Category Archives: Canada

Former minister Baird says he wasn't consulted about Epstein's invite to 2014 seminar
OTTAWA - The office of former foreign affairs minister John Baird said Monday neither he nor the Canadian government were consulted on a 2014 seminar invitation list that included convicted sex offend...
The Canadian Press Feb 02, 2026

Rizqy says partisan use of legislature funds led to chief of staff firing
QUBEC - Marwah Rizqy is breaking her silence about what prompted her to fire her chief of staff, leading to her expulsion from the Quebec Liberal party caucus last year. In a statement of defence in a...
The Canadian Press Feb 02, 2026

Former PM Harper says he did not sign Alberta separation petition
OTTAWA - Former prime minister Stephen Harper said he has not signed a petition seeking to force a referendum on Alberta leaving Canada. Harper made the comment while speaking alongside former prime m...
The Canadian Press Feb 02, 2026

Three foreign nationals arrested by extortion patrol are charged in B.C. shooting
SURREY - Police in Surrey, B.C., say three men arrested on Sunday by officers on an anti-extortion patrol are all foreign nationals and have been charged after bullets were fired at a home. Harjot Sin...
The Canadian Press Feb 02, 2026

She went missing in Canada in 1985. She may have been a Florida serial murder victim
It was in January of 1985 when the mixed skeletal remains of two people were discovered in a wooded area of Malabar, Fla., and while one woman was identified through dental records, the identity of th...
The Canadian Press Feb 02, 2026

Fact File: Photos of Justin Trudeau and Katy Perry on Grammys red carpet are fake
On Sunday, photos appeared online that seemed to show former prime minister Justin Trudeau and his partner Katy Perry on the red carpet at the Grammy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles. The photos are fak...
The Canadian Press Feb 02, 2026

Carney names Bill Blair next envoy to U.K., taps security adviser Drouin for France
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is appointing his national security adviser and a former cabinet minister as Ottawa's top envoys to Paris and London - world capitals where his government is pursui...
The Canadian Press Feb 02, 2026

'It's our livelihood': Rural Ontario town worries as Ottawa plans military radar site
The first sign that something was afoot in the rural Ontario community of Clearview came about a year ago, when Mayor Doug Measures found out that a local farm was registered to the Crown months after...
The Canadian Press Feb 02, 2026

Activists urge RCMP to solicit evidence of Canadians involved in Iran atrocities
OTTAWA - As mass protests in Iran raise hopes that the regime in Tehran might soon topple, human rights activists are calling on the RCMP to collect reports on possible major crimes committed there by...
The Canadian Press Feb 02, 2026

Estée Lauder fined $750k for using 'forever chemicals' in some eyeliners
OTTAWA - Cosmetics company Este Lauder has been fined $750,000 after federal agents found it was using "forever chemicals" in some of its eyeliner products. The company has pleaded guilty to two count...
The Canadian Press Feb 02, 2026

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