Category Archives: Canada
Stuck cars, treacherous roads as snowstorm grips Prairies
EDMONTON - Old Man Winter made a nasty comeback across the Prairies on Tuesday, with bone-chilling temperatures and heavy snow that led to treacherous roads and stuck cars. Environment Canada said upw...
Feb 17, 2026
A B.C. budget few like, with job cuts, higher taxes and increased debt and deficit
VICTORIA - No wonder British Columbia Finance Minister Brenda Bailey thought she was going to be "the least popular person in the province." She tabled a budget Tuesday that boosts taxes, delays proje...
Feb 17, 2026
As portables arrive in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., expert says feeling safe a priority
The co-founder of a group that supports victims and their families after mass shootings says a top priority when bringing students back to school in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., is to make them feel safe agai...
Feb 17, 2026
Road to ruin: Montreal's pothole problems have solutions — but city lacks money
MONTREAL - Montrealer Marianick Baril says she's had eight flat tires since Christmas. Now, she plans her daily commute less on travel time and more by choosing the streets that have the fewest crater...
Feb 17, 2026
Ottawa faces calls to send essential fuel to Cuba as U.S. widens oil blockade
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is facing mounting calls to speak out against the United States for widening its restrictions on fuel reaching Cuba, or to send aid to the country. For more than a ...
Feb 17, 2026
Carney rolls out 'aggressive' plan to build up domestic defence sector
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney sent a clear signal through his overtures to the domestic defence industry on Tuesday: it's time to grow. Carney announced the country's first defence industrial st...
Feb 17, 2026
Jury hears accused mass killer shot up Winnipeg suite after days on crack, alcohol
WINNIPEG - A man accused of fatally shooting five people in a Winnipeg rooming house opened fire after days of using drugs and drinking alcohol there, a Crown prosecutor said on the first day of trial...
Feb 17, 2026
Second complainant testifies Frank Stronach groped her in downtown Toronto condo
TORONTO - At dinner, Frank Stronach had felt like a "fatherly mentor" but things changed once they were alone in his downtown Toronto condo, a woman told his sexual assault trial as she described an e...
Feb 17, 2026
Canada's provinces contend with fresh shocks ahead of 2026 budget season
OTTAWA - The outlook for Canada's provinces is difficult to chart but some surprising resilience to U.S. trade pressures and historical revisions to economic data have most provinces on better footing...
Feb 17, 2026
Better call DAVID? AI chatbot gives legal advice in Alberta personal injury cases
EDMONTON - DAVID, a chatbot powered by artificial intelligence, answers a call before the first phone ring even finishes. "Hi," it says. "Did you reach out looking to speak with someone about an injur...
Feb 17, 2026