Category Archives: Canada
In the news today: Tory policy could harm LGBTQ kids, advocates say
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Transgender Tory candidate says vote against gender-affirming care could cost l...
Sep 11, 2023
'Freedom Convoy' lawyers attempt to block Ottawa residents from testifying at trial
OTTAWA - The lawyers defending two of the most prominent organizers of the "Freedom Convoy" protests are expected to make their case today to block nine Ottawa residents and business representatives f...
Sep 11, 2023
Transgender Tory candidate says vote against gender-affirming care could cost lives
The first openly transgender person to run for the federal Conservatives warns that a policy adopted by the party over the weekend could harm gender-diverse children if it ever becomes law. However, H...
Sep 11, 2023
B.C. Premier David Eby set to visit Kamloops, Salmon Arm amid devastating wildfires
B.C. Premier David Eby and Emergency Management Minister Bowinn Ma are set to visit the province's southern Interior today to meet with those affected by this season's devastating wildfires. The provi...
Sep 11, 2023
'An uneasy feeling:' As Lee track unclear, hurricane anxiety increasing on East Coast
HALIFAX - Though the track of hurricane Lee remains unclear, anxiety created by powerful storms has been growing on the East Coast - especially in communities that felt Fiona's wrath last year. The ma...
Sep 11, 2023
Tributes pour in for Monique Bégin, 'trailblazer' and former federal cabinet minister
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is mourning the loss of Monique Bgin, a former cabinet minister and academic who died Friday at the age of 87. Trudeau says Bgin's was a "trailblazer for...
Sep 10, 2023
Challenges and a to-do list: Five takeaways from the Conservative party convention
OTTAWA - Federal Conservatives left their party's policy convention in Quebec City feeling a somewhat unfamiliar sensation: Celebration. Party members, MPs and insiders say the chance for a return to ...
Sep 10, 2023
Montrealers line up for souvenir rivets from old Champlain Bridge
Montreal-area residents are lining up for the chance to own a little piece of the Champlain Bridge that connected the city and its South Shore for nearly 60 years. As of 9:30 a.m. people were lining u...
Sep 10, 2023
Shock and worry in Montreal's Moroccan community after deadly earthquake
MONTREAL - Moroccan Canadians are united in grief and worry after a deadly earthquake killed more than 2,000 people in the North African country. The owner of Montreal's Caf Amistad says his clients i...
Sep 10, 2023
Trudeau's plane grounded in India by technical issues after G20 summit conclusion
NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's return to Canada from the G20 summit in India has been delayed by problems with his plane. The Prime Minister's Office says it was alerted about the issue a...
Sep 10, 2023
