Category Archives: Canada

Addressing homelessness should be considered nation-building project: big city mayors
EDMONTON - Mayors of Canada's big cities say fixing homelessness should be considered a nation-building project by Ottawa, just as major infrastructure and energy ventures are. "To be clear, these inv...
Jun 04, 2026

Canadian Heritage aware of turmoil in Indigenous languages office months before audit
OTTAWA - Documents show the Canadian Heritage department was aware of internal strife at the Indigenous languages office for months before it launched a financial audit of the organization. Half a doz...
Jun 04, 2026

Ottawa pumps the brakes on proposed changes to major project environmental reviews
OTTAWA - The federal government is pumping the brakes on its proposed changes to how major projects are reviewed, and says it won't table legislation on the changes until the fall. Last month Ottawa r...
Jun 04, 2026

Inmate dies at Donnacona Institution in Quebec after altercation with other prisoners
MONTREAL - A 30-year-old inmate has died at Donnacona Institution in Quebec after an altercation with other inmates. Correctional Service Canada says Tarek Baydoun died of his injuries at the maximum ...
Jun 04, 2026

Concerns over expansion of Quebec language law to adult education, vocational school
MONTREAL - The Quebec government has introduced a bill that would force people seeking training in fields such as machining, cabinet making and professional cooking to study in French. The legislation...
Jun 04, 2026

Creative industry slams government on move to dismantle CanCon obligations for streamers
TORONTO - Groups representing writers and filmmakers are criticizing the government's move to dismantle Canadian content obligations for U.S.-based streamers. The Directors Guild of Canada, ACTRA and ...
Jun 04, 2026

Black advocates call out Carney government for excluding them from diversity council
OTTAWA - Advocates for Black Canadians say the Carney government is reinforcing the barriers they face by launching an inclusivity council that does not include any Black people. They said the decisio...
Jun 04, 2026

Quick Quotes: How business, labour and others are reacting to Canada's AI strategy
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled Canada's new artificial intelligence strategy Thursday and the document drew swift reactions from many different corners. Here is what the prime minister, ...
Jun 04, 2026

5 things you need to know about Canada's new AI strategy
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled Canada's long-promised updated strategy on artificial intelligence Thursday -- a technology his government says is quickly changing how the world works. Th...
Jun 04, 2026

Carney has not formed opinion on Ford's island airport expansion vision in Toronto
TORONTO - Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday he has not formed an opinion on Ontario Premier Doug Ford's plan to expand Toronto's island airport, but promised broad consultations would start soo...
Jun 04, 2026