Category Archives: Canada
B.C. energy minister Dix says North Coast Transmission Line will boost LNG project
British Columbia's Energy Minister Adrian Dix says an agreement between BC Hydro and the Nisga'a First Nation will help power a planned floating LNG terminal in northwestern B.C. across the finish lin...
Jan 20, 2026
Witness says Myles Gray 'in distress' before fatal 2015 fight with VPD officers
VANCOUVER - A man who called 911 about Myles Gray before his fatal confrontation with a group of Vancouver police officers in 2015 says he was scared and followed Gray from a distance, watching him ne...
Jan 20, 2026
A look at some potential candidates for the Coalition Avenir Québec leadership
MONTREAL - After more than seven years in power, Quebec Premier Franois Legault announced on Jan. 15 that he would step down after the Coalition Avenir Qubec chooses his replacement. The upcoming lead...
Jan 20, 2026
Agriculture minister says first exports of canola seed and beef soon going to China
China is moving quickly to import Canadian canola and beef after Ottawa struck a deal with Beijing to reduce tariffs, Federal Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald said Tuesday. MacDonald told reporter...
Jan 20, 2026
Ottawa, provinces ask Supreme Court to uphold law that allows routine traffic stops
MONTREAL - Lawyers representing the attorneys general of Canada and several provinces asked the Supreme Court of Canada on Tuesday to uphold a Quebec law allowing police to make routine traffic stops ...
Jan 20, 2026
Carney's pitch at World Economic Forum could set stage for new global partnerships
Experts say Canada's presence at the World Economic Forum has outsized importance this year, with Prime Minister Mark Carney's pitch to expand global trade relationships coming as rhetoric from U.S. P...
Jan 20, 2026
Carney takes cautious approach to Trump's invitation to join 'Board of Peace'
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Mark Carney is sounding a cautious note on his invitation to take part in U.S. President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace" - even as other leaders balk at the hefty price tag...
Jan 20, 2026
B.C. parents honour 'brave' Piper James, found dead in Australia circled by dingoes
Angela James said she last spoke to her 19-year-old daughter, Piper, early on Saturday morning, when she called her parents from Australia to tell them she was going for a swim, and that she was thank...
Jan 20, 2026
Carney says beefing up Arctic security key to solving Greenland crisis
OTTAWA - There are solutions to the crisis enveloping Greenland, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday, as global leaders at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland absorbed another escalation in U....
Jan 20, 2026
Justin Trudeau, Katy Perry make appearance at World Economic Forum
DAVOS - Former prime minister Justin Trudeau spoke about the importance of soft power and a human-centred approach in geopolitics Tuesday at the World Economic Forum in Davos. He was joined by his par...
Jan 20, 2026