Category Archives: Canada

Gray likely died of cardiac arrest, complicated by police actions: pathologist
VANCOUVER - The forensic pathologist who performed an autopsy on Myles Gray in the days after he died following a beating by Vancouver police officers testified Monday that it did not reveal a single,...
The Canadian Press Mar 09, 2026

Automaker allowed more tariff-free U.S. imports due to higher Canadian production
OTTAWA - Ottawa is letting an unnamed automaker import a higher quota of U.S.-made vehicles without tariffs because the company is selling and making more cars in Canada than first expected. While the...
The Canadian Press Mar 09, 2026

Man accused of killing B.C. Mountie Shaelyn Yang testifies at fitness hearing
VANCOUVER - The man accused of killing RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang in a Burnaby, B.C., park testified Monday at a hearing in Vancouver to determine whether he is fit to stand trial. Jongwon Ham, who appe...
The Canadian Press Mar 09, 2026

Lawyer for Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet says accuser's testimony lacks credibility
MONTREAL - Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet was back on the witness stand Monday denying he ever acted inappropriately with women, with his lawyer suggesting the accuser at the centre of his defamation la...
The Canadian Press Mar 09, 2026

Major ice storm headed to southern Quebec, up to 35 mm of freezing rain over 24 hours
Environment Canada says a "potentially critical" ice storm is heading for southern Quebec starting Wednesday. According to a special weather statement, the region can expect 20 to 30 millimetres of fr...
The Canadian Press Mar 09, 2026

Liberals nominate Fintrac official Annette Ryan as new budget watchdog
OTTAWA - The Liberal government has nominated a senior official from the national financial intelligence agency as Ottawa's next fiscal watchdog. Wayne Long, secretary of state for financial instituti...
The Canadian Press Mar 09, 2026

NRC to acquire Bombardier jet as feds earmark nearly $1B for defence research
OTTAWA - The federal government says it will put more than $900 million into the National Research Council for defence initiatives, including the purchase of a Bombardier jet for private sector resear...
The Canadian Press Mar 09, 2026

200 alleged victims of Vancouver-area Catholic school abuse could share $30M
VANCOUVER - Lawyers say a $30-million class-action settlement over child abuse allegedly committed for decades at two Vancouver-area Catholic schools could be shared by more than 200 ex-students. Joe ...
The Canadian Press Mar 09, 2026

Ottawa says it will spend up to $94.5M to improve jobs data in key industries
OTTAWA - The federal government said Monday it's planning to spend up to $94.5 million over the next five years to get a better sense of what's happening on the ground in a turbulent labour market. Th...
The Canadian Press Mar 09, 2026

Voting begins in NDP leadership race, Singh's successor to be named March 29
OTTAWA - Voting began Monday in the federal NDP leadership race, with a March 28 deadline for party members to cast their votes. A party official says 100,000 members are eligible to vote in the elect...
The Canadian Press Mar 09, 2026

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