Category Archives: Canada

Canada's next national census set for May 2026
OTTAWA - The next Canadian census will be held in May 2026. The federal cabinet has issued an order fixing the date for the census and the questions it will ask. The last census was held in 2021 and w...
Jun 23, 2025

Convicted killer, 62, escapes from Archambault Institution in Quebec
MONTREAL - Correctional Service Canada says a convicted killer has escaped from a prison in Quebec's Laurentians region. Staff discovered Richard Plourde was missing from his minimum security unit at ...
Jun 23, 2025

B.C. professor trapped in Iran says Canada has offered 'almost nothing' to help
A British Columbia professor who is trapped in Iran says he's been told by officials there's "almost nothing" the Canadian government can do to help him and his family. Simon Fraser University enginee...
Jun 23, 2025

Orcas use kelp tools to groom and bond off B.C.'s coast, study suggests
In pricey spas, kelp facials and body wraps can set the esthetically inclined human back hundreds of dollars. But in the Salish Sea off British Columbia, southern resident killer whales are also using...
Jun 23, 2025

In the news today: Carney in Brussels for EU-Canada summit
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney in Brussels for EU-Canada summit Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Belgium today, where he will visit a ...
Jun 23, 2025

Heat warning still in effect as Ontario and Quebec battle scorching temperatures
TORONTO - Much of Ontario and southwestern Quebec will continue to bake in high temperatures Monday and Tuesday as a heat dome lingers over the region. Environment Canada issued a heat warning for the...
Jun 23, 2025

Prime Minister Carney in Brussels today for EU-Canada summit
BRUSSELS - Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Belgium today, where he will visit a military cemetery before meeting with European Union leaders at an EU-Canada summit. Carney said on social media Sunday...
Jun 23, 2025

Carney says Middle East 'highly volatile' after U.S. strikes Iran, calls for calm
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney called for de-escalation on Sunday after the United States carried out strikes against three Iranian nuclear sites earlier in the day. Carney issued a social media ...
Jun 22, 2025

Receiver planning sale of Yukon gold mine involved in contaminant release disaster
The court-appointed receiver of a Yukon gold mine that suffered a catastrophic heap-leach facility failure last year says it plans to sell the mine and will be seeking approval within the week to star...
Jun 22, 2025

Airmedic suspends operations after Quebec helicopter crash leaves four missing
NATASHQUAN - A search has resumed for four people who are missing after a medical transport helicopter crashed on Quebec's North Shore during a rescue operation. The Airmedic helicopter was involved i...
Jun 22, 2025