Category Archives: Canada
European Union heads to visit Canada amid talks for access to EU science grants
OTTAWA - The top heads of the European Union are expected to visit Canada this year, as officials discuss the possibility of Ottawa joining a major research-funding pact. Brussels and Ottawa hold lead...
Sep 29, 2023
Blinken on Canada-India rift: 'Those responsible must be held accountable'
WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is again urging India to co-operate with Canada to bring Hardeep Singh Nijjar's killers to justice. Blinken confirmed that he delivered that message...
Sep 29, 2023
Head of Canadian Ukrainian group defends man who fought for unit created by Nazis
The president of the Ukrainian National Federation of Canada is defending a Second World War veteran of a Nazi unit who was recently lauded as a hero in Canada's Parliament. Jurij Klufas has not met 9...
Sep 29, 2023
Judge greenlights class action against Bausch Health on Cold-FX products
TORONTO - An Ontario Superior Court judge has certified a class-action lawsuit against Bausch Health Companies Inc. that alleges false advertising for some of the pharmaceutical firm's cold remedies. ...
Sep 29, 2023
CFB Trenton commander facing firearms charges has been permanently removed
OTTAWA - The military is permanently removing Col. Leif Dahl from his post as commander of Canadian Forces Base Trenton a month after he was charged with weapons offences. Ontario Provincial Police sa...
Sep 29, 2023
First-degree murder charge in connection with human remains found in Quebec City
QUEBEC - A Quebec man is facing a first-degree murder charge in connection with human remains that were found in the provincial capital area. Franois Bouchard, 31, was charged today at the Quebec City...
Sep 29, 2023
Man dies in Edmonton mall parkade after standing up through car sunroof: police
Edmonton police say they are investigating the death of a man in a mall parkade after he stood up through the sunroof of a car and was struck by a beam. Officers responded to the call Thursday at West...
Sep 29, 2023
In the news today: Statistics Canada to release GDP figures today
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Statistics Canada to release July figures for real GDP today Statistics Canada ...
Sep 29, 2023
Nisga'a Nation celebrates return of totem after it was taken almost a century ago
LAXGALTS'AP, B.C. - A ceremony will be held today by the Nisga'a Nation in northern British Columbia for a memorial totem that has gone to Scotland and back over the last century. The 11-metre totem w...
Sep 29, 2023
B.C. issues certificate for contentious Roberts Bank terminal expansion project
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has issued an environmental assessment certificate for the contentious container port expansion project at Roberts Bank, saying the province "could not prohi...
Sep 28, 2023
