Category Archives: Canada
Feds put up $50 million for Inuit-led university as part of funding package
OTTAWA - The federal government will provide $50 million to help develop Canada's first Inuit-led university, Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty said Thursday. Gull-Masty announced the fund...
Feb 19, 2026
Pneumonia hospitalizations rose dramatically last year, new CIHI data shows
TORONTO - The Canadian Institute for Health Information says pneumonia hospitalizations rose by almost one-third across Canada last year. The data released Thursday shows kids between five and 17 year...
Feb 19, 2026
In the news: Former Prince arrested, LeBlanc to meet Trump soon, Tory floor crossing
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office UK police have arrested Andre...
Feb 19, 2026
How three sisters honour mother's legacy at Vancouver's Lunar New Year parade
VANCOUVER - The youngest dancer in this Sunday's Lunar New Year Parade in Vancouver is just four. "Hopefully they remember (the routine)," chuckled parade producer Lisa Ho of the tiny dancer and his f...
Feb 19, 2026
Alberta's Smith to put immigration, Constitution questions on fall referendum
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's government is putting nine questions to a provincewide referendum on Oct. 19, including proposals to restrict social services from some immigrants. One ques...
Feb 19, 2026
Frank Stronach's sexual assault trial hits hurdle as fourth complainant testifies
TORONTO - The trial of billionaire businessman Frank Stronach hit another hurdle Thursday as one of his accusers repeatedly referred to her preparatory meetings with the prosecution while testifying a...
Feb 19, 2026
LeBlanc to meet with Trump's trade czar to talk about CUSMA review
WASHINGTON - The minister in charge of Canada-U.S. trade said he will be sitting down with U.S. President Donald Trump's trade czar in the coming weeks to discuss the looming review of the Canada-U.S....
Feb 18, 2026
Quebec Liberal Leader Charles Milliard won't reinstate Marwah Rizqy in party caucus
Newly acclaimed Quebec Liberal Leader Charles Milliard says he won't reinstate Marwah Rizqy in his party's caucus. Rizqy was booted from caucus in the fall by the party's former leader, Pablo Rodrigue...
Feb 18, 2026
Democrats say they're escalating investigation into Gordie Howe bridge debacle
WASHINGTON - Democrats are demanding correspondence between a billionaire bridge owner and U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick as part of their investigation into President Donald Trump's threat to...
Feb 18, 2026
B.C. First Nation says there may never be 'full consensus' on potential burial site
KAMLOOPS - The British Columbia First Nation that announced the discovery of 215 potential unmarked graves at a former residential school in 2021, catapulting the issue into public discourse, says the...
Feb 18, 2026
