Category Archives: Canada
Quebec and Alberta plan to work together to integrate AI in government
MONTREAL - The Quebec and Alberta governments plan to work together to implement artificial intelligence in public administration, which Quebec's cybersecurity minister says will help both provinces b...
Jul 15, 2026
Chiefs call on feds to criminalize residential school denialism as hate speech
OTTAWA - First Nations chiefs say the federal government is enabling residential school denialism by failing to make it a crime. The chiefs passed an emergency resolution at the Assembly of First Nati...
Jul 15, 2026
Montreal hospital livestreams surgeries for educational purposes
MONTRAL - A Montreal hospital is livestreaming complex eye surgeries to give medical trainees a real-time window into the operating room. The Angus Centre for outpatient ophthalmic surgery at the Mais...
Jul 15, 2026
Canada is not banning produce imports amid U.S. cyclosporiasis outbreak, CFIA says
TORONTO - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said it is not considering restrictions on fresh produce imports from the United States, where thousands have been infected with a diarrhea-causing parasi...
Jul 15, 2026
Feds announce new members of Senate appointments advisory board
OTTAWA - A week after Prime Minister Mark Carney announced his first picks for the Red Chamber, the federal government named almost a dozen people to its Independent Advisory Board for Senate Appointm...
Jul 15, 2026
Do masks help? What about air conditioning? What to know about wildfire smoke protection
TORONTO - Many parts of Ontario, including the Greater Toronto Area, are under an Environment Canada air quality warning as smoke from wildfires in northwestern Ontario drift south. "Smoke from wildfi...
Jul 15, 2026
'Apocalypse now?' Wildfire smoke turns Toronto sky orange, prompts air quality alerts
Smoke from northern Ontario wildfires turned Toronto's skyline an eerie shade of orange Wednesday as air quality warnings across southern parts of the province raised health concerns and prompted outd...
Jul 15, 2026
Feds, most provinces get top marks on internal trade — but more work to be done
OTTAWA - The federal government has gone from a C student to top of the class in its work to advance internal trade between provinces, says the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. In the fede...
Jul 15, 2026
In the news today: U.S.-Iran tensions grow, rate decision, chiefs gather in Ottawa
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Tehran threatens to halt all Mideast energy exports after U.S. reimposes its blockade on Iran Iranian state m...
Jul 15, 2026
Hamilton city council rejects one-year pause on AI data centres
Hamilton city councillors rejected on Wednesday a temporary pause on new data centres that was eyed as a possible model for other municipalities amid the artificial intelligence boom. The city would h...
Jul 15, 2026