Category Archives: Canada
Ottawa paid out $190M in federal EV subsidies this year as sales slowed
OTTAWA - Canadians have claimed more than $190 million in federal subsidies this year toward purchases of new electric vehicles. New data from Transport Canada shows 44,315 claims were recorded throug...
Jul 22, 2026
Holt, Kinew say they would defend Canada amid sovereignty push in Alberta, Quebec
CHARLOTTETOWN - The premiers of Manitoba and New Brunswick say they feel a responsibility to defend a united Canada amid separatist forces in Alberta and Quebec. The provincial leaders are making the ...
Jul 22, 2026
Federal agency links Quebec train derailment in December to temperature swings
MONTREAL - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says it could not determine the exact cause of a freight train derailment in northern Quebec last December. The agency says the derailment likely h...
Jul 22, 2026
Smoke and heat warnings cover much of B.C. as Lytton reaches 40 degrees
VANCOUVER - Several municipalities in British Columbia have issued warnings for residents to check in on people who are vulnerable as heat pushing into the high 30s persists across much of the provinc...
Jul 22, 2026
Manitoba Premier Kinew 'willing to entertain' Alberta to Ontario pipeline
CHARLOTTETOWN - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said Wednesday he's open to a west-east pipeline being pitched by his counterparts in Alberta and Ontario. Kinew, speaking to reporters at a meeting of premi...
Jul 22, 2026
Feds should increase federal health funding, but with strings attached: advocates
CHARLOTTETOWN - Advocates are urging the federal government to increase health care funding and impose more conditions on what the provinces can do with that money. Friends of Medicare director Chris ...
Jul 22, 2026
Gordie Howe bridge deal text confirms Canada is splitting toll revenue with U.S.
OTTAWA - The proposed agreement in principle for the Gordie Howe International Bridge confirms that Canada will share half of net toll revenues with the U.S. for the first 15 years. Prime Minister Mar...
Jul 22, 2026
Trump threatens new tariffs on generic drug makers to take effect in two years
U.S. President Donald Trump has set his sights on generic drug imports into the U.S. amid the latest bout of trade tensions between Canada and its southern neighbour. In a social media post, Trump sai...
Jul 22, 2026
Trump's trade czar says he hopes to give Canada CUSMA 'options' by end of year
WASHINGTON - United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Wednesday he hopes to provide "options" by the end of the year to U.S. President Donald Trump, Canada and Mexico on renewing the con...
Jul 22, 2026
National crime rates and crime severity both fell in 2025: StatCan
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada reports that both the rates and severity of crime were down almost across the board in 2025. The agency said Wednesday Canada's crime severity index dropped five per cent la...
Jul 22, 2026