Category Archives: Canada
Ambassador says Carney's Davos speech is being put into practice at UN
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's vision of middle powers working with less traditional partners outside the superpower club is already taking shape at the United Nations, says Canada's ambassador...
Jul 02, 2026
Montreal memorial marks end of shiva for shooting victim
MONTREAL - As heavy rain and strong winds swept through a Montreal park Wednesday evening, members of the city's Jewish community and others remained in place to remember Michel Mizrahi, the 68-year-o...
Jul 01, 2026
Congress hears drug seizures at U.S.-Canada border dropping despite Republican claims
WASHINGTON - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials told a hearing on Capitol Hill on Tuesday that there's been a significant drop in drug seizures at the border with Canada. Acting Deputy Chief...
Jul 01, 2026
Canada will make its Eurovision Song Contest debut next year
Canada is officially taking its talents to Europe's biggest and sparkliest song competition. CBC/Radio-Canada and the European Broadcasting Union announced today that the country will participate in t...
Jul 01, 2026
Thunderstorms in Ottawa keep Carney from delivering Canada Day speech in Edmonton
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney urged Canadians to remain united in a Canada Day speech in the nation's capital on Wednesday, but his plan to deliver similar remarks in Edmonton later in the day w...
Jul 01, 2026
Separation anxiety: Canada Day evokes emotional mixture in Alberta
CALGARY - Alberta's separation from the rest of the country was top of mind for Maple Leaf adorned Albertans in the province's largest city as they celebrated the birth of Confederation. With a headba...
Jul 01, 2026
U.S. not renewing trade agreement with Canada and Mexico in 'current form'
WASHINGTON - The United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says the U.S. is not renewing the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement "in its current form" - but the trade agreement will remain in place a...
Jul 01, 2026
Carney, Inuit meeting wraps with pledge on new program to replace child funding
KUUJJUAQ - A meeting between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Inuit leaders Tuesday wrapped with a commitment for a new program to replace the Inuit Child First Initiative, and for Ottawa to use its cha...
Jul 01, 2026
B.C. journalist, tormented by followers of Chinese tycoon, relieved at jail sentence
A British Columbia journalist who was targeted for months by followers of Chinese tycoon Guo Wengui says he's feeling "tremendous relief" after Guo was sentenced to 30 years in a U.S. jail for fraud. ...
Jul 01, 2026
Canada's historic World Cup run helps prolong Vancouver restaurants' business boost
VANCOUVER - The head of B.C.'s Restaurant and Foodservices Association says Canada's historic run in the World Cup has led to a boom for many Vancouver businesses, as the team's journey into the round...
Jul 01, 2026