Category Archives: Canada

Quebec says no special recruitment measures to attract U.S. doctors, scientists
MONTREAL - Quebec doesn't plan to create any special measures to attract U.S.-based doctors and scientists seeking to flee that country over mass layoffs and cuts to health programs. While several pro...
Apr 19, 2025

Liberals, NDP set to launch platforms today; main leaders near Toronto, Vancouver
OTTAWA - The Liberals and the NDP both say they will release their costed electoral platforms today. The documents come after advance voting began Friday with voters packing polling stations across th...
Apr 19, 2025

Canada has the critical minerals Donald Trump wants. So what should we do with them?
An ongoing trade war and U.S. President Donald Trump's hunger for critical minerals have brought Canada's rich mineral deposits into the spotlight, with federal and provincial politicians promising to...
Apr 19, 2025

Health Canada recalls Life Brand Melatonin, Riva Acetaminophen for dosage concerns
Canada's federal health authority has issued a recall warning for two medications over incorrect dosing concerns. Health Canada issued a recall for Life Brand Timed Release Melatonin 10mg on Tuesday, ...
Apr 18, 2025

Poilievre promises to end ban on single-use plastic straws, other items
MONTREAL - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising to end the federal single-use plastic ban on items like straws and grocery bags if his party is elected. Poilievre campaigned in Montreal t...
Apr 18, 2025

B.C. researchers confirm footprints of three-toed dinosaur with club-like tail
Armoured dinosaurs with clubbed tails once roamed in what is now northeastern British Columbia, a new study suggests, leaving three-toed footprints across the landscape when the Rocky Mountains were s...
Apr 17, 2025

'Freedom Convoy' organizer asks for stay of proceedings after guilty verdict
OTTAWA - "Freedom Convoy" organizer Chris Barber has asked for a stay of proceedings, two weeks after an Ontario judge found him and Tamara Lich guilty of mischief for their roles in the 2022 mass pro...
Apr 17, 2025

Frank Stronach committed to stand trial after preliminary inquiry into two charges
TORONTO - An Ontario court has committed billionaire businessman Frank Stronach to stand trial on two charges related to two complainants as part of his Toronto sexual assault case. Ontario Court Just...
Apr 17, 2025

U.S. students look north as Trump freezes funding to American universities
VANCOUVER - The University of British Columbia has briefly reopened admissions for its graduate programs to take applications from U.S. citizens in what is a growing trend for Canadian institutions as...
Apr 17, 2025

Trump says tariffs making America rich while also suggesting trade deals are coming
U.S. President Donald Trump showed little signs of backing down on his plans to tariff the world today - even as members of his administration continue to claim the duties will lead to the negotiation...
Apr 17, 2025