Category Archives: Canada

Mountie injured in crash while responding to Manitoba mass stabbing hopes for healing
WINNIPEG - A Mountie seriously injured in a highway crash while responding to a mass stabbing on a Manitoba First Nation says the tragedy will stay with her forever. Cpl. Brianne Bartmanovich, a membe...
Sep 12, 2025

CFIA says ostrich farm report backing stay of cull improperly seeks scientific ruling
OTTAWA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says material submitted by a British Columbia ostrich farm to support another stay of an avian flu cull order for its flock is improper, because it asks th...
Sep 12, 2025

Internal government documents reveal grim housing climate in Canada
OTTAWA - As Ottawa gears up to launch a new agency to build homes faster, internal government documents describe how dire the housing situation has become in Canada. Briefing materials prepared for in...
Sep 12, 2025

G7 finance ministers meet to discuss increasing pressure on Russia
OTTAWA - Canada hosted a virtual meeting of G7 finance ministers today to discuss further measures to increase the pressure on Russia. John Fragos, press secretary for the minister of finance and nati...
Sep 12, 2025

Three accused in alleged anti-government land grab in Quebec opt for jury trial
QUBEC - Three of the four men accused in an alleged anti-government plot to forcibly take possession of land in the Quebec City region have opted for a jury trial. Lawyers for Marc-Aurle Chabot, Rapha...
Sep 12, 2025

School bus fire: Quebec pulls all 1,200 Lion electric buses off roads for inspection
MONTRAL - Schools across Quebec have been forced to cancel bus service after the government pulled all of the roughly 1,200 Lion electric buses in the province off the roads. The provincial government...
Sep 12, 2025

Ministers ask senior officials to review procurement contracts, find savings
OTTAWA - Canada's ministers of finance and procurement have given officials in charge of most federal contracting 45 days to come up with a plan to review all existing and planned federal contracts to...
Sep 12, 2025

In the news today: Canada Post union to give update on negotiations
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Canada Post union to give update on negotiations The union representing Canada Post workers is set to give an ...
Sep 12, 2025

Some public service jobs will be cut as Ottawa adopts AI: chief data officer
OTTAWA - Ottawa's chief data officer says he thinks the introduction of artificial intelligence to federal government operations will lead to "some" job cuts in the public service. In a recent intervi...
Sep 12, 2025

Canada Post union set to give update on postal service bargaining saga
OTTAWA - The union representing Canada Post workers is set to give an update this morning on negotiations with the Crown corporation. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says it will hold a press con...
Sep 12, 2025