Category Archives: Canada
Why Canada is helping Canadians flee the Middle East — and what it costs
OTTAWA - Ever since the U.S. launched its war against Iran on Feb. 28, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has said her top priority is helping Canadians who want to leave the Middle East. As of Frid...
Mar 14, 2026
Iran war adds new uncertainty to the Bank of Canada's already clouded lens
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada will be balancing a last-minute flood of economic data with uncertainty around trade and war in the Middle East as it prepares to make its second interest rate decision of ...
Mar 14, 2026
Accused cop killer has 'nuanced' understanding of trial, Crown tells fitness hearing
VANCOUVER - A prosecutor says the suspect in the killing of RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang has an "exceptionally nuanced and sophisticated understanding" of the trial process. But Colleen Smith says the Cro...
Mar 13, 2026
Quebec Tories sour on Grapes as caucus members support Don Cherry for Order of Canada
OTTAWA - Opposition is mounting among Quebec's federal Conservatives to their own party's push to award the Order of Canada to controversial hockey commentator Don Cherry. In a social media post late ...
Mar 13, 2026
Canada supplying 23.6 million barrels of oil under IEA release plan
OTTAWA - Canada plans to contribute 23.6 million barrels of oil to an International Energy Agency plan to help stabilize energy markets as the war in the Middle East continues to choke off tanker ship...
Mar 13, 2026
Environment committee engaging in 'junior high behaviour': former climate advisers
OTTAWA - Two former advisers on Ottawa's climate policies say recent antics by parliamentarians at the House of Commons environment committee demonstrate why they resigned from Canada's independent ne...
Mar 13, 2026
Canada rejects Iraqi government's claim that Ottawa will take detainees from ISIL era
OTTAWA - Global Affairs Canada is rejecting a claim by the Iraqi government that Ottawa will bring home Canadian men detained during the rule of the Islamic State group. The Iraqi claim followed a mee...
Mar 13, 2026
Questions linger about duties of incoming national security and intelligence adviser
OTTAWA - As Canada's national security and intelligence adviser prepares to leave her post, there are questions about the exact role her apparent successor will play. Early this month, Prime Minister ...
Mar 13, 2026
Unions, MPs warn funding cuts could affect services for veterans
OTTAWA - Unions and MPs say a bureau at Veterans Affairs which provides free legal advice to veterans and RCMP members who have been denied disability benefits is about to see its workforce cut almost...
Mar 13, 2026
Quebec minister says he's open to making police watchdog reports public
MONTRAL - Quebec's public security minister says he's open to publicly releasing the reports by the province's independent police watchdog, as is the case with police oversight bodies in other provinc...
Mar 13, 2026