Category Archives: Canada
Federal Liberals looking to provide 'certainty' to investors in fall budget
OTTAWA - Major institutional investors are asking the federal government to give them a reason to invest more at home in the upcoming fall budget, say the Liberal MPs leading budget consultations acro...
Aug 12, 2025
Petition revives campaign to award Victoria Cross to Afghan war veterans
OTTAWA - A petition sponsored by a Liberal MP is reviving calls for a fresh look at whether veterans of the Afghanistan conflict should be reconsidered for Canada's top military honour. Liberal MP Pau...
Aug 12, 2025
Relief from sweltering conditions expected in parts of Canada after record-breaking 'notable' heat event
Sweltering heat is expected to break in the coming days for many Canadians after Monday's scorching temperatures broke dozens of daily heat records across the country. Around 51 daily heat records wer...
Aug 12, 2025
Cancer survivor celebrates birthday by paying for patients' hospital parking
At the entrance of a London hospital, Krystyna Locke fronts a banner with loopy cursive letters that says, "Happy birthday to me. Your parking is free." The lymphoma cancer survivor is celebrating tur...
Aug 12, 2025
Keep your eyes on the skies: Annual Perseid meteor shower set to peak tonight
Stargazers are in for a shimmering show tonight as the annual Perseid meteor shower is set to reach its peak. NASA says the fireball shower began last month and the celestial event is expected to peak...
Aug 12, 2025
B.C. court squelches Vancouver bylaw that forced ride-hailing firms to pay fees
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Supreme Court has invalidated a bylaw passed by the City of Vancouver that imposed a fee on ride-hailing companies working on city streets during peak hours. Uber Canada took the ...
Aug 11, 2025
Montreal police arrest a suspect after alleged attack on Jewish father in a park.
MONTREAL - Montreal police say they have arrested a 24-year-old suspect in connection with an alleged assault on a Jewish father in a park on Friday. They say the suspect was arrested Monday and was b...
Aug 11, 2025
RCMP creates drone corridor along part of U.S. border in bid to boost security
The RCMP is introducing a drone corridor along part of the Canada-U.S. border in an effort to boost security. Drones are to patrol the border in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba in what the RCMP say...
Aug 11, 2025
B.C. to appeal landmark Aboriginal title ruling over land in Metro Vancouver
VANCOUVER - On Monday, members of the Cowichan Nation praised elders and those who have gone before them as they celebrated victory in a years-long legal fight to reclaim land on the Fraser River used...
Aug 11, 2025
New federal entity to prioritize Canadian-made, affordable housing projects
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's promised new entity to spur massive amounts of housing construction will prioritize the building of affordable housing and the use of Canadian materials, says a c...
Aug 11, 2025