Category Archives: Canada
Liberals say they won't split off controversial section of 'lawful access' bill
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree has rejected a Conservative call to hive off the most controversial section of a bill to help police and spies into a separate piece of legislation....
Jun 03, 2026
Minister says Canadian forestry crisis goes beyond Trump tariffs
VICTORIA - Canada's forestry sector is the trade "canary in the coal mine" as it faces structural challenges that go beyond Trump-era tariffs, says the federal minister responsible for natural resourc...
Jun 03, 2026
'Que-Berta': Alberta, Quebec premiers eye co-operation on economy, autonomy
QUBEC - The premiers of Alberta and Quebec say they want to take inspiration from each other on how to grow autonomy within Canada. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Quebec Premier Christine Frchette...
Jun 03, 2026
Mary Simon says serving as Governor General was the 'honour of a lifetime'
OTTAWA - It was the "honour of a lifetime" to serve as the representative of the Crown in Canada for the past five years, outgoing Gov. Gen. Mary Simon said in a speech to parliamentarians on Wednesda...
Jun 03, 2026
Father convicted of killing his children in Montreal suburb to serve life in prison
MONTREAL - A man who drowned his two children in their suburban Montreal family home in 2022 has been sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole for 25 years. In March a jury found Kama...
Jun 03, 2026
Minister won't say when he ordered audit of Indigenous languages office
OTTAWA - Canadian Heritage Minister Marc Miller won't say when his department ordered a financial audit of the Office of the Commissioner of Indigenous Languages after it received anonymous complaints...
Jun 03, 2026
Activists call on feds to put pressure on Israel over treatment of Gaza aid flotilla
OTTAWA - Canadian activists detained by Israel last month while taking part in an aid flotilla trying to reach Gaza say Canada isn't doing enough to call out treatment by Israeli officials that Ottawa...
Jun 03, 2026
Conservative MP says First Nations votes will be critical in Alberta referendum
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Conservative members of Parliament are set to spend their summer break campaigning for Albertans to stay in Canada - and one member of his caucus say...
Jun 03, 2026
Quebec's first tornado of 2026 touches down in Saguenay region, researchers say
MONTREAL - Researchers say Quebec's first recorded tornado of 2026 touched down in the Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region on May 25. The Northern Tornadoes Project at Western University says the tornado dama...
Jun 03, 2026
Slashing development fees is not a cure-all for housing affordability: CMHC
OTTAWA - Slashing municipal development charges could help spur building in some of Canada's most expensive markets but those cuts wouldn't be enough to fix the affordability gap on their own, accordi...
Jun 03, 2026