Category Archives: Canada
Coastal First Nations call on Carney to defend the B.C. tanker ban in pipeline talks
PRINCE RUPERT - Coastal First Nations president Marilyn Slett said she called on Prime Minister Mark Carney in a meeting Tuesday to maintain and protect the oil tanker moratorium in his government's p...
Jan 13, 2026
Chinese-language paper Ming Pao winding up Canadian operations, laying off 60 staff
VANCOUVER - Chinese-language newspaper Ming Pao Daily News, which has newsrooms in Richmond, B.C., and Toronto, is winding up its Canadian operations. A letter from Ming Pao Newspapers (Canada) to the...
Jan 12, 2026
Mental fitness test for suspect in killing of B.C. RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang
VANCOUVER - A judge has ordered a mental fitness assessment for the man accused of killing British Columbia RCMP officer Const. Shaelyn Yang more than three years ago. Jongwon Ham, who appeared in B.C...
Jan 12, 2026
Duct tape and blood: Constable describes death scene at B.C. double murder trial
ABBOTSFORD - A murder trial has heard that Arnold and Joanne De Jong hosted a "joyful" family celebration at their Abbotsford, B.C., home, on May 8, 2022, with a family member later telling police the...
Jan 12, 2026
NASA releases possible launch dates for Artemis II quest with Canada's Jeremy Hansen
NASA has announced possible launch dates for the Artemis II mission, which will include Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen. The agency has identified several roughly two-hour launch windows beginning Fe...
Jan 12, 2026
Liberal MPs leave delegation to Taiwan to 'avoid confusion' as Carney heads to China
OTTAWA - Two Liberal MPs say they are quitting a sponsored trip to Taiwan early to "avoid confusion" about Canada's China policy as Prime Minister Mark Carney prepares to visit Beijing. In a joint sta...
Jan 12, 2026
Officials say Canada unlikely to get Chinese tariffs dropped but can expect progress
OTTAWA - Federal officials briefing reporters ahead of Prime Minister Mark Carney's visit to China say there might be relief coming soon on Chinese tariffs, but not a total end to the dispute with Bei...
Jan 12, 2026
Bank of Canada's Macklem backs U.S. Fed chair Powell amid DOJ probe
OTTAWA - Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem came to the defence of his U.S. counterpart Jerome Powell on Monday as the chair of the Federal Reserve faces a criminal investigation from President Dona...
Jan 12, 2026
Sexual deepfakes on X show need for online regulator, advocates say
OTTAWA - Advocacy groups for women and children say a wave of sexual deepfakes on the social media platform X proves the government needs to create an online regulator. "This highlights the need for r...
Jan 12, 2026
Photographer and news outlet sue RCMP, alleging wrongful arrest at pipeline protest
VANCOUVER - A photographer and the news organization that sent her to cover an anti-pipeline protest in British Columbia are suing the RCMP for wrongful arrest in a case they say has implications for ...
Jan 12, 2026