Canada

Gender-based violence spikes five years after Nova Scotia mass shooting

HALIFAX - The worst mass shooting in modern Canadian history began almost five years ago, shortly after a Nova Scotia man brutally assaulted his common-law wife. Lisa Banfield was kicked, punched and ...

Apr 17, 2025

Quebec's move to cut gasoline floor price won't be felt at the pumps, experts say

MONTREAL - The Quebec government has made a move it hopes will lower the price of gas in the province - but observers say consumers are unlikely to benefit at the pump. They say the province has faced...

Apr 17, 2025

B.C. operation by police, regulators finds losses of $4M in assets to crypto fraud

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's securities regulator says a recent two-day operation to identify victims of a specific type of cryptocurrency fraud has found 89 people who were drained of more than $4 ...

Apr 16, 2025

Debate begins with party leaders laying out priorities beyond trade policy and Trump

As the French language election debate got under way Wednesday night, the four main federal party leaders were asked to lay out policy priorities that have nothing to do with the elephant in the room;...

Apr 16, 2025

Bank of Canada holds key rate steady amid trade war

Bank of Canada is hitting pause after seven straight interest rate cuts as it grapples with global trade uncertainty.The central bank held its benchmark interest rate steady at 2.75 per cent today, th...

Apr 16, 2025

Nav Canada warns to expect flight delays at Vancouver International Airport

RICHMOND - The agency that provides air traffic control for Canada's airports is warning travellers at Vancouver's airport of flight delays over what it says are "resource constraints." Nav Canada say...

Apr 16, 2025

Court bans pro-Palestinian protests on McGill University campus for 10 days

MONTREAL - McGill University has obtained a 10-day court order against a pro-Palestinian student group forbidding protests on campus. A Quebec Superior Court judge granted the injunction Tuesday again...

Apr 16, 2025

Ontario to loosen internal trade, remove barriers on alcohol and labour mobility

TORONTO - Ontario is set to table legislation to make trade between provinces easier, as a way to shore up the economy against the effects of American tariffs. Officials say the bill would make Ontari...

Apr 16, 2025

Boy, 16, dies after stabbing in Montreal; city's eighth homicide in 2025

MONTREAL - A 16-year-old boy who was stabbed Tuesday evening in Montreal has died. Police confirmed his death today - the city's eighth reported homicide in 2025. The teenager was stabbed in the Cte-d...

Apr 16, 2025

Bank of Canada holds key rate steady amid trade war, economic uncertainty

The Bank of Canada left its benchmark interest rate unchanged Wednesday as it waits to get a clearer picture of how global trade uncertainty is going to impact the Canadian economy.The central bank he...

Apr 16, 2025