Category Archives: Canada

Fréchette and Drainville face off in first CAQ leadership debate
QUBEC - Tensions flared Saturday in Quebec City as Christine Frchette and Bernard Drainville faced off in the first debate to succeed Premier Franois Legault as leader of the Coalition Avenir Qubec. T...
Mar 21, 2026

Three Quebec maritime students who were stranded in Persian Gulf in good spirits
MONTREAL - Three students who were stranded aboard ships in the Persian Gulf for more than two weeks arrived back home in good spirits. the director of Quebec's maritime institute said. All three stud...
Mar 21, 2026

Most NDP leadership candidates say they're in no hurry to become MPs
OTTAWA - Four of the five federal NDP leadership candidates say they won't be in a hurry to enter the House of Commons if they win - a position the only MP in the race calls "a little bit odd." Filmma...
Mar 21, 2026

Federal departments, agencies to shed 12,000 full-time equivalent positions
OTTAWA - Federal departments and agencies are looking to cut more than 12,000 full-time equivalent jobs over the next three years as part of the Carney government's spending review. That figure comes ...
Mar 21, 2026

Canada should 'absolutely' match Poland's Chinese EV ban at military bases: expert
OTTAWA - Intelligence and cybersecurity experts are warning the Liberal government about national security risks posed by allowing Chinese electric vehicles onto Canadian military bases. Critics and s...
Mar 20, 2026

Eby says he will sell B.C. as 'stable jurisdiction' during trade trip to China
VICTORIA - A trade delegation headed by British Columbia Premier David Eby will travel to China later this year in an effort to drum up business for the province. The premier says the trip will focus ...
Mar 20, 2026

Quebec premier dismisses Doug Ford's concerns over province's EV targets
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault has dismissed concerns by the Ontario premier over electric vehicle mandates in Canada, saying Quebec already adjusted its targets to reflect the new reality ...
Mar 20, 2026

Tumbler Ridge shooting victim undergoing fourth surgery to repair fractured skull
VANCOUVER - The 12-year-old girl seriously injured in the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., is undergoing a fourth surgery, this time to repair her fractured skull. Maya Gebala's mother, Cia Edmon...
Mar 20, 2026

U.S. congressman introduces bill targeting Online Streaming Act
OTTAWA - A Republican congressman in Washington has introduced a new bill taking aim at Canada's Online Streaming Act. The bill would trigger an investigation of the streaming legislation by the Offic...
Mar 20, 2026

Canadian military personnel leave Iraq with NATO allies amid Iran war
OTTAWA - Canadian Armed Forces members are among the NATO personnel who have left Iraq as the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran drags on. The alliance said Friday it has safely relocated to Europe the last o...
Mar 20, 2026