Category Archives: Canada

Nanaimo-bound Alaskan nurse indicative of soaring recruitment numbers
This summer, Alex Alvarez will pack her belongings and make the 3,500-kilometre trek with her husband, young son and Boston Terrier from Anchorage, Alaska, to Nanaimo - a city she's never visited - to...
Mar 10, 2026

Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston apologizes and reverses some budget cuts amid outcry
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says weeks of pointed feedback forced him to recognize his government made some mistakes when it announced $130 million in cuts in his government's last budge...
Mar 10, 2026

Serial killer Allan Legere, New Brunswick's 'Monster of the Miramichi,' dead at 78
HALIFAX - Allan Legere, the serial killer known as the "Monster of the Miramichi," has died in prison at the age of 78. Legere died in the maximum security Edmonton Institution, Correctional Service C...
Mar 10, 2026

Ottawa drops TikTok ban, will now let platform stay in Canada with conditions
OTTAWA - Ottawa says it will allow TikTok to continue operating in Canada now that it has more security guarantees from the social media company to protect Canadians' data. The federal government bann...
Mar 10, 2026

Police search for two suspects after U.S. consulate in Toronto hit by gunfire
TORONTO - The shooting at the United States consulate in Toronto on Tuesday was condemned by Canadian officials as an act of intimidation as police searched for two suspects they say opened fire on th...
Mar 10, 2026

In the news: MPs debate Iran war, TikTok to continue operating, Stronach Trial
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Opposition parties call for clarity from government as MPs debate Iran war Prime Minister Mark Carney was abs...
Mar 10, 2026

'Uncover what's really going on': UFO researcher in Manitoba supports AI tracking
WINNIPEG - Artificial intelligence is going to make it easier to spot whether a bird, a plane or an otherworldly creature is in the sky, as Canadians continue to report sightings of unidentified flyin...
Mar 10, 2026

Former assistant testifies at Frank Stronach's sexual assault trial
TORONTO - Frank Stronach's waterfront condo did not have mirrors on the ceiling, the businessman's former assistant testified Tuesday, contradicting evidence from one of the complainants in the case. ...
Mar 10, 2026

Mother of wounded Maya Gebala sues OpenAI over mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
VANCOUVER - OpenAI's artificial intelligence chatbot acted as the "collaborator, trusted confidant, friend and ally" of the shooter in the Tumbler Ridge, B.C., mass killings, according to a lawsuit by...
Mar 09, 2026

TikTok to continue operating in Canada, subject to safety conditions
OTTAWA - TikTok is being allowed to continue its operations in Canada after the government wrapped up a national security review. Industry Minister Mlanie Joly says the decision hinges on key conditio...
Mar 09, 2026