Category Archives: Canada
Carney says U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham was steadfast defender of democracy and freedom
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney offered his condolences to the family of U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham on Sunday, saying he "stood resolutely in defence of democracy and freedom," particularly with Ukr...
Jul 12, 2026
Fear, grief and calls for security after deadly shooting at Toronto street festival
TORONTO - A Toronto street that should have been packed with vendors and dancing people was all but deserted on Sunday after a shooting the night before at the Salsa on St. Clair festival left two peo...
Jul 12, 2026
'Social phenomenon': Fashion saddles up to politics at the Calgary Stampede
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampede is more than a rodeo. It's a runway for western fashion that politicians strut down each year. Politicians of all stripes attend the annual exhibition and rodeo, conside...
Jul 12, 2026
Carney perfects flipping Stampede flapjacks as separatists host similar breakfast
CALGARY - Prime Minister Mark Carney perfected the art of flapjack flipping at a pancake breakfast Sunday as Alberta separatists vying to shed his leadership held a similar event. Carney attended one ...
Jul 12, 2026
'Power hungry': Nuclear renaissance a boon for Canada's mining and reactor sectors
CIGAR LAKE, SASK. - Taryn Roske lost her job twice when the nuclear industry had ground to a halt. The Cameco employee and hundreds of others were laid off from the company's Rabbit Lake mine in north...
Jul 12, 2026
A look at Canada's uranium mining industry and its plan for nuclear plants
CIGAR LAKE, SASK. - After about a decade of stagnation, the nuclear industry is now seeing what some are calling a renaissance. Here's a look at the sector in Canada and its future plans. Canada is th...
Jul 12, 2026
Canada's Senate: A glimpse at the operations of the upper chamber
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney made his first appointments to the Senate on Tuesday, naming four new senators to the upper chamber. They include Carney's principal secretary Tom Pitfield and Cons...
Jul 12, 2026
Weather reprieve ending for crews battling B.C. wildfires as hotter temperatures loom
The BC Wildfire Service says hotter temperatures are on the way, ending a brief weather reprieve for firefighters battling twin blazes in the Fraser Canyon over the weekend. Fire information officer E...
Jul 12, 2026
Ford and Unifor strike tentative deal for three-year labour contract
A new deal has been struck for a three-year labour contract between a union representing Canadian autoworkers and Ford Motor Co.. The tentative agreement covers roughly 5,000 workers at five plants in...
Jul 11, 2026
Two dead, several injured in shooting at Toronto's Salsa on St. Clair festival
TORONTO - An evening of music and dancing at Toronto's Salsa on St. Clair festival ended in chaos on Saturday night after an exchange of gunfire left two men dead, injured several others and sent thou...
Jul 11, 2026