Category Archives: Canada
Landmark Indigenous languages office under audit, $10M spent hosting conference
The federal government has ordered a financial audit into transactions and activities at a landmark Indigenous languages office after receiving anonymous complaints. Canadian Heritage didn't elaborate...
May 31, 2026
First Nations haven't been consulted on clean drinking water legislation: lawyer
OTTAWA - A lawyer who represented First Nations in a class-action lawsuit against Ottawa says his clients still have not been consulted on promised clean drinking water legislation - even though the l...
May 31, 2026
International competition to build Canada's next submarine fleet enters home stretch
OTTAWA - The race to build Canada's next submarine fleet is on its final lap as the federal government evaluates two rival bids for the lucrative contract. The two qualified bidders, South Korea's Han...
May 31, 2026
Two men found guilty of second-degree murder in random roadside shooting near Calgary
CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA - The wife of an Alberta man gunned down in a roadside shooting east of Calgary shared an emotional hug with the prosecutor after a jury found two men guilty of second-degree ...
May 30, 2026
‘So much love’: Montreal Victoire celebrate cup win with parade, beers and a tuba
MONTREAL - Paola Lara has followed the Montreal Victoire since their first game 2 1/2 years ago. On that nail-biting January day in 2024, they vanquished the Ottawa Charge in an away game - just as th...
May 30, 2026
How a theatre is opening its doors for audiences with visual and hearing impairments
MONTREAL - For decades, Dominique Boucher stayed away from the theatre. Boucher avoided being in the audience for shows because he has lived with a visual impairment for the past 40 years. But as more...
May 30, 2026
Former federal MP Kerry-Lynne Findlay wins B.C. Conservative race
VANCOUVER - Former federal MP Kerry-Lynne Findlay has won the race to replace former British Columbia Conservative leader John Rustad on the fourth ballot, beating commentator Caroline Elliott. Findla...
May 30, 2026
Ottawa under increasing pressure to show how policy changes are affecting emissions
OTTAWA - The federal government is facing increased pressure to state whether it knows how some of its recent policy changes will affect Canada's greenhouse gas emissions. Environment Minister Julie D...
May 30, 2026
Immigration lawyers say automation is partly driving a massive Federal Court backlog
OTTAWA - The number of immigration cases being brought to Federal Court has more than quadrupled since 2020 - and some immigration lawyers are linking the surge in part to the federal government's use...
May 30, 2026
Canada Post workers set to wrap up voting on new tentative deal
HALIFAX - Canada Post workers were set to wrap up voting on new tentative agreements Saturday after more than two years of labour strife. Some 55,000 Canadian Union of Postal Workers members began vot...
May 30, 2026