Category Archives: Canada
In the news today: Canada-China deal, Emergencies Act ruling, LA Dodgers sign Tucker
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney reaches 'landmark' tariff-quota deal with China on EVs, canola Prime Minister Mark Carney says he has r...
Jan 16, 2026
B.C's charity herring sale is back on. But hundreds of sea lions feasted first
RICHMOND - Victoria fisherman Bob Fraumeni is used to the challenges of the sea, having worked on fishing boats since he was 12 years old. But there was little he could do to salvage his haul of herri...
Jan 16, 2026
Immigrants more likely to cite human rights, diversity as 'Canadian values': survey
OTTAWA - Immigrants are more likely than those born in Canada to identify things like respect for human rights and gender equality as "shared Canadian values," say survey results in briefing notes pre...
Jan 16, 2026
B.C. councillor charged with four counts of sexual assault involving two complainants
VICTORIA - A councillor for the British Columbia city of Maple Ridge has been charged with four counts of sexual assault involving at least two people, almost a year after the appointment of a special...
Jan 15, 2026
6 economic areas Canada and China have agreed to expand — and one big holdout
OTTAWA - Canada and China released a series of agreements Thursday aimed at boosting bilateral trade and investment - even if there is no resolution yet to the tariff dispute. "What it signals to me i...
Jan 15, 2026
Carney meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping
BEIJING - Prime Minister Mark Carney met with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Xi welcomed Carney and his delegation to China. He said the leaders' last meeting...
Jan 15, 2026
Don't expect spike in arrests after B.C. ends drug decriminalization: police chief
The chief of Victoria's police department supports ending drug decriminalization in British Columbia, but says she doesn't expect to see a spike in arrests once the program ends this month, since it w...
Jan 15, 2026
City of Ottawa loses court appeal over property payments
OTTAWA - The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed a City of Ottawa request to overturn a lower court decision about property payments on federally owned buildings. The decision relates to the payment...
Jan 15, 2026
Mother of children missing for eight months accuses partner of abuse: documents
HALIFAX - The mother of two Nova Scotia children who were reported missing more than eight months ago alleges in newly unsealed court documents that her common-law partner was sometimes physically abu...
Jan 15, 2026
B.C. and feds sign lumber understanding with China, as province looks beyond U.S.
British Columbia's Forests Ministry has entered into a memorandum of understanding with China on modern wood construction, a development that the province hopes will bolster the provincial lumber sect...
Jan 15, 2026
