Category Archives: Canada
Loaded barge bound for Seattle sinking off central B.C. coast
A barge carrying numerous cargo containers is sinking in the waters off British Columbia's central coast, and the local First Nation says there is concern about possible pollution because it's unclear...
Nov 19, 2025
Senators amend legislation to make it easier to pass on First Nations status
OTTAWA - Senators have passed sweeping amendments to a bill that would simplify the transfer of First Nations status between generations, rejecting the federal government's advice to limit its scope. ...
Nov 19, 2025
Group sues Quebec City for cancelling July show of U.S. Christian singer Sean Feucht
A group associated with the American Christian singer Sean Feucht is suing Quebec City's municipal administration after it cancelled one of his planned shows this past July. Burn 24/7 Canada, a Christ...
Nov 19, 2025
Ending tanker ban risks billions, B.C. minister says; Liberal MPs say consent needed
British Columbia's jobs minister says ending a tanker ban on the province's northern coast to service a pipeline from Alberta to B.C. would put billions of dollars' worth of other projects at risk by ...
Nov 19, 2025
Seven Canadians charged in U.S. drug probe linked to ex-Olympian
WASHINGTON - Seven Canadians have been arrested for extradition to the United States in connection with a drug trafficking probe involving Ryan Wedding, a former Team Canada Olympian turned fugitive. ...
Nov 19, 2025
P.E.I. man faces first terror charges in Atlantic, for allegedly 3D-printing firearms
CHARLOTTETOWN - A man in Prince Edward Island is facing terrorism charges for allegedly making firearms with a 3D printer and uttering threats online against certain individuals and groups, the RCMP a...
Nov 19, 2025
Quebec Liberal leader calls for external investigation into report on cash for votes
MONTREAL - Pablo Rodriguez is facing his biggest crisis since becoming leader of the Quebec Liberals in June, after a news report on Wednesday alleged some party members were paid to vote for him in t...
Nov 19, 2025
In the news today: PM travelling to UAE, alert system test, HBC art auction
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney heads to Abu Dhabi for investment talks Prime Minister Mark Carney is on his way to Abu Dhabi today, ma...
Nov 19, 2025
Alert Ready system to undergo public test across Canada
Canada's national public alerting system is scheduled to be tested across the country today. A test message and tone from Alert Ready will be broadcast on television, radio and compatible wireless dev...
Nov 19, 2025
Carney visits Abu Dhabi as alarm grows over possible UAE role in Sudan's civil war
ABU DHABI - Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived Wednesday in Abu Dhabi to seek more ties with the United Arab Emirates in fields like artificial intelligence - just as the country stands accused of hel...
Nov 19, 2025
