Category Archives: Canada
Carney meets with Prairie chiefs outside Assembly of First Nations gathering
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney met Wednesday with chiefs representing Treaties 6, 7 and 8 on Parliament Hill, who expressed openness to the idea of pipeline ownership days after Carney signed a m...
Dec 03, 2025
ICE ordering fleet of 20 armoured vehicles from Canadian firm
OTTAWA - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement earmarked millions of dollars for a bulk order for 20 armoured vehicles from Canadian defence manufacturer Roshel that are built to resist bullets and...
Dec 02, 2025
Class-action lawsuit certified against CN and CP railways over Lytton, B.C., fire
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge says a class-action lawsuit against Canadian Pacific and Canadian National railways can move ahead after a catastrophic fire in June 2021 burned most...
Dec 02, 2025
Quebec justice minister tables bill to restrict 'parasite' ticket resellers
QUBEC - The Quebec government has tabled a new bill to crack down on online ticket resales and to regulate subscription services. On Tuesday, Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette said ticket reseller...
Dec 02, 2025
Canada's competition commissioner leaving job months before term ends
OTTAWA - Canada's competition commissioner is leaving his post two months before his term comes to an end. Matthew Boswell says in a media statement he will end his term on Dec. 17, for personal reaso...
Dec 02, 2025
Marwah Rizqy booted from Quebec Liberal caucus amid crisis in party
QUBEC - Quebec Liberal Leader Pablo Rodriguez has expelled his former parliamentary leader from his caucus, saying she lacked loyalty to him and to the party. On Tuesday, Rodriguez said Marwah Rizqy h...
Dec 02, 2025
Liberal minister backs Bloc call to eliminate religious exemption for hate speech
OTTAWA - Culture Minister Marc Miller expressed support Tuesday for removing a religious exemption on hate speech from the Criminal Code. Miller told reporters he doesn't "think people should be using...
Dec 02, 2025
Multi-agency effort led to seizure of large amounts of fentanyl, other drugs: RCMP
OTTAWA - The RCMP said Tuesday it teamed up with other law enforcement agencies to seize 386 kilograms of fentanyl and significant amounts of other illicit drugs over a five-month period. The Mounties...
Dec 02, 2025
Advocates demand clarity from Carney on status of feminist foreign policy
OTTAWA - Dozens of advocates for women and LGBTQ+ people in Canada and abroad are demanding clarity from the Carney government on its message shift on feminism. In an open letter co-ordinated by Oxfam...
Dec 02, 2025
NDP leader says Liberals are being 'dishonest' about the future of pharmacare
OTTAWA - The federal government's response to a report it commissioned on national pharmacare was "shockingly dismissive," NDP interim leader Don Davies said this week as he called on the Liberals to ...
Dec 02, 2025
