Category Archives: Canada
Port of Montreal expansion had inadequate consultation on endangered fish: Bloc MP
OTTAWA - Ottawa oversaw an inadequate consultation on mitigation plans for an endangered fish species threatened by the Port of Montreal expansion, a Bloc Qubcois MP charged on Monday. Officials from ...
Nov 17, 2025
'Truly incredible': Commuters impressed with new branch of Montreal's rail network
MONTREAL - Fifteen-year-old Dustin Flores-Ranger says he's taken a ride on the new branch of Montreal's light-rail network for three consecutive days - since the extension opened to the public over th...
Nov 17, 2025
Hollywood star Richard Gere brings Tibet advocacy to Parliament Hill
OTTAWA - Hollywood actor Richard Gere said Monday Canada shouldn't pivot to a stronger relationship with China in response to its strained relationship with the United States. Gere, who was on Parliam...
Nov 17, 2025
Saskatchewan Roughriders return home, celebrate Grey Cup with cheering fans in Regina
REGINA - The Grey Cup champion Saskatchewan Roughriders are back home, hoisting the CFL's top prize in front of cheering fans outside Regina's Mosaic Stadium. The crowd, wearing their green and white ...
Nov 17, 2025
Chief finds missing jacket adorned with honours, family history in Montreal airport
OTTAWA - A Mi'kmaw hereditary chief's missing jacket has been found after an extensive search of the Montreal airport where it was misplaced. Adorned with a medal presented to him for the Order of Can...
Nov 17, 2025
Premiers say they had positive meeting with PM, hint that tariff relief is coming
OTTAWA - New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt says premiers had a "productive" meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney today, mainly to discuss the federal budget and progress on tariff talks with the Uni...
Nov 17, 2025
Murder suspect says assault sentence 'doesn't matter' next to how he tortures himself
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia man accused of killing Bailey McCourt says it "doesn't matter" how long he is sentenced to serve in a separate case where he is accused of assault by strangling and ut...
Nov 17, 2025
All five NDP leadership candidates qualify for debate in Montreal next month
OTTAWA - The NDP says all five official candidates will be on the debate stage in Montreal later this month, now that the first fundraising deadline has passed. Candidates had until last Friday to mak...
Nov 17, 2025
Calls for justice system reform follow release of man who killed two Indigenous women
OTTAWA - An advocate for murdered and missing Indigenous women said Monday the release of a man who killed two women in Manitoba is another outrage from a justice system that victimizes Indigenous wom...
Nov 17, 2025
2 Montreal transit unions have tentative agreements, but still no deal for 2 others
MONTRAL - Two Montreal public transit unions have reached tentative agreements with their employer, while two others are still without a deal. The union representing 1,300 administrative and technical...
Nov 17, 2025