Category Archives: Canada
Social media ban would need oversight, mother of exploited teen tells MPs
OTTAWA - A ban on social media for children would need oversight and monitoring of the tech industry in order to work, online safety advocate Carol Todd told members of Parliament Tuesday. "If we're g...
Feb 03, 2026
NASA delays Artemis launch with Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen until March
WASHINGTON - NASA has delayed the planned launch of a moon rocket with a Canadian on board until at least March. In a press conference in Florida on Tuesday, NASA officials said the Artemis II astrona...
Feb 03, 2026
Funny, unstoppable, magnetic: 3 Alberta hockey players killed in crash remembered
Three players with the Southern Alberta Mustangs junior hockey team in Stavely, Alta., were killed Monday while heading to practice in the town south of Calgary. RCMP say the small vehicle they were i...
Feb 03, 2026
Public service executives got more than $146 million in performance pay last year
OTTAWA - Executives in the core federal public service received $146.3 million in performance pay last year. Data from the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat shows 7,987 executives earned performanc...
Feb 03, 2026
NDP MPP jumps to federal Liberals as Liberal MP eyes provincial seat and leadership
The resignation of longtime MP Bill Blair has triggered a potential round of political musical chairs, as the federal Liberals poach a provincial NDP representative to run for his seat and a Liberal M...
Feb 03, 2026
Transport minister will 'not interfere' with plane certification despite Trump threat
MONTREAL - Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon says he will not interfere with the work of regulators after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to decertify Canadian-built planes unless the governm...
Feb 03, 2026
Smith says Alberta will withhold funding for judges without more input on selection
EDMONTON - Premier Danielle Smith says her government will withhold funding to support new judicial appointments in Alberta if the federal government doesn't give the province a say on who is picked. ...
Feb 03, 2026
China travel delayed Vancouver doctor's arrest for alleged sex assaults of teen girls
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say their investigation into a doctor for allegedly sexually assaulting teenage female patients took years to result in charges because the suspect went to China. Inves...
Feb 03, 2026
Montreal mayor says her car was towed and is blaming potholes for two flat tires
MONTREAL - After saying she blew a pair of tires on one of her city's busiest streets, Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada is pledging to tackle what's causing the problem. "So there were two potho...
Feb 03, 2026
Ottawa remains opposed to acquiring nuclear weapons, minister says
OTTAWA - Canada has "absolutely no intention" of acquiring nuclear weapons, Defence Minister David McGuinty said Tuesday - rejecting the suggestion from former chief of the defence staff Wayne Eyre th...
Feb 03, 2026
