Category Archives: Canada
NDP's Nenshi supportive of public cash for Alberta pipeline, wants honesty from Smith
Alberta's Opposition NDP leader says Premier Danielle Smith's plan for a new pipeline has his support, but he's calling on her to be honest about how much taxpayers could be on the hook for it. Naheed...
Jul 03, 2026
Heartbroken girlfriend of B.C. captain tells of close call days before deadly sinking
RICHMOND - The heartbroken girlfriend of a young charter boat captain feared drowned in a deadly sinking in B.C. waters last Sunday says she was aboard the vessel two days earlier when a broken door s...
Jul 03, 2026
B.C. boosting community coroners' pay by 55%, job ad reveals
Community coroners in British Columbia have been given a 55 per cent pay boost as the BC Coroners Service looks to fill vacancies in dozens of communities across the province. The wage increase to $49...
Jul 03, 2026
Rights council seeks unity that Jewish, Muslim envoys couldn't achieve: Miller
OTTAWA - Heritage Minister Marc Miller says the government's widely criticized advisory council on inclusion is meant to unify Canadians in a way previous federal envoys tasked with tackling antisemit...
Jul 03, 2026
Environmental groups wanted to see clear decarbonization commitment in pipeline plan
OTTAWA - Environmental groups say they wanted to see a more concrete commitment to decarbonization in the proposal put forward for a pipeline to the B.C. coast backed by the Alberta and federal govern...
Jul 03, 2026
Environmentalists have mixed reactions to Quebec-Ottawa caribou funding deal
MONTREAL - Environmentalists are divided on whether a new funding deal reached between Quebec and the federal government is a meaningful first step to saving the province's dwindling caribou herds or ...
Jul 03, 2026
The Latest from the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada
The latest from the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada. All times are Eastern: 11:33 p.m. Jhon Arias's goal in the 14th minute stood as the winner as Colombia defeated Ghana 1-0 to advance to the Round of ...
Jul 03, 2026
35,000 hydro clients in Quebec, Ontario without power after severe storms
MONTREAL - Roughly 35,000 clients were without power in Ontario and Quebec on Friday afternoon after severe thunderstorms swept across Central Canada, which was already dealing with sweltering tempera...
Jul 03, 2026
Canadian country star Tommy Hunter dies at 89; hosted long-running TV variety show
Tommy Hunter, a fixture in Canadian living rooms for decades with his long-running CBC TV show, has died at age 89. The London, Ont., native is best known for hosting his music show "The Tommy Hunter ...
Jul 03, 2026
Ottawa to weigh guardrails, alternatives to 'contentious' Labour Code tool: Hajdu
OTTAWA - The federal government is exploring possible guardrails or alternatives to using what she says is a "contentious" section of the Labour Code that allows Ottawa to intervene in bitter bargaini...
Jul 03, 2026