Category Archives: Canada

'I had higher expectations': In tourist town of Banff, G7 felt rather than seen
BANFF - In her hometown of Banff, Alta., Monica Dominguez's experience of the G7 leaders' summit has been defined by the sound of helicopter blades humming from above. "You never hear helicopters here...
Jun 17, 2025

Highlights from the G7 meeting in Kananaskis
OTTAWA - Canada is hosting the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta. Prime Minister Mark Carney has two days of meetings scheduled with world leaders, with discussion topics likely to include trade, the war ...
Jun 16, 2025

Indigenous leaders tell Senate major projects bill moving too fast, call for consults
OTTAWA - The president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami says "Canada's weakness" is publicly saying reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples is of top priority then acting like it isn't when it introduces leg...
Jun 16, 2025

Coast Guard union says crews in the dark about promised expanded 'security mandate'
OTTAWA - A union official who represents marine search and rescue crews said Monday the union was surprised and "blindsided" by Ottawa's decision to move the Canadian Coast Guard from the control of t...
Jun 16, 2025

Border bill raises questions about expanded data sharing with U.S.: Citizen Lab
OTTAWA - An organization that monitors the effect of information flows on human rights says the new federal border security bill appears to "roll out a welcome mat" for expanded data-sharing agreement...
Jun 16, 2025

Rare find: Remains of large, shortfin mako shark found in eastern Nova Scotia
PORT DUFFERIN - A marine animal rescue group has confirmed a rare but unfortunate find on Nova Scotia's eastern shore. The Halifax-based Marine Animal Response Society says the remains of a large, sho...
Jun 16, 2025

Karina Gould gets key committee chair as NDP is frozen out
OTTAWA - House of Commons committees are taking shape for this session of Parliament with a top spot for Liberal Karina Gould and no representation at all for New Democrats. Gould, the MP for Burlingt...
Jun 16, 2025

Former MP Han Dong says he can move on after settling lawsuit against Global News
OTTAWA - Former MP Han Dong says he and his family can finally move on now that his lawsuit against Global News has been settled. A Global report in early 2023, citing unidentified sources, suggested ...
Jun 16, 2025

Weekend rain, cooler conditions allow crews to make progress on B.C. wildfires
Firefighters are marking success in opposite corners of British Columbia after favourable weather this weekend allowed crews to rein in two prominent fires that have triggered evacuation orders and al...
Jun 16, 2025

New Quebec Liberal Leader Pablo Rodriguez says he'll run for seat in 2026 election
QUBEC - The newly elected leader of the Quebec Liberals says he'll wait until the 2026 provincial election to run for a seat in the national assembly. Pablo Rodriguez says he doesn't intend to run in ...
Jun 16, 2025