Canada

Grocers ramp up ready-made meals as Canadians balance convenience and costs

Grocers are investing more in the ready-made meal category as consumers balance their desire for convenience with a pullback in discretionary spending.They're going beyond rotisserie chicken, pasta sa...

Mar 16, 2025

Prime Minister Mark Carney marches in Montreal's St. Patrick's Day parade celebration

MONTREAL - Prime Minister Mark Carney marched in Montreal's St. Patrick's Day parade today as the event marked its 200th anniversary. Carney, who was sworn in as prime minister on Friday, was joined b...

Mar 16, 2025

Carney wants call with Trump, PM 'respects' president's economic goals: ambassador

OTTAWA - Canada's ambassador to the U.S. says Prime Minister Mark Carney is looking to set up a conversation with President Donald Trump "as soon as possible." In an interview with Fox News Sunday, Am...

Victor Kaisar Mar 16, 2025

Art of medicine: Quebec doctors in training visit museum to better diagnose patients

MONTREAL - Classes on disease and anatomy are par for the course in traditional medical training, but a new program at a Quebec university is making visits to the art museum a mandatory part of the cu...

Mar 16, 2025

So Donald Trump wants more border security? Here's how the RCMP is ramping up efforts

WINDSOR, Ont. - Ian Smith used to spend most of his days behind a desk in the RCMP's Windsor, Ont., detachment, working on investigations and performing administrative duties. As a member of the force...

Victor Kaisar Mar 16, 2025

Canadian woman returns home after being detained by U.S. immigration officials

VANCOUVER - The mother of a British Columbia woman who was detained for nearly two weeks by immigration officials in the United States says her daughter is back on home soil. Alexis Eagles confirmed S...

Mar 15, 2025

Canadian officials, Muslim leaders call for action against Islamophobia

MONTREAL - Federal officials marked International Day to Combat Islamophobia Saturday by calling on Canadians to push back against bigotry directed at the country's Muslim communities. But one organiz...

Mar 15, 2025

Clients of Halifax 'rage room' take aim at portraits of U.S. President Donald Trump

HALIFAX - After placing a framed photo of U.S. President Donald Trump on a table, Matthew Burke steps back and takes a mighty swing with a baseball bat. Glass shatters as the frame explodes. The oblit...

Mar 15, 2025

Canada and Greece sign memorandum of understanding on tourism between the countries

MONTREAL - Canada and Greece have signed a memorandum of understanding to promote tourism between the two countries, a type of agreement one tourism expert says will become more common as Canada stren...

Mar 15, 2025

Carney orders review of F-35 fighter jet purchase from U.S.’s Lockheed Martin

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has asked for a review of Canada's plan to purchase a fleet of F-35 fighter jets. The deal with Lockheed Martin and the U.S. government is for 88 planes at a cost o...

Mar 15, 2025