaliation as Trump promises tariffs

OTTAWA - The federal government is looking closely at the business it does with American companies as it considers ways to push back against U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats. In an intervi...

Feb 17, 2025

Montreal police investigating after antisemitic symbol spray-painted on synagogue

MONTREAL - Montreal police have opened an investigation after an antisemitic symbol was spray-painted on a synagogue over the weekend. Rabbi Lisa Grushcow said in a video published to Facebook that a ...

Feb 17, 2025