Category Archives: Canada
Prolonged drought stunts the renowned wild blueberry crop in the Maritimes
HALIFAX - This summer's prolonged drought across Atlantic Canada has had a costly impact on wild blueberry growers in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Donald Arseneault, general manager of the NB Bluebe...
Sep 30, 2025
Nigel Wright, former chief of staff to Stephen Harper, has died at age 62
OTTAWA - Nigel Wright, a longtime Canadian businessman and former top aide to prime minister Stephen Harper, has died. Onex, the private equity firm where Wright worked for nearly three decades, annou...
Sep 30, 2025
Corrective to Sept. 29 story about Gilbert Rozon civil trial
A story published by The Canadian Press on Sept. 29 about a civil trial involving Quebec impresario Gilbert Rozon incorrectly reported that Quebec Superior Court Justice Chantal Tremblay would have si...
Sep 30, 2025
Trump hits Canadian lumber producers with additional 10 per cent tariff
U.S. President Donald Trump has issued new tariffs that could add further pressure on Canadian producers of softwood lumber and furniture. A presidential proclamation on Monday evening set out a 10 pe...
Sep 30, 2025
Trump says a U.S. government shutdown is 'likely' — here's what could happen
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that a federal government shutdown is "likely," with Congress deadlocked ahead of a midnight deadline to pass legislation to keep it running. "Not...
Sep 30, 2025
Quebec police say two arrested in connection with $1.8 million in stolen vehicles
MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police say two men have appeared in court in the theft of vehicles in the Montreal area worth $1.8 million. They say the suspects, aged 40 and 59, turned themselves in at ...
Sep 30, 2025
As public service cuts loom, local Ottawa agency eyes growing defence industry
OTTAWA - With the prospect of public service cuts looming over the capital, an Ottawa economic development agency is making a pitch for federal help to grow out the local defence industry and turn it ...
Sep 30, 2025
Moderator on Smith's Alberta Next panel sorry for saying teen should be spanked
EDMONTON - The executive director of Premier Danielle Smith's office says he's sorry for publicly calling for a high school student to be spanked. Bruce McAllister's social media apology Tuesday came ...
Sep 30, 2025
Quebec Chinese community members want answers after RCMP ends 'police station' probe
MONTREAL - Chinese Montrealers say they have been left with many questions after the RCMP closed an investigation into two community centres suspected of acting as clandestine police stations for the ...
Sep 30, 2025
Canadian energy minister, Alberta premier disappointed with Imperial Oil job cuts
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says Imperial Oil's "very disappointing" plan to lay off roughly 20 per cent of its workforce by 2027 reinforces the need to build more pipelines. Smith is blaming Ottaw...
Sep 30, 2025