Category Archives: Canada
In the news today: MPs to vote on Prime Minister Carney's budget
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... MPs to vote on Prime Minister Mark Carney's first budget today Members of Parliament will today decide whether...
Nov 17, 2025
TD Bank settles human rights complaint by B.C. Muslim-Indigenous man
VANCOUVER - A human rights complaint has been settled between the TD Bank and a Muslim-Indigenous man who claimed he was racially profiled while trying to open a bank account at a Surrey, B.C., branch...
Nov 17, 2025
Survivor disheartened that Canada may fail to eliminate cervical cancer by 2040
TORONTO - Shannon Pethick thought cervical cancer would be in Canada's rear-view by now. "It hurts my heart because we should be past this," she said from her home in Saskatoon, reflecting on her diag...
Nov 17, 2025
Toronto City Hall raises Palestinian flag, joining other cities across Canada
TORONTO - The mood was celebratory on the rooftop of Toronto City Hall on Monday morning, as dozens gathered in the brisk weather to watch the Palestinian flag fly over the building for the first time...
Nov 17, 2025
Carney Liberals narrowly survive crucial budget vote, preventing winter election
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's government narrowly survived a crucial budget vote Monday evening, one that could have sent Canadians to the polls this winter but instead propped up the minority...
Nov 17, 2025
Inflation cools to 2.2% in October as gas, grocery prices fall
OTTAWA - Cheaper prices at the gas pumps and grocery store helped bring down inflation in October, Statistics Canada said Monday. The annual rate of inflation cooled to 2.2 per cent in October - a tic...
Nov 17, 2025
Swedish royals head to Canada as country lobbies for a slice of defence spending
OTTAWA - The Swedish royal family is paying a rare, three-day state visit to Canada this week, bringing with them a delegation of top government ministers and representatives from dozens of Swedish co...
Nov 17, 2025
'Fan-demonium:' Saskatchewan Roughriders celebrate ending 12-year Grey Cup drought
WINNIPEG - The Saskatchewan Roughriders' first Grey Cup win in 12 years had green confetti raining down on the field at Winnipeg's Princess Auto Stadium and green-and-white clad fans spilling out onto...
Nov 16, 2025
A search for the missing Sullivan children turned up items not deemed relevant: RCMP
HALIFAX - A search for Lilly and Jack Sullivan, six and four years old, turned up a number of items, including a child's T-shirt, blanket and a tricycle. However, Nova Scotia RCMP say none of the item...
Nov 16, 2025
Federal and Manitoba governments announce more steps toward port project
WINNIPEG - One of the federal government's proposed nation-building projects - the expansion of the Port of Churchill and the rail line that serves the remote northern community - will require a lot o...
Nov 16, 2025