Category Archives: Canada
These exiled journalists are covering their home countries without fear — from Canada
TORONTO - Until just a few years ago, Andersson Boscan ran La Posta, a digital media outlet he co-founded in Ecuador and helped grow into one of the country's most influential online voices. Boscan an...
Jun 03, 2026
Fact File: Video shows man shooting guns in U.S., not Ontario gang member
Posts shared to social media in the past week claimed to show video of a Bishnoi gang member firing guns in Caledon, Ont. The claims are false, as the original video was posted by a content creator wh...
Jun 02, 2026
MPs get an earful from opponents of 'lawful access' bill over privacy concerns
OTTAWA - A group that works to keep the internet surveillance-free says a federal bill intended to help police and intelligence services is "an enormous own goal" against Canada's economy and security...
Jun 02, 2026
Indigenous speakers, politicians watching audit of languages office closely
OTTAWA - Indigenous language speakers and political leaders say they were disappointed to learn a landmark Indigenous languages office is under investigation after the federal government received anon...
Jun 02, 2026
Shocking problem for osprey nests built on B.C. power poles prompts relocations
WILLIAMS LAKE - It's a busy time for ospreys in British Columbia as they find a tall place to build their nests, but the provincial power utility says it can also be a dangerous period for them. BC Hy...
Jun 02, 2026
Death of 3-year-old in Montreal bouncy castle echoes past tragedies around the world
MONTREAL - A three-year-old girl has died from injuries she sustained when strong winds tossed an inflatable castle into the air during a party at a Montreal park on Sunday. Similar deaths have occurr...
Jun 02, 2026
Canada reaches deal with Quebec on billions of dollars in infrastructure funding
LONGUEUIL, QUE. - Prime Minister Mark Carney says the federal government has reached a deal with Quebec to transfer nearly $10 billion over 10 years to fund infrastructure projects. Carney said the mo...
Jun 02, 2026
NDP leader introduces bill that would require floor crossers to face voters first
OTTAWA - NDP parliamentary leader Don Davies has introduced a private member's bill that would compel floor crossers to face their voters before switching parties. Bill C-278 says no MP would be permi...
Jun 02, 2026
Mountie says 'dishevelled' B.C. murder suspect confessed, said he'd attempted suicide
Two Mounties at a B.C. Supreme Court murder trial told a jury that a "dishevelled" man appeared on a forest-service road as a bloodstained car was being towed away and told the officers he'd murdered ...
Jun 02, 2026
AFN chief rebukes Alberta separation talks in meeting with King Charles
OTTAWA - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations rebuked the Alberta separation movement during a meeting with King Charles at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday. "The King was there with us in ...
Jun 02, 2026