Category Archives: Canada

Group of investors submits revised offer to buy Quebec-based Lion Electric
MONTREAL - A group of investors has submitted a revised offer to buy Quebec vehicle-maker Lion Electric. A previous offer fell through because it was conditional on government funding, which the provi...
May 12, 2025

Statistics Canada says Canadian-resident return trips from U.S. down again in April
Statistics Canada says preliminary figures for April continue to point to a sharp drop in return trips from the United States by Canadian residents. The agency says the number of Canadian-residents re...
May 12, 2025

In the news today: Liberals win Quebec riding by one vote in recount
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Liberals win Quebec riding by one vote in recount With more recounts still to come, the Liberals are another s...
May 12, 2025

Cross-examination continues for complainant in hockey players' sex assault trial
Defence lawyers in the sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team are expected to continue cross-examining the complainant today. The woman, who cannot be identif...
May 12, 2025

U.S. authorities find body of missing Quebec hiker in New York state's Adirondacks
MONTREAL - The body of Quebec hiker reported missing in northeastern New York state has been found, state authorities confirm. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation says in a sta...
May 11, 2025

Quebec lends forest fire teams to battle Saskatchewan and Ontario blazes
QUBEC - Quebec's forest fire prevention agency says it is sending reinforcements to Ontario and Saskatchewan to help teams fight several forest and brush fires. Two CL-415 firefighting aircraft and th...
May 11, 2025

Quebec sovereigntists watch Alberta referendum talk with optimism, disdain
MONTREAL - As Alberta flirts with the possibility of a referendum on separation, Quebec sovereigntists are watching with interest - and a healthy dose of skepticism. Some are hoping a wave of separati...
May 11, 2025

B.C., federal government support dredging Vancouver's Burrard Inlet, others opposed
British Columbia's energy minister is backing plans to dredge and deepen Vancouver's Burrard Inlet to accommodate fully loaded oil tankers, despite concerns from environmentalists, experts and First N...
May 11, 2025

Recount sees Liberals take Quebec riding of Terrebonne by single vote
MONTREAL - An official with Elections Canada says the seat for a Quebec riding has flipped from the Bloc Qubcois to the Liberals by a single vote after a judicial recount was completed. Elections Cana...
May 10, 2025

Quebec Superior Court authorizes class-action over traffic stops without reason
MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge has authorized a class action suit brought on behalf of racialized people who were stopped while behind the wheel by police without reason to suspect an offenc...
May 10, 2025