Category Archives: Canada
B.C. police investigate vandalism at CFIA office, drone footage over ostrich pen
SURREY - Mounties in British Columbia have set off separate investigations that may be connected to the cull of hundreds of ostriches last week. Police said Monday that they are looking into a report ...
Nov 10, 2025
Montreal activist Yves Engler officially looking to enter NDP leadership race
OTTAWA - Montreal-based activist Yves Engler is applying to enter the NDP leadership race months after announcing his intention to make a bid. Engler bills himself as an "agitator" and is running for ...
Nov 10, 2025
Quebec premier lays out economic vision, warns economy headed for tough times
BEAUHARNOIS - Quebec Premier Franois Legault showed little interest on Monday to raising immigration levels, saying the way the economy is heading, the province will have more employees than job openi...
Nov 10, 2025
Next batch of national interest major projects to be released Thursday, Carney says
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says the next tranche of projects the government is referring to the Major Projects Office for review will be announced Thursday. Carney revealed the timing while t...
Nov 10, 2025
Competition Bureau says algorithmic rent pricing a concern, but not widespread
OTTAWA - The federal Competition Bureau says it hasn't found evidence that using computer software to recommend rent prices reaches the point of anti-competitive behaviour, but it remains concerned ab...
Nov 10, 2025
'No hope of rehabilitation' for Quebecer who killed 10-year-old in 1994, judge says
MONTREAL - There is "no hope for rehabilitation" for a Quebec man who was convicted of second-degree murder in the killing of a 10-year-old girl north of Montreal in 1994, a judge said Monday as she s...
Nov 10, 2025
Indigenous Services minister says community shouldn't worry about zeros in budget
OTTAWA - The Indigenous Services minister says community leaders shouldn't worry about zeros in the recent federal budget for programs their members rely on. Instead, Mandy Gull-Masty says, those hole...
Nov 10, 2025
Anand says U.S. secretary Rubio has avoided '51st state' chatter as G7 meeting looms
WASHINGTON - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio hasn't repeated President Donald Trump's musings about making Canada the 51st state during their conversation...
Nov 10, 2025
High-risk offender status is unconstitutional in fatal Quebec daycare crash: lawyers
MONTREAL - Lawyers for a Quebec man who killed two children and injured six others when he drove a city bus into a Montreal-area daycare in 2023 say it would be unconstitutional for a judge to declare...
Nov 10, 2025
Canada Post submits overhaul plan to the federal government
OTTAWA - Canada Post has submitted its plan to the federal government to transform its struggling business model into a financially sustainable postal service. Procurement Minister Jol Lightbound unve...
Nov 10, 2025