Category Archives: Canada

In the news today: Frank Stronach trial, Ontario nuclear, Groundhog Day, Grammy wins
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... What to expect as businessman Frank Stronach stands trial on sexual assault charges The man long touted as one...
Feb 02, 2026

Groundhog Day 2026: Willie in Ontario, Fred in Quebec predict early spring's arrival
Canada's famous prognosticating rodents are predicting an early spring. Wiarton Willie in Ontario's Bruce County and Fred la Marmotte in Quebec's Gaspsie region reportedly did not see their shadows on...
Feb 02, 2026

What to expect as businessman Frank Stronach stands trial on sexual assault charges
TORONTO - The man long touted as one of Canada's great success stories is set to stand trial in Toronto this week, as the first of two cases accusing Frank Stronach of sexual offences against several ...
Feb 02, 2026

Three men arrested in Surrey, B.C., after alleged extortion-related shooting
SURREY - Police in Surrey, B.C., arrested three men on Sunday after early morning gunfire at a home, believed to be yet another example of extortion-related shootings that have plagued the city in rec...
Feb 01, 2026

Thousands rally in Toronto to support Iran uprising, call for regime change
TORONTO - Thousands of people gathered in downtown Toronto on Sunday to protest Iran's Islamic Republic and voice support for Iranians killed during weeks of countrywide unrest. Demonstrators filled S...
Feb 01, 2026

Conservatives, Poilievre seek to carry convention momentum back into Parliament
OTTAWA - Political analysts say the federal Conservatives and leader Pierre Poilievre have momentum coming off a unifying convention in Calgary but the party still has a hill to climb in Parliament to...
Feb 01, 2026

Montrealers protest Trump immigration crackdown, call out Canadian ‘complicity’
MONTREAL - Demonstrators gathered in Montreal on Sunday to protest the controversial crackdown by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, calling out ICE tactics as well as Canadian "complicity" in ...
Feb 01, 2026

Earliest launch date for Artemis II set for Feb. 8 after cold weather delay: NASA
The earliest possible launch date for the Artemis II rocket to carry Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen around the moon is scheduled for Feb. 8. NASA said cold weather and winds that blew through Florid...
Feb 01, 2026

Ottawa wants to get banks, pension funds involved in affordable housing: minister
OTTAWA - The federal housing minister says he wants to ramp up the lagging pace of homebuilding in some provinces by bringing developers off the sidelines and into Ottawa's affordable housing projects...
Feb 01, 2026

Tributes to Catherine O'Hara keep coming: "Sad day for everyone who loves to laugh"
Tributes continued to pour in for Canadian comedy giant Catherine O'Hara, who died Friday at 71. Eugene Levy, who worked with O'Hara on multiple projects over five decades, said he cherished their fri...
Jan 31, 2026