Category Archives: Canada
Five things to watch out for as Quebec's legislature resumes ahead of fall election
QUBEC - Quebec's legislature is back in session May 5, and new Premier Christine Frchette has five weeks to push through her political agenda before the summer break - and October's general election. ...
May 05, 2026
Former Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour named as next governor general
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney named retired Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour as Canada's next governor general on Tuesday, hailing her as a storied defender of human rights. The celebrated ju...
May 04, 2026
PM Carney expected to name the next governor general on Tuesday
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to name a new governor general at a press conference in Ottawa on Tuesday. The governor general is appointed by the Sovereign on the advice of the prime...
May 04, 2026
Toronto woman asks court for emergency relief to receive medically assisted death
TORONTO - Claire Elyse Brosseau said she hadn't been outside since January. She made an exception Monday to make her latest plea for a medically assisted death outside of the Ontario Superior Court of...
May 04, 2026
Maya Gebala's mom hopes 5th surgery on Tumbler Ridge, B.C., victim could be her last
VANCOUVER - The mother of Maya Gebala, the girl badly hurt in a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., says her daughter may be having her last surgery. Cia Edmonds says in a social media post that the...
May 04, 2026
Alleged defamation: Cape Breton fiddler Ashley MacIsaac files lawsuit against Google
HALIFAX - Cape Breton fiddler Ashley MacIsaac has launched a civil lawsuit against Google, claiming the online giant defamed him by falsely identifying him as a sex offender in an AI-generated summary...
May 04, 2026
David Eby says he doesn't get why Ottawa is focused on pipeline, not B.C. softwood
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby said he doesn't understand why the federal government continues to push a new oil pipeline from Alberta, while it fails to include B.C.'s softwood lumber ...
May 04, 2026
Federal intelligence commissioner issued record number of decisions last year: report
OTTAWA - The federal intelligence commissioner, who approves or denies key national security activities, issued 14 decisions last year - the most in any single year since the position was created. In ...
May 04, 2026
Federal public service union calls wage offers 'insulting' and 'unacceptable'
OTTAWA - A union representing more than 120,000 federal public servants whose contracts are up for renegotiation says wage offers presented by the federal government are "insulting" and "unacceptable....
May 04, 2026
Four Canadians on cruise ship that was hit by suspected hantavirus outbreak: firm
OTTAWA - There are four Canadians on board a cruise ship where a suspected hantavirus outbreak has killed three passengers. The MV Hondius was on a polar cruise from Argentina to Antarctica and severa...
May 04, 2026