Category Archives: Canada
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
Chiefs warn they'll fight any assault on First Nations rights in major projects push
OTTAWA - First Nations chiefs say they'll oppose any actions by federal and provincial governments to expedite major projects that would undermine their rights and environmental protections. They pass...
Jul 15, 2026
Bank of Canada holds key rate steady as confidence grows in economic rebound
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada struck a somewhat optimistic tone about the economy after holding its policy rate steady on Wednesday but officials warned that instability in the Middle East is still weig...
Jul 15, 2026
Illegal harvest of Yukon sheep leads to $100,000 in fines against Alaskan hunters
Officials from the Yukon and Alaska say two thinhorn sheep that were harvested illegally in the Canadian territory have been returned, following the resolution of a cross-border poaching case that res...
Jul 14, 2026
300 jobs lost as Canfor closes pulp mill outside Prince George, B.C.
VANCOUVER - Forestry company Canfor announced Tuesday its plan to permanently close its Northwood pulp mill outside Prince George, B.C., resulting in the loss of 300 jobs. A statement from the Vancouv...
Jul 14, 2026
Two dead, one hurt in helicopter crash on B.C. central coast
PORT MCNEILL - A British Columbia helicopter company says two people are dead and one person is injured after one of its aircraft went down on the central coast during forestry operations. West Coast ...
Jul 14, 2026
Anand offers Brazil $125M in energy financing, seals wildfire pact amid trade talks
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has announced $125 million in financing for sustainable infrastructure in Brazil, a country she describes as one of Canada's closest partners on the globa...
Jul 14, 2026
Psychiatric chief believes suspect in B.C. RCMP officer's death still unfit for trial
COQUITLAM - B.C.'s director of forensic psychiatric services believes the man accused of first-degree murder in the killing of RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang in a Burnaby, B.C., park in 2022 remains unfit f...
Jul 14, 2026
Vast John Horgan Dam is a monument to engineering, as well as NDP's shifting stance
FORT ST. JOHN - The scale of the John Horgan Dam, the most costly engineering project in British Columbia history, is hard to fathom until up close. The crest of the dam is more than one kilometre lon...
Jul 14, 2026
Toronto festival shooting raises safety fears, even as gun violence has declined
TORONTO - Deadly gunfire at one of Toronto's most popular street festivals has intensified fears over gun violence and raised questions about the level of safety at community events, even as police sa...
Jul 14, 2026