Category Archives: Canada
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
Climate advocacy group calls out financial watchdogs on ‘voluntary approach’ failures
MONTREAL - Attempts to push corporate Canada to reduce emissions have failed to yield the desired results, a climate advocacy group says. Investors for Paris Compliance, which for the past five years ...
Jun 02, 2026
Federal government’s new AI strategy will emphasize trust, minister says
OTTAWA - The federal government's new artificial intelligence strategy will look to build trust in AI, Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon said Tuesday just days before he is expected to fin...
Jun 02, 2026
Poilievre says Quebec separatism was 'wiped out' under Tories. Polls say otherwise.
OTTAWA - The Bloc Qubcois is taking issue with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's claim that support for Quebec separatism was "wiped out" under Stephen Harper's government. The Tory leader insist...
Jun 02, 2026
Citing 'institutional resistance,' military police watchdog calls for broader powers
OTTAWA - Canada's military police watchdog is calling on the federal government to change the law to give her office more teeth and greater ability to investigate complaints. Military Police Complaint...
Jun 02, 2026
A 3-year-old girl dies after inflatable castle tossed into air in Montreal park
MONTREAL - A 3-year-old girl has died after she was seriously injured over the weekend when strong winds lifted an inflatable castle into the air during a community celebration in a Montreal park, the...
Jun 02, 2026
Canada sends letter to U.S., Mexico calling for renewal of trade agreement
WASHINGTON - Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said he had a positive meeting with his American counterpart in Washington a day after sending a letter to the United States and Mexico recommen...
Jun 02, 2026
Stranded Palestinian students seeing visas processed after long wait
OTTAWA - A spokesperson for Immigration Minister Lena Diab said Tuesday that expedited visa processing for 37 Gazan students and their families stranded in third countries is now underway. But members...
Jun 02, 2026