Category Archives: Canada
Mild fall with fewer storms could end with abrupt wintry switch: Weather Network
The dramatic start to Canada's fall weather will give way to mild temperatures in the middle of the season, the Weather Network's seasonal forecast suggests, but not before a possibly abrupt transitio...
Sep 10, 2025
In the news today: Liberal caucus meets, first federal budget coming soon, TIFF day 7
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Liberals huddle in Carney's hometown Prime Minister Mark Carney is in his hometown of Edmonton for two days of...
Sep 10, 2025
Vancouver festival attack suspect faces 31 more charges as he is ruled fit for trial
VANCOUVER - The suspect in the Vancouver Lapu Lapu Day festival attack has been declared fit for trial and will face 31 new charges of attempted murder, in addition to 11 charges of second-degree murd...
Sep 10, 2025
OpenAI argues Canadian news publishers’ lawsuit should be heard in U.S.
OTTAWA - OpenAI is set to argue in an Ontario court today that a copyright lawsuit filed by Canadian news publishers involving its ChatGPT generative AI system should be heard in a U.S. courtroom inst...
Sep 10, 2025
Carney's 1st budget to show Canadians the 'cost to sovereignty': experts
OTTAWA - Fiscal experts say Ottawa will have to be transparent with Canadians in the upcoming fall budget to justify a seismic shift in spending away from government programs and toward defence and in...
Sep 10, 2025
Quebec premier shuffles cabinet, promises 'shock treatment' in year before election
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault, one year away from the general election and deeply unpopular with the electorate, announced a major cabinet shuffle on Wednesday and promised to soon present...
Sep 10, 2025
Carney plans to announce the first series of major projects on Thursday
EDMONTON - The first major industrial projects under the federal government's strategy to reduce Canada's economic reliance on the U.S. will be announced Thursday, Prime Minister Mark Carney told his ...
Sep 10, 2025
Ottawa man confirmed dead in Lisbon streetcar crash
OTTAWA - An Ottawa man was among the tourists killed when a streetcar crashed in Lisbon earlier this month. Aziz Benharref, a Canadian who lived in the Orleans neighbourhood of Ottawa, was on vacation...
Sep 09, 2025
Federal government says emails, phone numbers accessed in cyberattack
OTTAWA - The federal government says individuals' email addresses and phone numbers associated with Canada Revenue Agency, Employment and Social Development Canada and Canada Border Services Agency ac...
Sep 09, 2025
Canada sending $2.6M in humanitarian, refugee aid after months of Pakistan flooding
OTTAWA - Canada is providing $2.6 million in humanitarian aid for people in Pakistan displaced by flooding, and for Afghan refugees. Pakistan has been grappling since June with floods and heavy monsoo...
Sep 09, 2025