Category Archives: Canada

Conservatives say they are united after strong endorsement of Poilievre's leadership
CALGARY - Conservatives wrapped their three-day national convention in Calgary on Saturday, ready to look ahead to the future after solidifying Pierre Poilievre's leadership. "A united Conservative pa...
The Canadian Press Jan 31, 2026

Quebec police set up post in Mont-Tremblant, one year after man's disappearance
MONTREAL - One year after a 22-year-old man vanished at a ski resort north of Montreal, police and his family remain hopeful that someone will come forward with a piece of information that will help f...
The Canadian Press Jan 31, 2026

Arctic sovereignty: Gov. Gen. Mary Simon heading to Norway, Denmark and Greenland
OTTAWA - Gov. Gen. Mary Simon is set to visit Greenland, Denmark and Norway next week. On Monday, Simon will travel to Norway, where she will take part in the Arctic Frontiers Conference in Tromso and...
The Canadian Press Jan 31, 2026

Seniors struggle with cold and loneliness in freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall
TORONTO - Calls to Toronto Seniors Helpline are on the rise as older adults struggle with issues ranging from no heat in their homes to loneliness amid brutal cold and impassable snow-covered sidewalk...
The Canadian Press Jan 31, 2026

'Canada is not Minnesota,' minister says in reaction to U.S. immigration raids
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says he won't pass judgment on the U.S. crackdown by federal forces in Minnesota that resulted in the deaths of two residents. But he is quick to de...
The Canadian Press Jan 31, 2026

Immigration minister wants department to track exits of temporary residents
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Lena Diab says she wants her department to acquire the ability to track the number of people with temporary visas who are exiting the country. The immigration department ...
The Canadian Press Jan 31, 2026

Conservatives vote to keep Pierre Poilievre as leader after speech in Calgary
CALGARY - Pierre Poilievre's position as Conservative leader was cemented Friday after 87.4 per cent of delegates voted in a mandatory leadership review to keep him at the helm of their party. The vot...
The Canadian Press Jan 30, 2026

B.C.-based Pattison says Virginia warehouse sale to ICE won't proceed
VANCOUVER - Vancouver-based Jim Pattison Developments announced Friday it will no longer be selling a Virginia warehouse property to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which had said it wanted ...
The Canadian Press Jan 30, 2026

Canadian Armed Forces say New Brunswick-based soldier has died in Latvia
The Canadian Armed Forces say a service member has died in Latvia. The military says in a news release that Gunner Sebastian Halmagean, who was part of the Canadian-led NATO Multinational Brigade Latv...
The Canadian Press Jan 30, 2026

Two teens arrested in connection with First Nation double homicide in northern Quebec
MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police say two 17-year-old boys have been arrested in a double homicide in a Cree community in northern Quebec. The teens were arrested by a tactical unit Friday in the co...
The Canadian Press Jan 30, 2026

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