Category Archives: Canada
Smith tells First Nations chiefs to 'check themselves' over treason accusation
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Wednesday that a group of Indigenous chiefs need to "check themselves," after they accused her of potential treasonous activity for calling a separation vote. The A...
Jun 17, 2026
Lawyers say language change in First Nations water bill looks to shield government
OTTAWA - Two lawyers say the blurring of language on the right of First Nations to clean drinking water in a new bill serves as a shield for the federal government as it argues against that right in c...
Jun 17, 2026
Trump says he would 'rather not' have CUSMA, offers conflicting message on its future
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he would rather not have the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement in place and offered a confusing message on the trade pact's future. "We do bette...
Jun 17, 2026
'Electrical non-compliances' found at B.C. waterpark where kids were burned
CULTUS LAKE - The agency that oversees safety at B.C. amusement parks says investigators have found "electrical non compliances" at Cultus Lake Waterpark where a group of 12 schoolchildren suffered el...
Jun 17, 2026
Police ethics commissioner reviewing Montreal racism allegations
MONTREAL - Quebec's police ethics commissioner says it is reviewing a complaint about serious allegations of racism and misconduct by Montreal police officers filed by a civil rights advocacy group. T...
Jun 17, 2026
Conservative MP's bill on intimate partner violence becomes law
OTTAWA - Canada will take a harder stance on intimate partner violence after a Conservative MP's private member's bill became law Wednesday. The Criminal Code will soon be updated to allow the killer ...
Jun 17, 2026
IRCC pauses processing some citizenship by descent cases as department probes issues
OTTAWA - The immigration department says it has temporarily paused the finalization of some new citizenship by descent applications after "a few dozen" people were told their issued citizenship certif...
Jun 17, 2026
Vast majority of British Columbians support local water restrictions, poll suggests
OTTAWA - A new poll released Wednesday suggests 90 per cent of people in B.C. support local water restrictions. Leger surveyed 1,512 Canadians between June 12 and June 15, including 206 residents of B...
Jun 17, 2026
Quebec-based RCMP officer charged with uttering threats against U.S. President Trump
MONTREAL - The RCMP say one of their officers in Quebec has been charged with threatening U.S. President Donald Trump on social media. In a news release, RCMP say Evenson Dumerlus, 34, of St-Jean-sur-...
Jun 17, 2026
Saskatchewan Conservative MP Cathay Wagantall to resign before fall sitting
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Cathay Wagantall says she plans to resign her seat in the House of Commons at the end of the summer. Wagantall, who has represented the riding of Yorkton-Melville since 2015, ...
Jun 17, 2026