Category Archives: Canada
Global Affairs staff exempt from return-to-office order due to lack of space
OTTAWA - Most employees working at Global Affairs Canada won't have to return to the office four days a week this summer due to a lack of space. Treasury Board announced earlier this year that public ...
Apr 24, 2026
Canada called on to fill 'vacuum' in LGBTQ+ advocacy worldwide in face of Trump cuts
OTTAWA - The former U.S. diplomat for LGBTQ+ rights urged Canada to boost its support for gender and sexual minorities abroad, as American cuts to foreign aid loomed large at a development and human r...
Apr 24, 2026
Legal clinic says $8.6 million in federal spending could help tackle systemic racism
MONTREAL - Lawyers at a legal clinic operating in a low income neighbourhood in Montreal say that millions of dollars in federal grants will soon flow through into Black communities across the country...
Apr 24, 2026
Federal government reports $25.5B deficit for its April-to-February period
OTTAWA - The federal government posted a budgetary deficit of $25.5 billion for the April-to-February period of its 2025-26 fiscal year. In its monthly fiscal monitor, the Finance Department says the ...
Apr 24, 2026
Viral Senators fan still optimistic about playoff chances despite being 'banished'
OTTAWA - An Ottawa Senators fan who went viral for a video hyping the team's playoff run has joked that he got "banished" to Taiwan for cursing the team with his Sens-themed playoff songs. The team po...
Apr 24, 2026
In the news today: Revamping Canadian broadcasting, B.C. Tory leaders, 'Go Habs Go!'
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... CRTC chair defends Online Streaming Act work after critics say regulator too slow CRTC chairperson Vicky Eatr...
Apr 24, 2026
Lane Hutson and Habs take over 'next station' announcements in Montreal metro
MONTREAL - About a year after coming under fire for removing the words "Go! Canadiens Go!" from the electronic signs on city buses over concerns about Quebec's language legislation, the Montreal trans...
Apr 24, 2026
CRTC chair defends Online Streaming Act work after critics say regulator too slow
OTTAWA - CRTC chairperson Vicky Eatrides says the regulator would like to move more quickly to modernize Canada's broadcasting system, but implementing the new rules is complex work and the CRTC must ...
Apr 24, 2026
Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk joins NASA's SpaceX mission
OTTAWA - Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk is set to head to the International Space Station later this year, joining NASA's SpaceX Crew-13. A news release from the Canadian Space Agency said it will b...
Apr 23, 2026
Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs asks government to pause two treaties to resolve dispute
VICTORIA - B.C.'s Indigenous Relations minister says two First Nations nearing the end of their treaty process have developed "accommodation packages" with some neighbouring nations, but there's still...
Apr 23, 2026