Category Archives: Canada
Leader Currie Dixon says voters wanted change as Yukon Party wins majority government
WHITEHORSE - Yukon Party Leader Currie Dixon says Yukon voters have opted for change by electing what he calls a "strong Yukon Party majority government." Dixon is set to become the Yukon's first prem...
Nov 03, 2025
Four things on Quebec's municipal elections
MONTREAL - Voters in roughly 1,100 municipalities across Quebec chose their local leaders on Sunday. Here are four things to know about the province's municipal election results. Montrealers have vote...
Nov 02, 2025
Former federal minister Soraya Martinez Ferrada elected mayor of Montreal
MONTREAL - Montrealers have chosen Soraya Martinez Ferrada, a Chilean refugee who became a federal minister, as their new mayor in a vote for change that has unseated the city's left-leaning governmen...
Nov 02, 2025
Canada bolsters Indo-Pacific presence with new defence pact with the Philippines
OTTAWA - Defence Minister David McGuinty has signed a defence co-operation agreement with the Philippines, on the final day of a visit meant to strengthen defence relations. The agreement will allow t...
Nov 02, 2025
N.S. opposes Supreme Court ruling to strike minimum sentences for child porn possession
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's justice minister says he has "grave concerns" about a federal Supreme Court decision to strike down mandatory minimum sentences for accessing or possessing child pornography. I...
Nov 02, 2025
'OK to be sad': Hope turns into heartbreak for Blue Jays fans after World Series loss
TORONTO - Many Toronto Blue Jays fans are set to return to work and school on Monday with lingering sadness as the excitement of the World Series wears down. The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Jays 5-4 ...
Nov 02, 2025
How the U.S. Supreme Court's tariff decision could impact Canada
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump's tariff agenda is set to face a major legal hurdle in the U.S. Supreme Court this week but no matter the ruling, it will not spare Canada from all of the president's devasta...
Nov 02, 2025
PM Carney was advised to push back on Trump if provoked in April call, memo shows
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney was counselled to push back during an April call with Donald Trump if the U.S. president revived his complaints about border security, fentanyl from Canada or low d...
Nov 02, 2025
Mark Carney's first budget plots a sharp departure from past fiscal plans
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is getting ready to table its first budget this week - one that will be markedly different from budgets of the past. "This one is important for a bunch...
Nov 02, 2025
Roots CEO Meghan Roach caught Bo Bichette's home run ball in decisive Game 7
TORONTO - The Blue Jays fan who caught Bo Bichette's home run ball in the third inning of the clinching World Series game on Saturday just happens to be the head of another iconic Canadian brand. Megh...
Nov 01, 2025