Category Archives: Canada

Military was following 'legal orders' to try to rescue Afghan Sikhs, Gen. Eyre says
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces was following "legal orders" when it tried to rescue a group of Afghan Sikhs during the fall of Kabul three years ago, Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre said. E...
Jun 28, 2024

New charges against Frank Stronach involve 7 additional complainants: court documents
Court documents show billionaire businessman Frank Stronach stands accused of sexually assaulting seven additional complainants from 1977 to as recently as February. The documents filed today provide ...
Jun 28, 2024

Poilievre's office silent on leader's Pride plans, other party chiefs look to attend
OTTAWA - Pierre Poilievre is the only federal leader whose staff would not answer questions about whether their chief intends to participate in Pride events this summer. Instead, his office is pointin...
Jun 28, 2024

Current immigration levels could lead to 'overreaction,' Quebec premier says
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault says there's a risk of overreaction against newcomers if current immigration levels continue. The premier made the comments today to reporters on the Gasp Pen...
Jun 28, 2024

As end looms for Calgary water restrictions, mayor warns daily usage way too high
CALGARY - Calgary's mayor says residents have blown past the daily threshold the city has set to keep water service going amid a conservation crisis. Jyoti Gondek says Calgarians used 500 million litr...
Jun 28, 2024

Once thought too cold for the marsupials, Montreal home to growing number of opossums
MONTREAL - One evening last fall, Robert Carrire was putting away some gardening tools when he saw something scurry out from under the shed. At first, he thought it was a big rat. Then he thought mayb...
Jun 28, 2024

Halifax shipyard cutting steel as navy aims for first new destroyer operating by 2035
HALIFAX - The Irving shipyard in Halifax is cutting steel for Canada's new destroyers, though the navy says it will be about a decade before the first 8,000-tonne vessel joins military operations. At ...
Jun 28, 2024

When heat waves strike, Environment Canada can link it to climate change - fast
TORONTO - The heat wave that gripped Eastern Canada last week brought stifling conditions, put pressure on the electricity grid and broke several temperature records as residents sweltered. While the ...
Jun 28, 2024

Different schools of thought on why Canada drapes itself with red and white
FREDERICTON - Canada's unofficial national colours will be on full display Monday as Canadians don patriotic T-shirts, wave hand-held flags and hang bunting to celebrate their country. But while the r...
Jun 28, 2024

Biden's performance leaves supporters worried after first presidential debate
PHILADELPHIA - The first debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump may not have brought the surge of excitement among voters that both leaders were looking for ahead of the November election. The matc...
Jun 28, 2024