Category Archives: Canada

Quebec Liberal Party welcomes new leader Charles Milliard
TROIS-RIVIRES - About 600 people welcomed Charles Milliard as the new head of the Quebec Liberal Party in Trois-Rivires on Sunday, days after he was acclaimed in a leadership race that no one else joi...
The Canadian Press Feb 15, 2026

Canada seals deal on EU defence procurement as Munich summit tests transatlantic ties
OTTAWA - Canada has officially signed onto the European defence procurement program it announced it would join last summer, as Washington's upending of geopolitics overshadows the world's top security...
The Canadian Press Feb 15, 2026

Alberta RCMP receive more reports of people with weapons after Tumbler Ridge shooting
EDMONTON - Mounties in Alberta say there's been an uptick in calls for people with a weapon and school lockdowns since the mass school shooting in Tumbler Ridge. An RCMP spokesman says that he can't s...
The Canadian Press Feb 15, 2026

Carney strategy for defence industry pledges 125,000 jobs, sweeping policy changes
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is making sweeping changes to the way it approaches supporting the domestic defence industry, as Canada looks to transition away from overreliance on the United States ...
The Canadian Press Feb 15, 2026

Beijing drops visa requirement for Canadian tourists, business visitors to China
OTTAWA - China is dropping its visa requirement for Canadian tourists and business visitors, a move that has boosted the spirits of Vancouver travel agents following Prime Minister Mark Carney's effor...
The Canadian Press Feb 15, 2026

Fact File: Why it's tough to verify some of Carney's claims about 'protected' jobs
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has made a series of claims recently about how much the federal government's support for tariff-stricken industries has protected jobs in Canada. Some of his figure...
The Canadian Press Feb 15, 2026

Police tape down in Tumbler Ridge as shooting victim is honoured 14,000 km away
TUMBLER RIDGE - On a cold grey morning, residents of Tumbler Ridge, B.C., made their way to their churches' first Sunday services since the recent shootings in the tiny community in which nine people ...
The Canadian Press Feb 15, 2026

Canada signs agreement for defence cooperation with Denmark
Canada's defence minister has signed an agreement at an international security forum to strengthen co-operation with Denmark on defence matters. A news release from the Department of National Defence ...
The Canadian Press Feb 14, 2026

Canada and Germany sign declaration of intent to grow AI field together
OTTAWA - Canada and Germany have signed a joint declaration of intent to work together on growing the field of artificial intelligence. The signing also coincides with the launch of a Sovereign Techno...
The Canadian Press Feb 14, 2026

Hundreds of thousands march in Toronto rally in support of Iran protests
TORONTO - Hundreds of thousands of people marched down Yonge Street to the beat of drums and chants of "King Reza Pahlavi" at a rally Saturday in North York, as similar protests took place in major ci...
The Canadian Press Feb 14, 2026

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