Category Archives: Canada
Quebec ends funding for Northvolt battery factory
MONTREAL - The Quebec government is pulling the plug on a $7-billion electric-vehicle battery project near Montreal and trying to recoup some of its investment. Economy Minister Christine Frchette ann...
Sep 02, 2025
Alberta rewriting order banning school library books to protect classics: Smith
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is rewriting an order directing school divisions to ban books with sexually explicit content to ensure classic books stay on library shelv...
Sep 02, 2025
Carney appoints interim parliamentary budget officer as Giroux's term ends
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has appointed Jason Jacques to a six-month term as the interim parliamentary budget officer. Jacques is already the office's director general of economic and fiscal...
Sep 02, 2025
Assembly of First Nations to lay out budget priorities during general assembly
WINNIPEG - The federal government's major projects legislation, closing the infrastructure gap on First Nations, and federal budget expectations are expected to be discussed at the annual meeting of t...
Sep 02, 2025
Canadian medical associations 'relieved' as school accreditation splits from U.S.
OTTAWA - Canadian medical associations are marking the first school year of a new accreditation system for medical schools that is fully separate from the United States. A news release from the Canadi...
Sep 02, 2025
Ottawa vows to help Afghans hit by deadly earthquake as groups call out aid rest
OTTAWA - Ottawa says it's ready to help Afghans in the wake of Sunday's deadly earthquake - even as one organization warns that the federal Liberals have made it harder to reach those living under Tal...
Sep 02, 2025
Canada to host U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, other officials from G7 and Ukraine
OTTAWA - U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson will be in the Ottawa region this week for a gathering of his peers from most G7 countries and Ukraine. Speaker of the House of Commons Francis Scarpaleggia wi...
Sep 02, 2025
Slurry pit deaths: Quebec coroner warns of dangers to farmers from manure gases
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner is urging the province's professional farmers association to increase efforts to educate its members on the dangers of slurry pits. Coroner Nancy Bouchard made the recommen...
Sep 02, 2025
Federal NDP launches leadership race
OTTAWA - The federal NDP officially launched the race to find its next leader on Tuesday, leaving seven months for interested candidates to mount a campaign. The next NDP leader will be elected at a n...
Sep 02, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney huddles with cabinet in Toronto ahead of fall sitting
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney headed to Toronto on Tuesday for two days of private meetings with his cabinet ahead of the fall legislative sitting. It's Carney's second cabinet retreat since win...
Sep 02, 2025