Category Archives: Canada

OTTAWA - A ceremony to proclaim the accession of King Charles III as Canada's new head of state will take place Saturday morning at Rideau Hall. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and members of the federa...

Some Canadians from diaspora communities called for the country's independence from the Crown on Friday, saying the death of the Queen is a chance to rethink its ties to the monarchy. More than 50 cou...

HALIFAX - A deputy commissioner of the RCMP told an inquiry today that in May 2020, less than a month after a gunman killed 22 people in Nova Scotia, he opposed informing the public that a police safe...

MONTREAL - Parti Qubcois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says he fully supports a PQ candidate who appeared in an explicit video. St-Pierre Plamondon described Andranne Fiola as "committed" and "brill...

TERREBONNE, Que. - Quebec's police watchdog is investigating the death earlier this week of a 42-year-old man during a police operation involving the RCMP. The Bureau des enqutes indpendantes says it ...

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Aquarium says one of its Stellar sea lions has given birth to a healthy pup. A statement from the aquarium says the birth occurred recently and the male pup, named Natoa, and...

WHITEHORSE - Yukon Premier Sandy Silver says he will not seek another term as MLA for Klondike, and has asked the Yukon Liberal Party to initiate proceedings to select a new leader. Silver says he'll ...

OTTAWA - Health Canada approved Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine today for use in children between six months and four years old. The federal department says after a thorough and independent scientific revie...

WINNIPEG - A massive painting of the Queen that was once a fixture during hockey games and concerts in Winnipeg may soon be on public display again. The painting's owner, Ron D'Errico, says he plans o...

OTTAWA - The Conservative party says the event announcing the next leader scheduled for Saturday will go ahead as planned, but in a more muted way. The Queen's death prompted the party to rethink the ...