Category Archives: Canada

'After all, they're family': Poll finds holiday gatherings still important for most
EDMONTON - The upcoming holiday gatherings with relatives may feel ripe for conflicts over politics, relationships, and social issues, but an online survey suggests a majority of Canadians still feel ...
The Canadian Press Nov 23, 2025

Justice minister says lack of respect causing issues for global unity
HALIFAX - Justice Minister Sean Fraser hammered home the message of strength through global unity and respect at the Halifax International Security Forum. Speaking at a panel Sunday morning, Fraser ta...
The Canadian Press Nov 23, 2025

Canada and G7 security partners to focus on disrupting transnational organized crime
OTTAWA - Interior and security ministers from Canada and the other Group of Seven countries are pledging to work together to aggressively fight transnational organized crime. Wrapping up a two-day mee...
The Canadian Press Nov 23, 2025

Fears over plastic contamination prompts nationwide recall of many Yoplait yogurts
Many of Yoplait's yogurts have been pulled from Canadian shelves after the company shared fears over pieces of plastic in some products. Yoplait Canada said in a statement that it proactively issued t...
The Canadian Press Nov 23, 2025

Canada, India revive negotiations for comprehensive trade deal, after 15-year attempt
JOHANNESBURG - Prime Minister Mark Carney and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are reviving attempts at a comprehensive trade deal, which both countries started negotiating in 2010. "The two leader...
The Canadian Press Nov 23, 2025

Carney: No 'burning issue' to bring up with Trump, talks to resume when 'appropriate'
JOHANNESBURG - Prime Minister Mark Carney is in no hurry to resume trade talks with U.S. President Donald Trump but will speak again with the president "when it's appropriate," Carney said on Sunday. ...
The Canadian Press Nov 23, 2025

In Quebec's Nunavik region, constant water shortages compromise health care
PUVIRNITUQ - Even if they're surrounded by vast bodies of water as far as the eye can see, residents of Quebec's Far North lack a reliable water supply. Not only does this impact citizens' health thro...
The Canadian Press Nov 23, 2025

Doctor and nurses are leaving Nunavik over water shortages that affect care
PUVIRNITUQ - Doctors and nurses in Quebec's Nunavik region say constant water shortages are a factor that is pushing some colleagues to leave, in a region where retention of staff has long been an iss...
The Canadian Press Nov 23, 2025

New Nunavut premier takes office as federal government pushes infrastructure drive
OTTAWA - As John Main settled in for one of his first interviews since being chosen as Nunavut's new premier, his phone rang while he was in the middle of a sentence. "Hi Doug," he said, taking a cong...
The Canadian Press Nov 23, 2025

Carney says Canada upholding values but drops talk of 'feminist foreign policy'
JOHANNESBURG - Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada no longer has a feminist foreign policy, but still wants to uphold values on the world stage that include LGBTQ+ rights and combating violence aga...
The Canadian Press Nov 23, 2025

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