Category Archives: Canada
Liberals set to debate age restrictions for social media
MONTREAL - Liberal party members will soon grapple with the question of whether children and young teens should be barred from accessing social media accounts for platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, ...
Apr 10, 2026
Minister says AI safety institute now looking at OpenAI protocols
OTTAWA - Canada's AI safety institute has now gained access to all of OpenAI's "protocols," Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon said Friday. Solomon added the AI Safety Institute is working ...
Apr 10, 2026
Grand Chief Stewart Phillip says 'heartsick' MLA wife doesn't support DRIPA pause
VANCOUVER - A First Nations leader whose wife is a B.C. government legislator says she doesn't support Premier David Eby's plan to suspend parts of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ...
Apr 10, 2026
Davies to act as NDP parliamentary lead after Lewis announces critic roles
OTTAWA - Former interim NDP leader Don Davies will continue to act as the party's parliamentary leader in the House of Commons while new leader Avi Lewis remains outside of Parliament. The House of Co...
Apr 10, 2026
Former head of Manitoba Inuit Association facing sex assault charges in Nunavut
WINNIPEG - The former leader of an Inuit organization based in Winnipeg is facing multiple sexual assault charges in Nunavut. RCMP in the territory say 39-year-old Nastania Mullin was arrested Wednesd...
Apr 10, 2026
Resolving softwood dispute mutually beneficial for Canada, U.S., B.C. premier says
VANCOUVER - Ottawa must make a case of "mutual benefit" with the United States as it advocates for Canada's softwood lumber industry during trade negotiations, British Columbia Premier David Eby said ...
Apr 10, 2026
Quebec homelessness rising sharply in regions outside Montreal, report finds
MONTRAL - New numbers released by the Quebec government are showing that homelessness has increased across the province, with the sharpest rises outside Montreal. The survey conducted April 15, 2025, ...
Apr 10, 2026
Supreme Court upholds reversal of death declaration in case of man found to be alive
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has affirmed a judge's decision to annul the declaration of a Quebec man's death when new evidence indicated he was actually alive and well in Iran. One day in Feb...
Apr 10, 2026
Carney says next governor general will 'absolutely' speak French and English
MONTRAL - Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada's next governor general will speak both French and English. In an interview with Radio-Canada, Carney answered "absolutely" when asked by radio host Pa...
Apr 10, 2026
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for March, by Canadian city
OTTAWA - The national unemployment rate was 6.7 per cent in March. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions, how...
Apr 10, 2026