Category Archives: Canada
Pathways to humanitarian permanent residency tighten as Ottawa focuses on economy
OTTAWA - The federal government is cutting the number of spots available in its refugee humanitarian and permanent residency streams for next year. The updated immigration levels plan released this we...
Nov 06, 2025
Liberal MP Jaime Battiste fined $600 for breaching elections financing law
OTTAWA - An elections watchdog fined Nova Scotia Liberal MP Jaime Battiste and his financial agent $600 each for a series of elections law violations - including a donation of funds to Battiste's own ...
Nov 06, 2025
Trump has options if the Supreme Court blocks him from imposing 'emergency' tariffs
WASHINGTON - Countries around the world - Canada included - are waiting anxiously as the U.S. Supreme Court considers whether President Donald Trump has the authority to continue using his favoured ta...
Nov 06, 2025
World Series and rest of Blue Jays' post-season boosted Toronto hotels, businesses
TORONTO - The World Series may have ended in heartbreak for Toronto Blue Jays and their fans, but the team's entire post-season run gave Toronto a big economic boost, with more visitors and more spend...
Nov 06, 2025
Surge in reports of wrongdoing to Quebec anti-corruption police
MONTREAL - Quebec anti-corruption police are reporting a surge of nearly 30 per cent in the number of reports of wrongdoing they received in the 2024-2025 fiscal year. The police force, known as UPAC,...
Nov 06, 2025
'The stuff of nightmares': Judge hands man life sentence for murder of Ottawa family
OTTAWA - A man who pleaded guilty to killing a mother, her four children and a family friend in a gruesome mass stabbing in an Ottawa suburb in 2024 has been sentenced to life in prison without the po...
Nov 06, 2025
Quebec minister says Ottawa has gone too far in cutting temporary immigration
QUBEC - Despite years of calling for Ottawa to cut the number of non-permanent residents in the province, Quebec now says the federal government is "playing a dangerous game" in its move to slash temp...
Nov 06, 2025
Fact File: Viral videos do not show 'genius' wolf pack hierarchy
A photo claiming to show a strategic wolf pack formation appeared in several videos that have gone viral on social media in recent months. The videos claim the oldest and sickest wolves lead the pack ...
Nov 06, 2025
Ottawa's tax credits to reduce emissions aren't working as intended, watchdog says
OTTAWA - As Prime Minister Mark Carney's government moves to spend billions more on tax credits to support carbon-capture and storage projects, Canada's environment commissioner says the money already...
Nov 06, 2025
In the news today: US still views Canada positively, Harry to meet Toronto veterans
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Americans still view Canada positively: Poll Most Americans - including Republicans - continue to view Canada ...
Nov 06, 2025
