Category Archives: Canada

Defence lawyer suggests complainant in Stronach trial has 'tendency to lie'
TORONTO - A woman accusing Frank Stronach of raping her in a hotel suite decades ago has a "tendency to lie" and continues to add new details to her account of the encounter, the businessman's lawyer ...
Feb 24, 2026

Canadian official says Cuban regime 'quite stable' as U.S. oil blockade tightens grip
OTTAWA - Cuba's envoy to Ottawa says the U.S. is trying to overthrow his country's communist government - but Canada's foreign service says the regime's hold on Havana is "quite stable." The comments ...
Feb 24, 2026

'Horrible war': Ukrainian eye doctor training in Calgary to better help wounded
CALGARY - Dr. Pavla Ivaniuta remembers the first days of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the stream of wounded men, women and children she treated for horrific eye injuries. The most common wounds...
Feb 24, 2026

Hearing on police-involved death of Myles Gray resumes after obscenity led to delay
VANCOUVER - A public hearing into the police-involved death of Myles Gray resumed in Vancouver, after a four-week adjournment triggered by an obscene remark and the subsequent resignation of counsel f...
Feb 24, 2026

Public trust in Canada’s institutions is rising in face of U.S. hostility: poll
OTTAWA - Public trust in Canada's key institutions is on the rise as the country navigates unprecedented tensions with the United States, a new poll suggests. The annual CanTrust Index published by Pr...
Feb 24, 2026

Immigration Department helping Canadian military recruit foreign military members
HALIFAX - The head of Canadian Armed Forces says a policy aimed at attracting highly skilled foreign military members is getting a boost from the federal Immigration Department as the military scrambl...
Feb 23, 2026

Canadian Union of Postal Workers set to vote on tentative deals in spring
OTTAWA - The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says its members will hold a ratification vote on tentative agreements with Canada Post between April 20 and May 30. The deals with two bargaining units w...
Feb 23, 2026

Quebec government sued after it cancelled Christian event over anti-abortion concerns
QUBEC - A Quebec government cabinet minister has taken the stand in a civil case over her decision to cancel an event in 2023 because she thought it would promote anti-abortion views. British Columbia...
Feb 23, 2026

Ex-B.C. school trustee to fight $750,000 penalty for 'insidious' anti-SOGI campaign
VANCOUVER - A former British Columbia school trustee will be going to court to challenge a $750,000 penalty imposed by the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal, which ruled that he poisoned the workplaces of LG...
Feb 23, 2026

Fact File: Viral video of Ghislaine Maxwell in Quebec City made with AI, creator says
A video of someone approaching a woman on a Quebec City street and asking if she is "Ghislaine" went viral after viewers noticed the woman's resemblance to Ghislaine Maxwell. The Instagram account tha...
Feb 23, 2026