Category Archives: Canada

Ontario votes: Leaders campaigning in Toronto, Niagara area and cottage country
Ontario's main party leaders are making stops in Toronto, the Niagara region and parts of cottage country today. NDP Leader Marit Stiles will kick the day off with a morning announcement at a farmers ...
Feb 08, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Buffy Sainte-Marie stripped of Order of Canada
OTTAWA - Buffy Sainte-Marie's appointment to the Order of Canada has been terminated by the Governor General. More coming. The Canadian Press
Feb 07, 2025

Federal unit uncovers 'malicious' effort tied to China aimed at Chrystia Freeland
OTTAWA - A federal unit that tracks suspected foreign interference has uncovered a "co-ordinated and malicious" effort - possibly launched by China - against Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Free...
Feb 07, 2025

Trudeau announces the appointment of three new senators
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the appointment of three new independent senators to fill some of the Senate's few remaining vacancies. The Prime Minister's Office says in a news ...
Feb 07, 2025

RCMP Black Hawk helicopter patrolling B.C.-U.S. border as part of security plan
VANCOUVER - The RCMP in British Columbia says it has begun using a Black Hawk helicopter to patrol the United States border as part of efforts to stop smuggling and people crossing illegally. Police s...
Feb 07, 2025

Navy commander relieved of his duty mid-deployment over 'loss of confidence'
OTTAWA - A commander of a patrol frigate in the Royal Canadian Navy has been relieved of his duty mid-deployment due to what the navy calls a "loss of confidence." A statement from the navy says the r...
Feb 07, 2025

Trudeau travelling to Lisbon to attend the Aga Khan's funeral
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is flying to Lisbon on Friday to attend the Aga Khan's funeral. Trudeau is expected to depart for Portugal on Friday night and the funeral is to be held in Lisbo...
Feb 07, 2025

Boost Indigenous business to counter Trump's tariff threats, leaders say
OTTAWA - As U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats rattle Canadian investors, the head of a group representing thousands of Indigenous businesses is calling for governments and Canadians to boos...
Feb 07, 2025

Tory candidate won't apologize for joking that polar bears could deal with homeless
WINNIPEG - A candidate for leadership of the Manitoba Progressive Conservatives says he won't apologize for making a joke about tackling homelessness by letting polar bears roam free in Winnipeg. Wall...
Feb 07, 2025

Joly won't say whether 'abhorrent' Trump pitch to clear Gaza means ethnic cleansing
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly won't say whether she thinks U.S. President Donald Trump is proposing ethnic cleansing in the Gaza Strip - but she is calling his recent comments "abhorre...
Feb 07, 2025