Category Archives: Canada
Former U.S. president Barack Obama in Toronto for keynote speech
TORONTO - Former U.S. president Barack Obama is in Toronto today to deliver a keynote speech at a Canadian think tank. The 44th president is set to headline Canada 2020's gala at the Fairmont Royal Yo...
May 08, 2026
Emergency rooms are getting some relief during Habs games in Stanley Cup playoffs
MONTREAL - For some Quebecers, watching the Montreal Canadiens take to the ice during the Stanley Cup playoffs is more urgent than seeking medical care. Hospital officials in the Montreal area say the...
May 08, 2026
Struggling Québec solidaire inspired by socialist policies of New York City mayor
MONTREAL - Qubec solidaire, a leftist sovereigntist party struggling in the polls, says it's taking inspiration from New York's democratic socialist mayor, Zohran Mamdani, ahead of the October provinc...
May 08, 2026
Canada loses 18,000 jobs in April, unemployment rate rises to 6.9%
OTTAWA - Canada's economy took an unexpected hit on the job market in April, while unemployment also crept up, raising concerns about the strength of the economy ahead of the Bank of Canada's rate dec...
May 08, 2026
B.C. invests $1 million in 'lightning reduction' technology in bid to reduce fires
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government is investing up to $1 million on field-testing new technology from a Vancouver company that aims to both predict and prevent lightning that may trigger wild...
May 07, 2026
Tumbler Ridge school, site of mass shooting, to be torn down and rebuilt on new site
VICTORIA - The school in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., where students were killed in a mass shooting in February will be torn down and rebuilt on a new site. Premier David Eby said Thursday that the decision b...
May 07, 2026
Cannabis raids in N.S., N.B., Ontario tied to transnational organized crime, RCMP say
FREDERICTON - The RCMP say several raids last month across three provinces were linked to a wider investigation involving transnational organized crime. However, police did not give details about the ...
May 07, 2026
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith granted security clearance for CSIS briefings
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's office says she has been granted security clearance to receive briefings from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service. Her office provided few other deta...
May 07, 2026
Worried about hantavirus? Take precautions when opening cottages, sheds, PHAC expert advises
TORONTO - Before the world's attention was captured by a disease outbreak that has killed three and sickened a handful of others on the MV Hondius cruise ship, many Canadians had never heard of hantav...
May 07, 2026
Dutch Princess Margriet visiting birthplace, attending tulip festival while in Ottawa
OTTAWA - Princess Margriet of the Netherlands is in Ottawa this week, where she plans to visit her birthplace and attend the Canadian Tulip Festival. The Dutch princess and her husband Professor Piete...
May 07, 2026