Category Archives: Canada

Ex-Mountie, accused of helping China, pleads not guilty to security offence
VANCOUVER - The trial of a former RCMP officer got underway in British Columbia Supreme Court Monday, with prosecutors alleging William Majcher prepared to coerce a resident of the province to return ...
Apr 20, 2026

Alberta's Smith says province will do away with twice-a-year time change
EDMONTON - Premier Danielle Smith's government says Albertans will soon be ditching twice-a-year clock changes. Service Alberta Minister Dale Nally confirmed Monday the province plans to stick with da...
Apr 20, 2026

Online harms bill should cover AI chatbots, say some on Ottawa’s advisory group
OTTAWA - Some of the experts Ottawa has tasked with giving it direction on the upcoming online harms bill say the legislation should cover AI chatbots, while opinion on the idea of age restrictions fo...
Apr 20, 2026

Deputy minister says immigration department fixing integrity issues cited by auditor
OTTAWA - Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada should not allow budget constraints to limit how many investigations are done when a student visa is flagged for potential violations, the deputy ...
Apr 20, 2026

MPs question delay in Taiwan trade framework as diplomat says ball in cabinet's court
OTTAWA - Conservative and Bloc Qubcois MPs are calling on the Liberals to follow through on a trade co-operation framework with Taiwan after the territory's envoy to Canada said Ottawa halted the proc...
Apr 20, 2026

Jongwon Ham, accused of killing B.C. Mountie, is found mentally unfit for trial
VANCOUVER - The man accused of killing RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang in a Burnaby, B.C., park is "clearly overwhelmed by delusional thinking," which would prevent him from making rational decisions during ...
Apr 20, 2026

Poll suggests more Conservative voters now want to replace Poilievre as leader
OTTAWA - A new poll from the Angus Reid Institute suggests a growing number of Conservative voters want to replace Pierre Poilievre as the party's leader, even though he still has the backing of a maj...
Apr 20, 2026

Ottawa announces 'incremental increase' in direct flights to China
OTTAWA - Ottawa has announced an increase in the number of direct flights permitted to bring passengers and cargo to and from China. Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon says there will be "an incremen...
Apr 20, 2026

Military hits 30-year recruitment high but still falls short on key trades
OTTAWA - The Canadian military just had a banner year for recruitment - but not enough for the defence minister to declare an end to what his predecessor called a personnel "death spiral." Military re...
Apr 20, 2026
Here's a list of March inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 2.4 per cent in March, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated widely becaus...
Apr 20, 2026