Category Archives: Canada
Montreal landmark church says people ignited a flare, not a fire, at famous shrine
MONTREAL - A landmark Montreal church is confirming that a group of people ignited a flare - and not a bonfire - on the steps leading to the Catholic shrine on Saturday. Representatives of Saint Josep...
Sep 06, 2023
Quebec anti-corruption unit arrests former junior college manager on fraud charges
MONTREAL - Quebec's anti-corruption police force says a former executive at a junior college north of Montreal has been arrested for allegedly defrauding the student union. The force, known as UPAC, s...
Sep 06, 2023
After fleeing alone to Newfoundland, Ukrainian boy begins Grade 11 in 'second home'
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - In many ways, Serhii Semenets is like any other 17-year-old starting Grade 11 in Newfoundland this week. He likes playing guitar, he struggles with Shakespeare, and his ideal dinner...
Sep 06, 2023
NDP leader calls for Bank of Canada mandate review as key rate holds steady
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says the federal government needs to review the mandate of the Bank of Canada to put people first. Singh's comment today comes as the bank holds its key interest rate...
Sep 06, 2023
On eve of party convention Poilievre says he's not bound by grassroots' policy ideas
OTTAWA - On the eve of his first policy convention as leader, Pierre Poilievre is reminding Canadians that he is not bound by the policies the Conservative grassroots choose to advance. He is in Quebe...
Sep 06, 2023
Feds award $15 million contract to Sun Life to lay groundwork for dental care program
OTTAWA - The federal government has awarded a contract worth up to $15 million to lay the groundwork for a new national dental insurance plan. Procurement Minister Jean-Yves Duclos and Health Minister...
Sep 06, 2023
CPTPP panel sides with New Zealand over Canada dairy supply-management rules
OTTAWA - A Pacific Rim trade panel says Canada's dairy-sector protections violate obligations Ottawa signed with countries like New Zealand. The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacif...
Sep 06, 2023
Deb Haaland, first Indigenous member of U.S. cabinet, meets counterparts in Ottawa
WASHINGTON - The first-ever Indigenous member of the U.S. cabinet is in Canada to talk about how best to help First Nations, Mtis and Inuit communities across the continent. Interior Secretary Deb Haa...
Sep 06, 2023
Air Canada apologizes for booting passengers who complained about vomit-smeared seats
Air Canada says it has apologized to two passengers who were escorted off a plane by security after protesting that their seats were smeared in vomit. The airline said Tuesday that the passengers "cle...
Sep 06, 2023
Ombudsman says military underestimating mental health risks of domestic deployments
OTTAWA - Canada is underestimating the mental health impact domestic emergencies like wildfires and COVID-19 have had on the military reservists who respond to them, a new report says. Gregory Lick, t...
Sep 06, 2023
