Category Archives: Canada

Was that Colonel Sanders behind home plate at the Blue Jays game?
No, your eyes weren't deceiving you, Jays fans. That was Colonel Sanders behind the plate. A man looking very much like founder of KFC, right down the white suit, hair, mustache and Van Dyke beard, wa...
Oct 26, 2025

Residents say Port of Montreal expansion in Contrecoeur unnecessary, harmful
MONTREAL - Dozens of residents of a town northeast of Montreal where the Port of Montreal wants to expand capacity at a container facility say the project is unnecessary and harmful. Residents demonst...
Oct 26, 2025

B.C. public service union announces tentative deal to end strike after 8 weeks
BURNABY - The B.C. General Employees' Union says it will recommend that its members vote to accept a tentative deal reached with the provincial government to bring an end to strike action, while a uni...
Oct 26, 2025

Quebecers have a chance to cast an early ballot ahead of Nov. 2 municipal election
MONTREAL - Advance polls are open across 1,100 Quebec municipalities, just one week shy of the provincewide Nov. 2 vote. Polls will be open today between noon and 8 p.m., but many citizens have not re...
Oct 26, 2025

NDP leadership candidates working on French ahead of first debate in Montreal
OTTAWA - The NDP leadership contenders are working on their French language skills as they prepare to meet for their first debate on Nov. 27 in Montreal, expected to be held primarily in French. The o...
Oct 26, 2025

Blue Jays fans show off classic Canadian kindness to opposing teams
TORONTO - A viral Reddit thread has prompted over 150 Blue Jays fans to donate to the Seattle Children's Hospital. In a comment from Oct. 20, Reddit user @brownmagician posted that they would make a d...
Oct 26, 2025

Fear, relief, anguish: Reliving the emotion of the 1995 Quebec referendum
MONTREAL - Louise Harel cried only once during the 1995 Quebec referendum. It was in the middle of the campaign, when she saw internal polling that showed the sovereigntists in the lead. Then a Parti ...
Oct 26, 2025

Witches and warlocks take part in 'magical' day on Fredericton lake for Halloween
FREDERICTON - Jane Ostrovsky glided on Fredericton's Killarney Lake, her paddle board barely rippling the surface of the water. A skeleton and the carcass of its feline friend along with a fuzzy spide...
Oct 26, 2025

Opponents in rural Nova Scotia challenge cabinet decision on whale sanctuary project
HALIFAX - A group of landowners in eastern Nova Scotia is speaking out for the first time about their opposition to an ambitious plan to build North America's first coastal refuge for whales retired f...
Oct 26, 2025

Carney tells ASEAN summit Canada respects trade rules, as Trump threatens new tariffs
KUALA LUMPUR - Prime Minister Mark Carney took a veiled shot at the Trump administration's trade policy on Sunday, highlighting Canada's reliability and steadiness without naming the United States or ...
Oct 26, 2025