Category Archives: Canada

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh making an announcement today at 1 p.m. ET
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is scheduled to make an announcement today at 1 p.m. ET. Singh is just days away from meeting with his caucus for a retreat in Montreal to plot strategy for the comin...
Sep 04, 2024

Quebec 'superminister' Pierre Fitzgibbon says drop in motivation is why he's leaving
MONTREAL - Quebec "superminister" Pierre Fitzgibbon says he is leaving office because he lost motivation to do the job. Fitzgibbon, who held the economy and energy portfolios, told reporters in Rimous...
Sep 04, 2024

Canadian researchers find signs of awareness in comatose patient, study says
Researchers in London, Ont., say they were able to detect awareness in a comatose patient with a brain injury - a finding that could significantly impact patient care. Karnig Kazazian, a research asso...
Sep 04, 2024

Statistics Canada says country posted $684M merchandise trade surplus in July
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the country posted a merchandise trade surplus of $684 million in July. The result compared with a revised deficit of $179 million in June. The initial reading for June...
Sep 04, 2024

In the news today: BoC set to announce interest rate cut today
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Bank of Canada set to announce third consecutive interest rate cut today The Bank of Canada will announce its ...
Sep 04, 2024

Trudeau should step down to prevent Poilievre from winning election: LGBTQ+ activists
LGBTQ+ activists say Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's pledge to remain the Liberal leader through to the next election, despite dwindling public support, is putting them at risk. Queer advocates say a ...
Sep 04, 2024

Diet, demographics behind late-summer wasp outbreak on Prairies
EDMONTON - Audric Moses has seen a few late-summer wasp outbreaks around his Edmonton home over the past seven years, but nothing like what he saw last week. "My wife said, 'Hey, come on out here. You...
Sep 04, 2024

Quebec man accused in March 2023 truck attack returns to court in December
A Quebec man charged with killing three men with his truck will return to court in early December to learn when he will stand trial. Steeve Gagnon faces a total of 14 counts stemming from the alleged ...
Sep 03, 2024

Shots fired, vehicles burned at Punjabi musician AP Dhillon's Victoria-area home
VICTORIA - Police say someone set fire to two vehicles and fired multiple shots at a Greater Victoria home that property records show is owned by Indo-Canadian musician AP Dhillon. West Shore RCMP say...
Sep 03, 2024

McGill law professors on strike in protest of challenge to union certification
MONTREAL - Law professors at McGill University were on the picket line Thursday, forcing the cancellation of classes during the first week of the fall semester in protest of the school's challenge to ...
Sep 03, 2024