Category Archives: Canada
Economists warn surprise GDP growth in Q3 masks weakness in Canada's economy
OTTAWA - Canada's economy posted surprisingly strong growth in the third quarter, but economists looking underneath the hood offered a series of caveats that suggest weaker results than the headline f...
Nov 28, 2025
Carney, Smith sign pipeline deal, open door to changing B.C. tanker ban
CALGARY - Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith have signed an agreement that commits them to working toward building an oil pipeline to the West Coast - and opens the door to ...
Nov 27, 2025
Steven Guilbeault quits Carney's cabinet to protest pipeline deal
OTTAWA - Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault resigned from Prime Minister Mark Carney's cabinet late Thursday to protest his government's new pact with Alberta on a proposed new pipeline. The environme...
Nov 27, 2025
Five things to know about the Quebec government's new secularism bill
MONTREAL - The Quebec government has tabled new legislation that would introduce broad new restrictions on religious practices in public and private spaces. On Thursday, Secularism Minister Jean-Frano...
Nov 27, 2025
Five takeaways on Alberta-Ottawa pipeline memorandum of understanding
CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA - Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed a memorandum of understanding Thursday to grow Alberta's oil exports while also committing to making it ...
Nov 27, 2025
New trial ordered in 1989 murder of 10-year old Toronto girl
OTTAWA - The Court of Appeal for Ontario has ordered a new trial for a man convicted of killing 10-year-old Darla Thurrott in 1989. In a decision issued Thursday, the court concluded there was a misca...
Nov 27, 2025
Premier blasts N.S. Power's cyberattack response, weighs fine for utility
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says he is disappointed with how the privately owned provincial utility responded to a cyberattack earlier this year. The cyberattack struck Nova Scotia Power...
Nov 27, 2025
Pipeline deal could trigger race to the bottom on Canada's climate policy: advocates
A new pipeline agreement between Alberta and Ottawa could trigger a race to the bottom on Canada's climate policies, advocates said Thursday, as they warned the deal would invite other provinces to ma...
Nov 27, 2025
NDP leadership candidates acknowledge need to improve French in Montreal debate
OTTAWA - The NDP leadership candidates admitted they need to brush up on their French-language skills when they faced off for the campaign's first debate in Montreal. The debate on Thursday began with...
Nov 27, 2025
'Frustrating': Veterinarians urge regulatory changes as medicine shortages mount
REGINA - Canadian veterinarians no longer have to access to 40 per cent of medications they once were able to use, a figure the head of the national association says is worrying. Tracy Fisher, preside...
Nov 27, 2025
