Category Archives: Canada
Canada's crypto tax crackdown reaps millions. So why no criminal charges?
VANCOUVER - A team of Canada Revenue Agency "cryptoasset auditors" has been mining a rich seam of unpaid taxes, working on more than 200 files and reaping more $100 million in the last three years. Wh...
Dec 07, 2025
Alberta's Smith says courts should not be gatekeepers on constitutional questions
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says anyone seeking an independence referendum should not have "gatekeepers," like the courts, standing in their way. Smith was asked about the independence q...
Dec 06, 2025
Soccer fans buzzing as World Cup schedule announced for Toronto, Vancouver
VICTORIA - Foreign nationals in Vancouver and Toronto are buzzing with excitement as the cities gear up to host a slate of national teams as part of the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup. The full schedule of...
Dec 06, 2025
Thirty-six years after Polytechnique attack killing 14 women, a duty to do more
MONTREAL - Montrealers and others across the country paused to pay tribute Saturday to the 14 women who were murdered at Polytechnique Montral 36 years ago simply because they were women. The prime mi...
Dec 06, 2025
Indigenous artifacts from the Vatican collection return to Canada
MONTREAL - First Nations, Inuit and Mtis leaders welcomed back dozens of Indigenous artifacts released from the Vatican collection at Montreal's airport Saturday. The 62 items will ultimately be retur...
Dec 06, 2025
Russian dissidents call on Ottawa to resettle their peers facing deportation in U.S.
OTTAWA - Prominent Russian democracy activists are urging Ottawa to resettle dozens of their peers who tried to claim asylum in the U.S. and now face deportation and imprisonment in Russia. The activi...
Dec 06, 2025
Search for grizzly behind 'extraordinary attack' on B.C. school group is called off
Conservation officers in British Columbia are no longer actively trying to capture the grizzly bear responsible for last month's "extraordinary attack" on a group of schoolchildren and teachers that l...
Dec 05, 2025
First military procurements managed by Defence Investment Agency revealed
OTTAWA - The federal government has disclosed the first eight projects to be managed by the new Defence Investment Agency. The large military procurements include Canada's next fleet of submarines, Ar...
Dec 05, 2025
Canada drops terror sanctions on Syria and its interim government
OTTAWA - Canada is dropping its terror listing for the group that has governed Syria since the ouster of dictator Bashar Assad one year ago. Syria is no longer listed as a state supporter of terrorism...
Dec 05, 2025
Fact File: Video of chained Mustang 'stolen' from Brampton, Ont. driveway is a skit
A video posted to social media in December appeared to show a Brampton, Ont. man filming the chained-up bumper of his Mustang - the only part of the vehicle that remained after a supposed theft. While...
Dec 05, 2025