Category Archives: Canada

Carney expected to announce new supports for steel industry hammered by U.S. tariffs
OTTAWA - The federal government plans to limit foreign steel imports and cut interprovincial rail freight rates in a bid to support Canada's steel industry threatened by damaging U.S. tariffs. A gover...
The Canadian Press Nov 25, 2025

Lawsuit seeks damages against B.C., federal government over Cowichan title ruling
NEW WESTMINSTER - A proposed class-action lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court says the provincial and federal governments had "long-standing" knowledge that unresolved Indigenous land claims threatene...
The Canadian Press Nov 25, 2025

Manitoba Premier Kinew asks PM Carney for sentencing, parole overhaul
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew has asked the prime minister for stiffer sentences for repeat or serial killers, citing the recent release of one killer that Kinew says "disgusts" him. In a lett...
The Canadian Press Nov 25, 2025

Search goes on for bear that attacked B.C. pupils, two other grizzlies to be freed
The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says two grizzlies captured in Bella Coola will be fitted with tracking collars and relocated far from the community, while the search goes on for the bear that a...
The Canadian Press Nov 25, 2025

Fact File: X's AI chatbot claims Carney isn't PM, Russian video set in Toronto
The artificial intelligence chatbot Grok made several errors over the past few weeks when asked to verify information on the X platform. In one instance, it miscaptioned video of a 2021 altercation in...
The Canadian Press Nov 25, 2025

Thomas King's revelation he is not Indigenous sends ripples through culture sector
TORONTO - Thomas King's revelation that he has no Indigenous ancestry sent ripples through Canada's cultural sector, while raising questions about what responsibility a person has when they claim a he...
The Canadian Press Nov 25, 2025

Trouble in 'Team Canada' as B.C.'s deputy premier raises spectre of pipeline lawsuit
VICTORIA - Rifts in "Team Canada" appear to be widening on the brink of a federal announcement on a potential pipeline from Alberta to the West Coast, with B.C.'s deputy premier even raising the prosp...
The Canadian Press Nov 25, 2025

Official languages commissioner concerned about federal budget cuts
MONTREAL - Canada's commissioner of official languages says he wants to ensure language rights don't suffer as a result of federal spending cuts. Raymond Thberge was speaking today in Dieppe, N.B., wh...
The Canadian Press Nov 25, 2025

Explainer on Alberta UCP legislature members facing recall petitions
EDMONTON - Fourteen Alberta legislature members with Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative Party caucus are facing recall petitions from constituents. It's the first time the province's Recall ...
The Canadian Press Nov 25, 2025

Quebec begins consultations on potential revision of greenhouse gas targets
MONTRAL - Quebec is beginning consultations at the provincial legislature on whether to revise its greenhouse gas emission reduction target. The province committed to reducing its annual emissions by ...
The Canadian Press Nov 25, 2025

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