Canada

Shipping container of teddy bears pulled out of river near Montreal

MONTREAL - A shipping container full of teddy bears that fell into the St. Lawrence River near the Port of Montreal over the weekend has been successfully removed. An employee with the company Urgence...

Nov 26, 2024

Closing First Nations infrastructure gap could generate $635B: report

OTTAWA - Closing the First Nations infrastructure gap could generate $635-billion in economic output over the next seven years, a new report commissioned by the Assembly of First Nations says. The AFN...

Nov 26, 2024

Investigation into B.C. teen with bird flu finds no new cases, cause still unknown

British Columbia's provincial health officer says an investigation into the case of a teenager infected with avian flu has found no new cases or evidence of human-to-human transmission, while failing ...

Nov 26, 2024

‘Who profits on hunger?’ Inuit send pleading emails to minister about food costs

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - People in Nunavut and northern Labrador have been writing to Canadian government officials this year to say grocers were charging exorbitant prices despite receiving a federal subsi...

Nov 26, 2024

Boissonnault's former company suspended from federal procurement

OTTAWA - The federal government is barring a company previously co-owned by a Liberal MP and former minister from bidding on contracts with the federal government. Global Health Imports, which was co-...

Nov 26, 2024

Violence in Montreal had nothing to do with pro-Palestinian cause: police chief

MONTREAL - Montreal's police chief says it's "impossible" for protest organizers to prevent people bent on violence from infiltrating demonstrations. Fady Dagher says the organizers of Friday's anti-N...

Nov 26, 2024

Economic impact of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour in Vancouver estimated at $157 M

VANCOUVER - Tourism body Destination Vancouver says Taylor Swift will bring an estimated $157 million economic impact to the city next week with the three final concert dates of the record-breaking Er...

Nov 26, 2024

Canada may add more resources at the U.S. border after tariff threats: minister

OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marc Miller says Canada is considering a number of measures at the American border, including additional resources. This comes after president-elect Donald Trump threaten...

Nov 26, 2024

Trudeau calls meeting with premiers to take 'Team Canada' approach to Trump tariffs

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he'll call a meeting with premiers to take a 'Team Canada' response to Donald Trump's threat of imposing hefty tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports. Spea...

Greg Fry Nov 26, 2024

Trump's 25 per cent tariff equals pain on both sides of border, Canadian leaders say

Business and political leaders in Canada say there will be pain if Donald Trump follows through on his pledge to impose a 25 per cent tariff on all Canadian goods, but they note the hurt will happen i...

Nov 26, 2024