Category Archives: Canada
LGBTQ+, women groups brace for funding cuts as Ottawa looks to trim spending
OTTAWA - LGBTQ+ and women's groups say they're bracing for funding cuts in November's budget. The federal minister overseeing Ottawa's gender policy has urged activists to speak out, and LGBTQ+ and wo...
Sep 28, 2025
Carney returns to Canada from U.K. trip of meetings and rugby
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has returned to Ottawa after a trip to London that saw him meet with four other prime ministers and attend the Women's Rugby World Cup final. Carney says that his m...
Sep 28, 2025
One in custody after 14-hour shelter-in-place order in Iqaluit: RCMP
IQALUIT - RCMP in Iqaluit have lifted a nearly 14-hour shelter-in-place that started after shots were fired from a home on Tasilik Street. RCMP say officers received reports of shots being fired from ...
Sep 27, 2025
'Devastated:' Family, friends hold vigil for 15-year-old boy fatally shot by police
LONGUEUIL - Family and friends of a 15-year-old who was shot and killed by police on Montreal's South Shore united in grief on Saturday as they held a vigil in honour of a teen who died too soon. Noor...
Sep 27, 2025
Issues remain in Quebec health system, 5 years after Joyce Echaquan's death: advocate
MONTRAL - Five years after Joyce Echaquan died tragically in a Quebec hospital room, there is still work to be done to improve the treatment of Indigenous people in the province's health system, polit...
Sep 27, 2025
An Alberta farm is home to Beef, the world's tallest steer
VULCAN, ALBERTA, CANADA - It was love at first sight when Jasmine Entz locked eyes with Beef's scrawny, slimy body covered in straw that had emerged from the womb at the first slip of dawn in August 2...
Sep 27, 2025
RCMP needs resources to fight foreign interference, Mounties tell Carney government
OTTAWA - The RCMP has warned the federal public safety minister it faces "resourcing challenges" when it comes to tackling the threat of foreign interference. The message comes as the Mounties and oth...
Sep 27, 2025
Carney says international meetings are 'necessary' to opening new markets
LONDON - Prime Minister Mark Carney said his recent international trips and meetings with world leaders are "necessary" to opening new markets for Canadian products. On a four-day trip to London, Carn...
Sep 26, 2025
Man suing estate of Indigenous artist Norval Morrisseau denies estate's claims
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia man who is suing the estate of acclaimed Indigenous artist Norval Morrisseau alleging he was sexually assaulted by the painter disputes claims made by the estate in resp...
Sep 26, 2025
At AI conference, old-school telcos pitch cutting-edge digital 'sovereignty'
MONTREAL - Canada's traditional telecom companies are jockeying for a piece of the federal government's push for "digital sovereignty" in AI. Among the thousands of business executives and tech specia...
Sep 26, 2025