Category Archives: Canada

Minister apologizes for government's handling of First Nations' money in 1800s
NORTHEASTERN MANITOULIN AND THE ISLANDS, Ont. - Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree has apologized on behalf of the Canadian government to a group of Ontario First Nations for mism...
Oct 26, 2024

Court docs link Olympian's alleged drug trafficking ring to Ontario homicide
TORONTO - New details are emerging that link a suspected transnational drug trafficking ring allegedly run by a wanted Olympian to an April homicide in Ontario. An affidavit filed by a Toronto police ...
Oct 26, 2024

Quebec Liberals call to investigate closures of French-language classes for newcomers
MONTREAL - The Quebec Liberal Party is calling for an investigation after reports that some French-language training courses for newcomers have been cancelled. The party's official opposition critic f...
Oct 26, 2024

Frozen waffles from Whole Foods join Canadian recall list over listeria concerns
OTTAWA - Whole Foods Market is joining the growing list of brands whose frozen waffles have been recalled in Canada this week because of possible listeria contamination. The Canadian Food Inspection A...
Oct 26, 2024

Final count begins in razor-thin provincial election in British Columbia
VICTORIA - British Columbians are awaiting the final tally of last week's razor-thin provincial election, with several ridings that could determine the next government still hanging in the balance. El...
Oct 26, 2024

People with disabilities ask feds to restore 'hope' and raise benefit amount
TORONTO - Heather Thompson would love to work. The 26-year-old dreams of going back to university to study politics and environmental science, and ultimately pursue a career to "try and make things be...
Oct 26, 2024

Harris vs. Trump: Where the candidates stand on the climate crisis
WASHINGTON - Environmental experts are warning American voters that whoever takes the White House could set a path forward or pull the world backwards at a critical time for the climate crisis. "The U...
Oct 26, 2024

Canadian Indigenous leaders call Biden's apology for residential schools 'first step'
MONTREAL - Canadian Indigenous leaders say U.S. President Joe Biden's apology for his country's residential school system is only the first step toward healing generations of harm. On Friday, Biden ap...
Oct 26, 2024

Journalist says claims that he is a Russian agent are 'fabricated'
OTTAWA - A veteran Ottawa journalist is firing back against what he says are "entirely false" claims by a former Conservative cabinet minister that he acted as a Russian agent. David Pugliese, a repor...
Oct 25, 2024

Poland arrests people in alleged plot to send explosives to Canada
OTTAWA - Polish authorities say four people have been charged in an alleged plan to send explosives via courier service to Canada and the United States. The RCMP says it is aware of the arrests, but d...
Oct 25, 2024