Category Archives: Canada

B.C. mayor says 20 more RCMP officers on the way to boost anti-extortion battle
The mayor of Surrey, B.C., says she's been told Ottawa will send 20 more RCMP officers to battle extortions that have seen homes and businesses riddled with gunfire, after Premier David Eby announced ...
Jan 28, 2026

Canadian companies criticized over ties to U.S. immigration enforcement
OTTAWA - Canadian companies are coming under fire over their ties to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as U.S. President Donald Trump pursues a mass deportation campaign to expel vast numbers o...
Jan 28, 2026

Inuit call for a larger role in Canada's Arctic defence surge
OTTAWA - The leader of the national organization representing Inuit says the federal government must bring them to the table when it makes its plans for defence spending in the Arctic. Inuit Tapiriit ...
Jan 28, 2026

Man cleared of 1984 murder makes Vancouver court appearance on new charges
VANCOUVER - Mark Edward Grant, who was acquitted of the 1984 murder of 13-year-old Winnipeg schoolgirl Candace Derksen, made a brief video appearance in a Vancouver courtroom today on charges of unlaw...
Jan 28, 2026

Federal money for Arctic projects should go to the territories: N.W.T. premier
OTTAWA - Federal money meant for Arctic projects and programs should go to the territories, Northwest Territories Premier R.J. Simpson said on Wednesday. Simpson made the remarks while taking question...
Jan 28, 2026

Ottawa remains open to deal with Meta to restore news to Facebook, Instagram
OTTAWA - Canada continues to be open to a deal to bring news back to Meta's platforms, including Facebook, a spokesperson for Culture Minister Marc Miller said Wednesday. Meta removed news from Facebo...
Jan 28, 2026

B.C.-based Pattison says it didn't know Virginia warehouse was to become ICE facility
ASHLAND, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES - A gigantic warehouse across the street from an outdoor equipment store has become a flashpoint in Virginia as the U.S. grapples with the Trump administration's immig...
Jan 28, 2026

Food inspection agency to cut more than 1,300 jobs, says union
OTTAWA - The union representing employees at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said staff have been told 1,371 agency jobs will be cut as part of the government's cost-cutting exercise. The Agricult...
Jan 28, 2026

Fact File: Canadian café caught in false claim about refusing straight patrons
Recent social media posts claimed a caf in "Manchester" owned by a transgender man and non-binary woman planned to exclusively serve "non-binary and semibisexual people." The story is fake, but it use...
Jan 28, 2026

Feds select former B.C. chief electoral officer to oversee foreign influence registry
OTTAWA - The Liberal government has chosen Anton Boegman, a former chief electoral officer of British Columbia, to administer the planned federal foreign influence transparency registry. Boegman's pro...
Jan 28, 2026