Category Archives: Canada

Saab signs deal with Canadian AI firm Cohere on Global Eye jets
OTTAWA - Swedish defence contractor Saab says it has signed an agreement with Canadian artificial intelligence company Cohere to explore partnering on its Global Eye surveillance aircraft. Saab is try...
Mar 23, 2026

B.C. driver asleep at wheel of Tesla, speeding down Highway 1 in rainy rush hour
COQUITLAM - Police in Metro Vancouver are warning drivers to remain attentive, even in a self-driving vehicle, after ticketing a woman who "appeared to be literally asleep at the wheel" on Highway 1. ...
Mar 23, 2026

Tumbler Ridge makes Hockeyville final two in wake of mass shooting
TUMBLER RIDGE - Tumbler Ridge, B.C., is one of the two finalists in the 2026 Kraft Hockeyville program to receive for funding for its ice rink, as the community continues to recover from a deadly mass...
Mar 23, 2026

Phoenix backlog needs to be cleared to avoid errors in new system: AG report
OTTAWA - The federal government is running out of time to clear the backlog of public service pay transactions under the old Phoenix system, if it wants to avoid infecting the new payroll system with ...
Mar 23, 2026

Immigration department not keeping up with demand for student visa probes: auditor
OTTAWA - Auditor General Karen Hogan says the immigration department did not investigate or follow up on a large number of "high-risk cases" that weaken the integrity of the international student prog...
Mar 23, 2026

Auditor general says RCMP's staff shortage got worse in recent years
OTTAWA - Royal Canadian Mounted Police staff shortages worsened after officials bet wrong on their recruitment needs and let rookie officers choose the locations of their first assignments, the audito...
Mar 23, 2026

Here's the latest on fatal Air Canada jet crash at New York LaGuardia Airport
Two pilots were killed and 41 people taken to hospital after an Air Canada jet carrying 72 passengers and four crew collided with a fire truck on a runway at New York's LaGuardia Airport late Sunday n...
Mar 23, 2026

Bridgewater teen in court after threats to schools in Nova Scotia and Manitoba
BRIDGEWATER, NOVA SCOTIA - A 15-year-old facing charges over threats to schools in Nova Scotia and Manitoba will remain in custody for at least another month. The teenager from Bridgewater, N.S., and ...
Mar 23, 2026

Lawyers tell Supreme Court Quebec's Bill 21 goes beyond legal scope
OTTAWA - Lawyers challenging Quebec's secularism law Bill 21 went before the Supreme Court of Canada on Monday arguing the legislation goes too far and is unconstitutional. The lawyers also argued the...
Mar 23, 2026

MPs debate contentious hate crimes legislation as House of Commons resumes
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament continued debate on the government's contentious hate crimes bill Monday after they returned to Ottawa following a break week that saw both the Liberal and Conservative ...
Mar 23, 2026