Category Archives: Canada
Hundreds line up near Edmonton to sign petition calling for vote on separation
STONY PLAIN - An hour after the doors opened Thursday at a community centre west of Edmonton, an employee poked her head in to make sure the crowd was still under its 650-person fire capacity. Inside ...
Jan 22, 2026
Quebec pushes back greenhouse gas reduction target by five years to 2035
QUBEC - The Quebec government announced Thursday that it's pushing back its greenhouse gas reduction target by five years to protect the economy and jobs, as environmental groups warned that the delay...
Jan 22, 2026
Myles Gray police-beating death hearing in B.C. adjourned due to hot-mic obscenity
VANCOUVER - A public hearing into the 2015 police beating death of Myles Gray that got underway in Vancouver this week has been adjourned because a lawyer used a strong obscenity to describe someone i...
Jan 22, 2026
Parents of Canadian held in Syria urge Ottawa to act as prisoners are sent to Iraq
OTTAWA - The mother of a Canadian man detained in Syria says he risks going from "one legal black hole into another" as prisoners in the strife-torn country are transferred to Iraq. Sally Lane has bee...
Jan 22, 2026
La Loche marks 10 years since mass shooting in northern Saskatchewan
LA LOCHE - A high school in northern Saskatchewan where a deadly shooting took place was open for the first time in a decade on the anniversary of the tragedy. Dene High School in La Loche, about 600 ...
Jan 22, 2026
New Coalition Avenir Québec leader and Quebec premier will be chosen April 12
QUBEC - The Coalition Avenir Qubec will choose Premier Franois Legault's successor on April 12. The party says the leadership race starts today and candidates have until Feb. 21 to submit their applic...
Jan 22, 2026
First Nations-owned Vancouver Island wood chip plant set to close in March
ALERT BAY - A wood chip plant on Vancouver Island that's majority-owned by a First Nation in British Columbia and was acquired with help from provincial funding, says it is closing, the latest setback...
Jan 22, 2026
Lutnick calls Carney's speech 'political noise' and cautions Canada on China deal
WASHINGTON - U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick called Prime Minister Mark Carney's speech at the World Economic Forum "political noise" on Thursday and criticized Canada's recent deal with China....
Jan 22, 2026
Chinese envoy says PM's claim that Beijing agreed to visa-free entry not yet official
OTTAWA - China's ambassador in Ottawa says Prime Minister Mark Carney's claim that Beijing is about to lift its visa requirement for Canadians is not yet official, suggesting the move is still under c...
Jan 22, 2026
Ski season saved at Le Massif ski resort in Quebec after workers accept new deal
MONTREAL - A major Quebec ski resort that has been shut down because of a labour dispute will resume operations on Saturday after unionized employees voted in favour of a new deal. The CSN union repre...
Jan 22, 2026