Category Archives: Canada

Alberta group gets green light to collect signatures for separation referendum
EDMONTON - Alberta's election agency has fired the starter's pistol on the race to collect enough names for a referendum on the province quitting Canada. Elections Alberta announced Friday that Mitch ...
Jan 02, 2026

Fire in Marieville, Que., apartment building leaves two dead and one injured
MARIEVILLE - Two people are dead and one is injured following an apartment building fire in Marieville, Que., east of Montreal. Emergency services were called to the four-unit building on Ste-Marie St...
Jan 02, 2026

Some Haitian migrants arrested in Quebec on Christmas Day deported to U.S.
Some of the 19 migrants of Haitian origin arrested in Quebec on Christmas Day have been deported to the United States. Canada Border Services Agency says the migrants' asylum claims were processed and...
Jan 02, 2026

Major Quebec ski resort Le Massif de Charlevoix shuts down because of strike
MONTREAL - A Quebec ski resort suspended operations on Friday after its unionized workforce walked off the job, leaving one of the province's most renowned winter playgrounds closed indefinitely. Earl...
Jan 02, 2026
Canada's top CEOs made 248 times the average worker
A new report claims that 2024 was a record year for CEO pay in Canada.The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) states that Canada's 100 highest-paid CEOs made 248 times as much money as the ...
Jan 02, 2026

Companies can make generic Ozempic as of next week, but don't expect to get it soon
TORONTO - Drug companies in Canada are allowed to make lower priced generic versions of the blockbuster drug Ozempic as of next week, but experts say patients shouldn't expect it to be available for a...
Jan 02, 2026

Canadian furniture, cabinet industry still 'reeling' after Trump pauses tariff spike
WASHINGTON - The Canadian Kitchen Cabinet Association says while it welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump's postponement of tariff increases on furniture, cabinets and vanities, the industry is still b...
Jan 02, 2026

Carney will meet with Ukraine's allies in Paris as ceasefire talks intensify
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to France next week to meet with Ukraine's allies as talks aimed at securing a ceasefire in Russia's war intensify. The Prime Minister's Office said Fri...
Jan 02, 2026

Canada pushes back on Chinese military drills in Taiwan Strait
OTTAWA - Canada is pushing back on Chinese influence in the Taiwan Strait after Beijing ratcheted up tensions in East Asia by conducting military drills off Taiwan this week. China's People's Liberati...
Jan 02, 2026

In the news: End to remote work, New Year's bar fire, Quebec's first babies of 2026
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Remote work option ending for thousands of public, private sector workers in 2026 The new year is already bri...
Jan 02, 2026