Canada

The five senses of spring: How climate change is shaping our experience of the season

Singing frogs are looking for love. Sweet sap is flowing from the maple trees. Striking migratory birds are returning to their northerly nests. Spring is about transformation, a season often marked by...

Mar 22, 2025

RCMP unit that helps flag threats to PM faces 'numerous challenges': internal report

OTTAWA - Members of an RCMP unit that helps to protect the prime minister and other public figures face a risk of burnout due to a heavy workload and limited resources, says a newly released internal ...

Mar 22, 2025

Just hours left before PM Carney is expected to trigger a federal election

OTTAWA - With just hours left to go before a widely expected election call, the main political parties are gearing up as their leaders pitch themselves as the best people to lead Canada through a trad...

Mar 22, 2025

Carney keeping emissions cap on oil and gas, but focusing on investing in green tech

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed Friday that his government would keep the emissions cap on oil and gas production in place if elected - but would fast-track investments in carbon capture...

Mar 21, 2025

Randy Boissonnault announced he will not run in upcoming election

OTTAWA - Former cabinet minister Randy Boissonnault says he will not run again in the upcoming election. The Liberal party had confirmed Boissonnault as a candidate in Edmonton Centre, a riding he won...

Mar 21, 2025

B.C. court voids 'cult' marriage, finding woman didn't 'truly consent'

A British Columbia judge has annulled the marriage of a woman to a fellow member of an India-based "cult group," saying she didn't "truly consent" to the 2023 wedding. The B.C. Supreme Court ruling is...

Mar 21, 2025

TVA says federal parties have to pay total of $300K for head-to-head French debate

MONTREAL - If the four main federal political parties want to take part in the TVA network's head-to-head French-language debate in the upcoming election campaign, they will have to shell out $75,000 ...

Mar 21, 2025

Wife of Ontario man arrested in Dominican Republic says he's '100 per cent innocent'

TORONTO - Jane Wilcox thought it was a simple mix-up when customs officers pulled her husband aside at the Punta Cana airport as they were heading back to Toronto. The couple had just spent a week at ...

Mar 21, 2025

Top political parties gear up for Sunday election call

OTTAWA - With a federal election call widely expected on Sunday, the three main political parties are ramping up their attacks and trying to pitch their leaders as the best people to guide Canada thro...

Mar 21, 2025

Mayors of border cities call on Ottawa for funding, support as tariff war continues

Mayors of several Canadian border cities and towns are calling for support from the federal government as the tariff war with the United States starts to hurt their communities. They say their communi...

Mar 21, 2025