Category Archives: Canada
Montreal mayor-elect is a former refugee who says her victory breaks barriers
MONTREAL - Montreal's mayor-elect said Monday that her background as a child refugee from Chile is proof that people from all over the world can be welcomed and find success in the city - even as the ...
Nov 03, 2025
How it started, how it ended: A chronology of Ontario's ad blitz against U.S. tariffs
OTTAWA - Here is a day-by-day chronology of the controversy over Ontario's advertising campaign against U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods: Tues., Oct. 14: The office of Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the...
Nov 03, 2025
Feds will unveil proposed changes to EV sales mandate this winter, officials say
OTTAWA - The federal government will unveil proposed changes to its electric vehicles sales mandate this winter, federal officials said Monday. Mark Cauchi, director general of energy and transportati...
Nov 03, 2025
Prescription painkillers shortage in Canada expected to continue into new year
TORONTO - Pharmacists say a shortage of medications that contain oxycodone is expected to continue into the new year, while supply of another type of painkiller has increased since a nationwide disrup...
Nov 03, 2025
Former Bloc MP who lost by single vote says she will appeal to Supreme Court
MONTREAL - The former Bloc MP who lost her Quebec riding by a single vote is taking the matter to the Supreme Court of Canada. Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagn says she will appeal a recent Quebec Superior C...
Nov 03, 2025
Data stored in Canada can be subject to foreign courts, government paper warns
OTTAWA - A new government white paper on digital sovereignty says Ottawa can't maintain full control over its data if its data storage supplier is subject to the laws of another country. It warns the ...
Nov 03, 2025
Carney asked Ford 'a couple of times' to pull anti-tariff ad, premier says
TORONTO - Prime Minister Mark Carney called Doug Ford "a couple of times" from Asia to ask him to pull an ad campaign that's being blamed for ending trade talks with the United States, the Ontario pre...
Nov 03, 2025
Sweden to send its royals, industry chiefs in delegation to Canada this month
OTTAWA - Sweden is sending a large delegation of some of its most prominent people to Canada later this month as it seeks closer ties across the Arctic. Rideau Hall says Gov. Gen. Mary Simon will welc...
Nov 03, 2025
Government expects fewer questions on foreign aid from weakened NDP: briefing note
OTTAWA - A Global Affairs Canada briefing note suggests the department expects fewer questions in the House of Commons about possible cuts to foreign aid because of the much-reduced NDP caucus. "A dec...
Nov 03, 2025
Ottawa launching dispute process against Stellantis over auto production relocation
OTTAWA - Ottawa is launching a dispute resolution process against Stellantis over the company's decision to move planned vehicle production from its Brampton, Ont. plant to the U.S., Industry Minister...
Nov 03, 2025