Category Archives: Canada
Tory MP says 4,000 letters sent urging Carney to amend Indian Act status rules
OTTAWA - A Conservative MP says more than 4,000 letters have been sent to the House of Commons committee on Indigenous issues demanding that the federal government immediately change the way First Nat...
Jun 10, 2026
'Unthinkable': Child driver of utility vehicle, 7, and boy, 8, dead in B.C. rollover
POUCE COUPE - The mayor of a small British Columbia village says news of two children dying in a rollover accident involving a utility terrain vehicle has been "devastating." Pouce Coupe Mayor Daniell...
Jun 10, 2026
Canada launches new preventive health advisory committee after disbanding task force
OTTAWA - The federal government has launched a new advisory committee on preventive health care more than a year after pausing the work of a task force that had come under fire for failing to keep up ...
Jun 10, 2026
Carney says 'no big drama' on Gordie Howe Bridge — but opening may take a bit longer
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney insisted Wednesday there is "no big drama" surrounding the status of the Gordie Howe International Bridge - but it may take longer to open than anticipated. "We are...
Jun 10, 2026
Senate committee report calls for better co-ordination of wildfire response
OTTAWA - Canada needs to create an office to co-ordinate responses to wildfire emergencies and fund a new national fleet of modern firefighting aircraft, says a new Senate report released Wednesday. T...
Jun 10, 2026
Carney chairs virtual meeting with the premiers as CUSMA talks loom on horizon
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney chaired a virtual meeting with the premiers Wednesday afternoon as his government prepared for major trade talks with the U.S. and Mexico. A statement from the Prim...
Jun 10, 2026
In the news today: Digital safety bill, interest rate decision, OPP officer killed
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Digital safety bill banning kids under 16 from social media to be introduced today The federal government wil...
Jun 10, 2026
Man charged in death of constable in northern Ontario had escaped from hospital: OPP
Ontario Provincial Police say the suspect charged in the death of a constable in northern Ontario had escaped from a hospital, where he was being assessed under the Mental Health Act. OPP Commissioner...
Jun 10, 2026
Ottawa moves to bar kids under 16 from social media, regulate chatbots
OTTAWA - The Liberal government's new online safety legislation would force social media to block access for kids under 16, though platforms will be able to obtain an exemption if they put sufficient ...
Jun 10, 2026
For Bosnian Canadians, opening World Cup match in Toronto is 'much more than a game'
TORONTO - Days before the start of FIFA World Cup, brothers Adis and Amir Mrakovic sat outside their deli with Bosnian coffees in copper pots on the table, watching a staff member hang a Bosnian flag ...
Jun 10, 2026