Category Archives: Canada

U.S. foreign policy causes shift for G20, Ukraine allies at South Africa summit
JOHANNESBURG - The world's most influential nations gathered in South Africa to work around Washington's disruptive foreign policy Saturday, reaching consensus on issues like climate change and gender...
Nov 22, 2025

Vatican's return of Indigenous artifacts applauded, but is it really a gift?
When the Vatican announced this month that Pope Leo was giving a "gift" of 62 Indigenous artifacts to Canadian bishops, to be returned to their original communities, some Indigenous leaders celebrated...
Nov 22, 2025

Canada Post reaches deal in principle with union, strike suspended
OTTAWA - Canada Post and the union representing thousands of its mail carriers took their biggest step toward ending a long saga of collective bargaining Friday, agreeing in principle to a set of new ...
Nov 21, 2025

Immigration minister extends pause on new private refugee sponsorships to 2027
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Lena Diab has extended the pause on new applications through the Private Sponsorship for Refugees Program for another 12 months as the department works to clear its backl...
Nov 21, 2025

Class-action lawsuit in plant-based milk recall settled at $6.5M
TORONTO - Canadians who bought or drank recalled plant-based milk linked to a listeria outbreak have reached a $6.5-million settlement with Danone Canada, Wal-Mart Canada Corp., and Intact Insurance C...
Nov 21, 2025

Cargo unloaded from sinking barge off B.C. coast as planning starts for move south
BELLA BELLA - The local First Nation in the vicinity of a sinking barge off the central British Columbia coast says some cargo containers have been moved off the damaged vessel. The Heiltsuk First Nat...
Nov 21, 2025

Grizzly attack on B.C. elementary class is latest in series of encounters
A grizzly bear attack on a group of elementary school students in Bella Coola, B.C., on Thursday is the latest in a number of recent encounters with the animals in British Columbia this year. Several ...
Nov 21, 2025

Canadian workers' free speech fears persist two years after Israel-Hamas war began
During the Israel-Hamas war, a Canadian paramedic was fired, a teacher was put on extended leave and a doctor's residency was suspended. All of them said they were penalized for criticizing Israel on ...
Nov 21, 2025

Carney in South Africa as concerns grow over U.S. boycott of G20
JOHANNESBURG - Prime Minister Mark Carney is in South Africa for a G20 summit overshadowed by a U.S. boycott - and as critics of Canada's Africa strategy closely watch Carney's first trip to the regio...
Nov 21, 2025

Canada Post says another bailout needed as it continues to bleed cash
After starting the year with a $1-billion federal loan, Canada Post says it will need another bailout within a month or two as the Crown corporation hemorrhages cash, putting it on track for its worst...
Nov 21, 2025