Category Archives: Canada
Judge in Stronach trial concerned as cross-examination turns to 'shouting match'
TORONTO - Billionaire businessman Frank Stronach's sexual assault trial was abruptly adjourned Thursday after the judge expressed concerns over the well-being of one of the complainants and the possib...
Feb 26, 2026
OECD criticizes Ottawa over 'persistent delays' in appointing new budget officer
OTTAWA - An international economic group is criticizing the federal government over "persistent delays" in appointing new parliamentary budget officers, just as the current officer's interim term is s...
Feb 26, 2026
Eby honours heroism of Tumbler Ridge kids while marking Pink Shirt Day
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby has paid tribute to the heroism of children caught up in the Tumbler Ridge shootings, at an event for anti-bullying Pink Shirt Day. He says the children e...
Feb 25, 2026
Number of assaults reported in Montreal metro rises 15 per cent in one year, to 726
MONTREAL - The number of assaults reported in Montreal's metro system rose by 15 per cent in 2025 compared to the year prior, according to newly released police data. Montreal police say there were 72...
Feb 25, 2026
Child poverty rose for third consecutive year: Campaign 2000 report
TORONTO - An organization that campaigns to end child poverty says the number of children living in households that struggle to pay bills and buy food has continued to grow. The 2025 report card from ...
Feb 25, 2026
Sikh Canadians say state violence a continued threat as PM prepares to visit India
OTTAWA - Some Canadian Sikhs are calling on the government to take a firmer stand on India as Prime Minister Mark Carney prepares to travel there this week on a mission to expand Canada's non-U.S. tra...
Feb 25, 2026
Canada signs a defence agreement with South Korea as it seeks to diversify trade
OTTAWA - Canada and South Korea have signed a new defence agreement, roughly a month after Prime Minister Mark Carney urged middle powers to band together in the face of "great power" economic coercio...
Feb 25, 2026
Vancouver council motion to oppose ICE at World Cup is ruled out of order
VANCOUVER - A motion before a Vancouver city council committee to oppose deployment of American Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in the city for the World Cup did not go to a vote after it w...
Feb 25, 2026
B.C. judge dismisses convicted killer's bid to have case thrown out over delay
NEW WESTMINSTER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has dismissed an application by a man convicted of first-degree murder to have the case thrown out over his claim that trial delays violated hi...
Feb 25, 2026
Métis leaders unveil 1920s model dog sled repatriated from Vatican
OTTAWA - Mtis leaders on Wednesday unveiled a model dog sled repatriated to their communities after more than a century in the Vatican collection. The sled, made in the 1920s of leather, wood and glas...
Feb 25, 2026