Category Archives: Canada
Canada approves generic version of Wegovy for weight loss
OTTAWA - Health Canada has approved a generic version of Wegovy, a semaglutide drug that's prescribed to help people lose weight. The weekly injection is known as Sevmia from the Canadian company Apot...
Jun 29, 2026
Body of murderer who escaped after 35 years in prison is found in B.C. waters
VICTORIA - The Correctional Service of Canada says the body of an inmate who escaped from a Vancouver Island prison on Sunday after 35 years behind bars has been recovered. The service says Ernest Jen...
Jun 29, 2026
More than $100K raised for 24 Sussex restoration: Rideau Hall Foundation
OTTAWA - The foundation in charge of the fundraiser to restore 24 Sussex has received more than $100,000 in donations in the few days since Prime Minister Mark Carney first announced plans to renovate...
Jun 29, 2026
B.C. nurses issue strike notice as they reach 'breaking point,' union president says
British Columbia's nurses have reached a "breaking point" with burnout, the rising threat of violence and constant staffing shortages, setting off 72-hour strike notice, union president Adriane Gear s...
Jun 29, 2026
Mother of B.C. teen who died calls out social media algorithms for pushing self-harm
VANCOUVER - Chelsey Whittingham remembers her daughter as a loving, driven, funny 13-year-old, who enjoyed gymnastics and brought joy and light to the people around her. But she said Maddy Croswell's ...
Jun 29, 2026
Inuit leaders meet with Carney, ministers this week amid tension between groups
OTTAWA - Inuit leaders are set to meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney and six federal ministers Tuesday in Kuujjuaq, Que., at the latest Inuit-to-Crown partnership committee meeting. But some Arctic ...
Jun 29, 2026
Miller calls for rights museum to change wording in Palestinian displacement exhibit
OTTAWA - Heritage Minister Marc Miller said Monday the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg made "an error" in its presentation of an exhibit about displaced Palestinians. In an interview with...
Jun 29, 2026
Canadian players hope to inspire others with historic World Cup run
LOS ANGELES - After yet another historic performance on Sunday, head coach Jesse Marsch told his team they're all Canadian heroes. It's a weighty accolade for a soccer player, but one the Canadians ar...
Jun 29, 2026
Ottawa police investigate murder-suicide after 2 boys found dead in home, dad in car
OTTAWA - Two children were found dead in an Ottawa home and their father in a vehicle about 60 kilometres south of the city in a suspected double murder and suicide, police said Monday, as officers in...
Jun 29, 2026
Canada's former trade chief expects no tariff deal before U.S. midterms
Canada's former chief trade negotiator said Monday he doesn't expect Ottawa to reach a tariff deal with Washington before the U.S. midterm elections. Steve Verheul told an online business audience Mon...
Jun 29, 2026