Category Archives: Canada
World Cup fans in Vancouver painting the town red after Canada gorges on goals
VANCOUVER - First came the feast, as Canada's World Cup team gorged on goals against Qatar in BC Place Stadium. Then came the party. Fans at the arena in Vancouver and at watch parties across the coun...
Jun 18, 2026
Gun control advocacy groups urge PM to implement long-awaited protection measure
OTTAWA - A women's advocacy organization and several other groups that support gun control are urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to fully implement a key facet of firearms legislation passed 30 months...
Jun 18, 2026
Radon in Newfoundland public housing a reminder of urgent national problem: experts
ST. JOHN'S - The Newfoundland and Labrador government recently found hazardous levels of a cancer-causing gas in some of its public housing units, prompting some experts to call for mandatory testing ...
Jun 18, 2026
Former MP, MPP Han Dong to run for Toronto city council in Scarborough North
Former Liberal MP and MPP Han Dong says he's running for Toronto city council. Dong says in a social media post that he declared today to run for the ward of Scarborough North in the municipal electio...
Jun 17, 2026
Muslim cultural centre in Trois-Rivières, Que., vandalized overnight
TROIS-RIVIRES - Police are investigating after an Islamic culture centre northeast of Montreal was vandalized overnight. Mohamed Toubal, president of Centre Culturel Islamique de la Mauricie, says peo...
Jun 17, 2026
Environment groups suing Ottawa over projected missed emission targets
OTTAWA - A group of climate advocates is suing the federal government, saying recent policy changes have put it off track to meet Canada's legislated emission reduction targets. An application for jud...
Jun 17, 2026
Smith tells First Nations chiefs to 'check themselves' over treason accusation
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Wednesday that a group of Indigenous chiefs need to "check themselves," after they accused her of potential treasonous activity for calling a separation vote. The A...
Jun 17, 2026
Lawyers say language change in First Nations water bill looks to shield government
OTTAWA - Two lawyers say the blurring of language on the right of First Nations to clean drinking water in a new bill serves as a shield for the federal government as it argues against that right in c...
Jun 17, 2026
Trump says he would 'rather not' have CUSMA, offers conflicting message on its future
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he would rather not have the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement in place and offered a confusing message on the trade pact's future. "We do bette...
Jun 17, 2026
'Electrical non-compliances' found at B.C. waterpark where kids were burned
CULTUS LAKE - The agency that oversees safety at B.C. amusement parks says investigators have found "electrical non compliances" at Cultus Lake Waterpark where a group of 12 schoolchildren suffered el...
Jun 17, 2026