Category Archives: Canada
CAQ leadership candidate Fréchette promises to revive fast-track immigration program
QUBEC - Christine Frchette, leadership candidate for the Coalition Avenir Qubec, is promising to revive a popular fast-track immigration program that her government had recently ended. She says if she...
Feb 10, 2026
Procurement minister says loans to Canada Post aren't a 'long-term solution'
OTTAWA - Federal Procurement Minister Jol Lightbound is defending the government's latest $1 billion loan to Canada Post but says federal support can't be a "long-term solution" for the Crown corporat...
Feb 10, 2026
Canadian ICC judge says Trump's sanctions won't stop her from doing her job
OTTAWA - When International Criminal Court judge Kimberly Prost goes on vacation, she needs to phone hotels in advance to explain that she can't pay for a room with a credit card - because she's been ...
Feb 10, 2026
Suspect pleads not guilty to murder in Vancouver Starbucks stabbing trial
VANCOUVER - A 25-second confrontation on the patio of a Vancouver caf left a man pushing a stroller lying in a pool of blood after he was stabbed six times in the chest, a British Columbia court has h...
Feb 10, 2026
Conservative MP requests to skip scheduled pay raise
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Mike Dawson says he can't "in good conscience" accept the pay raise members of Parliament are supposed to get in April because it's unfair when Canadians are struggling to kee...
Feb 10, 2026
B.C. organization enters debate on government-run grocery amid rising food costs
VANCOUVER - When Elizabeth Osinde arrived in Canada about two years ago as a refugee from Kenya, pregnant with her son, she remembers being able to buy a bunch of kale for $2 or $3. That same bunch is...
Feb 10, 2026
Montreal police chief says officers' arrests in Toronto a 'sad moment' for policing
MONTREAL - The recent arrests of several Toronto officers in an organized crime investigation is a dark spot for law enforcement in Canada, but police services across the country do their best to guar...
Feb 10, 2026
Carney says he spoke to Trump after president threatened to block Gordie Howe bridge
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Mark Carney said Donald Trump's threat to stall the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge will be resolved following a call with the U.S. president Tuesday. "I ex...
Feb 10, 2026
Ottawa plans to add 8,000 new electric vehicle charging ports in Canada
OTTAWA - The federal government is looking to increase the number of electric vehicle chargers across the country through its new automotive strategy - but is still well short of the number it was tol...
Feb 10, 2026
Oral HIV self-test approved for sale, advocates say it's key to elimination
TORONTO - An oral, at-home HIV test that delivers results in as little as 20 minutes and has been used in the U.S. for well over a decade is finally coming to Canada. OraSure Technologies announced Tu...
Feb 10, 2026