Category Archives: Canada

In the news today: Air Canada flight attendants picketing at airports
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Air Canada flight attendants picketing at airports Air Canada flight attendants are expected to picket at airp...
Aug 11, 2025

Many public servants ran for federal office in the spring — only one of them made it
OTTAWA - Out of the many federal public servants who ran as candidates in the last federal election, only one was elected: Caroline Desrochers, the Liberal member of Parliament for Trois-Rivires, Que....
Aug 11, 2025

Study maps 'megathrust' quake zone off northern B.C., but risk may be far in future
Scientists have captured the first detailed images of the meeting of two tectonic plates off the coast of northern British Columbia, an area they say has the potential to generate the largest "megathr...
Aug 11, 2025

Voters head to polls for closely watched Quebec byelection in Arthabaska
MONTREAL - Voters are heading to the polls today for a closely watched Quebec byelection in which the leader of the provincial Conservative party is vying to win his first legislature seat. Conservati...
Aug 11, 2025

Air Canada flight attendants picketing at 4 major airports on national day of action
TORONTO - Air Canada flight attendants are expected to picket at airports in four major Canadian cities on Monday in what their union is calling a national day of action. The Canadian Union of Public ...
Aug 11, 2025

Stifling heat forecast in Ontario, Quebec, Atlantic provinces and parts of B.C.
Another day of punishing heat and humidity is expected to hit Ontario, Quebec and the four Atlantic provinces. A heat warning from Environment Canada remains in effect for all of southern Ontario, str...
Aug 11, 2025

Rainbow flags and politics on display at Montreal pride parade
MONTREAL - Downtown Montreal was awash with rainbow flags as thousands of LGBTQ+ community members and their supporters took to the streets for the annual Pride parade. Cheering crowds lined the stree...
Aug 10, 2025

Carney maintains positive approval rating despite summer cooldown: poll
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's popularity may be cooling off in the summer but remains broadly positive, a new poll from Abacus Data suggests. The Carney-led Liberal government's approval ratin...
Aug 10, 2025

Indigenous groups question government funding for Métis Nation of Ontario
OTTAWA - First Nations in Ontario and the Manitoba Mtis Federation say nearly $1 billion in federal funding went to a group they allege is fraudulently claiming Mtis identity. The Chiefs of Ontario, w...
Aug 10, 2025

'No safety rules': Concerns grow as AI-generated videos spread hate online
At first it appears to be a quirky video clip generated by artificial intelligence to make people laugh. In it, a hairy Bigfoot wearing a cowboy hat and a vest emblazoned with the American flag sits b...
Aug 10, 2025