Category Archives: Canada
Carney says U.S. will split 'modest' Gordie Howe bridge net revenues after debt paid
LONDON - The updated deal Canada struck with the White House to get the Gordie Howe Bridge open will share some revenues from tolls immediately, but only after the operational costs to run the bridge ...
Jul 16, 2026
Montreal public health warns of rise in overdoses linked to fentanyl and carfentanil
MONTRAL - Montreal's regional public health department is sounding the alarm over a significant rise in overdoses linked to fentanyl use, as well as several fatal overdoses involving carfentanil. The ...
Jul 16, 2026
Port of Vancouver's 'transformational' upgrade is referred to Major Projects Office
TSAWWASSEN - The federal government has referred a plan to vastly expand the Port of Vancouver to Canada's Major Projects Office for possible fast-tracking, boosting a project that environmentalists h...
Jul 16, 2026
Carney announces made-in-Canada armoured vehicle deal worth nearly $2B
LONDON - The federal government intends to spend nearly $2 billion over the next four years on made-in Canada armoured vehicles, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday. The planned addition of 190 a...
Jul 16, 2026
N.L. First Nations chief seeking a reversal of fur product ban on Etsy
OTTAWA - A Newfoundland and Labrador First Nations chief says the decision of a prominent online retailer to ban fur products is discriminatory against Indigenous artisans and traditions. Etsy, which ...
Jul 16, 2026
Canadian in ICE custody after being charged with hitting American youth
POINT PLEASANT BEACH - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says a Canadian woman was charged after allegedly assaulting a teenager in "pro-Trump memorabilia" over the Independence Day long weeken...
Jul 16, 2026
RCMP investigating protest that resulted in N.S. premier's windshield being smashed
WOLFVILLE - Nova Scotia RCMP are investigating a protest in Wolfville, N.S., that resulted in the premier's vehicle's windshield being smashed. Police responded Wednesday after protesters blocked Prem...
Jul 16, 2026
Union denounces CN for sending rail crew through active wildfire in Ontario
A trade union representing railworkers is calling on Canadian National Railway to stop operating through active wildfire zones after a crew had to be evacuated from a train that was engulfed in fire. ...
Jul 16, 2026
CN Rail tracks near Repentigny derailment had structural problems: TSB
MONTREAL - CN Rail says it believes a train derailment in a suburban city northeast of Montreal earlier this month was caused by heat and poorly executed repairs. In a statement sent out Thursday afte...
Jul 16, 2026
The latest on Ontario wildfires and smoke, from evacuations to poor air quality
Here is the latest on wildfires in northern Ontario as communities evacuate and much of the province is blanketed in thick and dangerous smoke. All times Eastern. --- 3:45 p.m. The chief of Whitesand ...
Jul 16, 2026