Category Archives: Canada

Minister now open to trimming metadata retention period in 'lawful access' bill
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says he is now open to shortening the time electronic service providers would be required to retain digital metadata under a proposed bill intended ...
20h ago

Health experts tell Quebec politicians there are no benefits from energy drinks
Health experts told Quebec's legislature that there are no health benefits to consuming energy drinks as Health Minister Sonia Blanger hopes to pass a bill banning the sale of the beverages to those u...
20h ago

Rabies vaccination program for skunks, raccoons in effort to stop spread to Montreal
MONTREAL - The raccoons that roam Montreal's alleys, parks and backyards are a familiar part of city life. But as raccoon rabies cases mount south and east of Quebec, wildlife officials are making eff...
20h ago

Air Canada flight attendant shares Mohawk culture with pop star Rihanna
MONTREAL - An Air Canada flight attendant got a thrill last week when she gifted pop superstar Rihanna a beaded lanyard from her Mohawk community south of Montreal. Lily Kahnerahtiio Dailleboust says ...
21h ago

PQ threatens to withdraw Quebec from high-speed rail project if it forms government
QUBEC - The Parti Qubcois threatened on Tuesday to withdraw Quebec from the federal government's proposed high-speed rail network if the party wins the October provincial election, drawing widespread ...
22h ago

Artificial intelligence 'promising and problematic' for courts, chief justice says
OTTAWA - Artificial intelligence is proving to be both promising and problematic for Canadian courtrooms, Chief Justice Richard Wagner said Tuesday. Distinguishing fact from fiction has become more di...
23h ago

Ancient squirrel feces a 'time capsule,' smelling as fresh as 700,000 years ago
The scent of ancient squirrel feces filled the laboratory where researcher Tyler Murchie was working to extract the genetic material it contained, revealing the scat can still smell just as fresh toda...
Jun 09, 2026

Ottawa's new Digital Safety Act expected to include under-16 social media ban
OTTAWA - The federal government is expected to bar kids under the age of 16 from social media in new legislation set to be introduced Wednesday. The government gave notice Tuesday that it will introdu...
Jun 09, 2026

Carney says opening of Gordie Howe Bridge an important symbol of Canada-U.S. ties
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says it's good news that the Gordie Howe International Bridge between Windsor, Ont., and Detroit will get its official opening at the end of the week. Carney said T...
Jun 09, 2026

Canadaland host apologizes to Theresa Kielburger, mother of WE Charity co-founders
TORONTO - The host of the Canadaland podcast apologized to the mother of Marc and Craig Kielburger in court Tuesday as part of a settlement in a defamation lawsuit that centred on an episode from five...
Jun 09, 2026