Category Archives: Canada
'This is my life': Buffy Sainte-Marie pushes against doubts over Indigenous ancestry
Buffy Sainte-Marie is pushing back on a news report that questions her Indigenous heritage, maintaining she has never lied about her identity. The iconic singer, songwriter and activist says the recen...
Nov 23, 2023
No terrorism link in Niagara Falls crash, no explosive materials found: FBI
The FBI says a deadly car crash and explosion at the Rainbow Bridge border crossing between New York state and Ontario shows no sign of terrorist involvement and there were no explosive materials at t...
Nov 23, 2023
Despite ceasefire, Toronto man says his family needs Canadian help to get out of Gaza
MONTREAL - With one of his sons in a Gaza hospital, Toronto resident Nahed El-Khalidy said the recently announced ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is good news, though it came too late to save his d...
Nov 23, 2023
Yukon finance minister tables public accounts for last fiscal year
WHITEHORSE - The Yukon government says it posted a $105-million surplus in the 2022-23 fiscal year, $65 million more than it predicted. Yukon Finance Minister Sandy Silver tabled the territory's publi...
Nov 22, 2023
Five border crossing facts to know in the wake of Rainbow Bridge explosion
A car explosion on the American side of the Rainbow Bridge border crossing in Niagara Falls left two people dead on Wednesday and put authorities in both countries on high alert. Here are five facts a...
Nov 22, 2023
Ceremony for Les Cowboys Fringants singer Karl Tremblay next week in Montreal
MONTREAL - Quebecers will get a chance to say goodbye to beloved folk-rock singer Karl Tremblay during a ceremony next week in Montreal. Quebec Premier Franois Legault announced today that the lead si...
Nov 22, 2023
The latest on the deadly explosion at the Canada-U.S. border crossing in New York
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. - Four of the busiest border crossing points between Canada and the United States were abruptly closed Wednesday after a vehicle exploded at a U.S. checkpoint in Niagara Falls. The...
Nov 22, 2023
Jury reaches verdict in criminal trial of ex-RCMP official Cameron Jay Ortis
OTTAWA - The jury in the criminal trial of Cameron Jay Ortis, a former RCMP official accused of breaching Canada's secrets law, has reached a verdict. The verdict to be delivered today comes after wee...
Nov 22, 2023
Police, Senate investigating threat over carbon pricing bill: Senate leader
OTTAWA - Two members of the Independent Senators Group say police and Senate security are investigating a threat that forced one of them to leave her home last weekend, following a social-media post t...
Nov 22, 2023
FBI confirms explosion at Canada-U.S. Rainbow Bridge border crossing in New York
WASHINGTON - Four of the busiest border crossing points between Canada and the United States are closed after a vehicle exploded at a U.S. checkpoint in Niagara Falls. The FBI confirmed it is investig...
Nov 22, 2023
