Category Archives: Canada
From flu outbreak to 'Ostrichfest' to high court, how B.C. ostrich cull saga unfolded
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood, B.C., has spent more than 10 months opposing a cull order from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency that would result in the de...
Nov 06, 2025
Majority of Americans think Canada is negotiating in good faith: Poll
WASHINGTON - Most Americans - including Republicans - continue to view Canada positively in economic and trade matters even as U.S. President Donald Trump directs anger at their northern neighbour. Th...
Nov 06, 2025
Supreme Court agrees to weigh in on Saskatchewan's school pronoun case
REGINA - The Supreme Court of Canada granted leave Thursday to hear appeals in a challenge of Saskatchewan's school pronoun law and the notwithstanding clause that underpins it. No date has been set f...
Nov 06, 2025
Prince Harry says visiting Canadian veterans is the highlight of his Toronto trip
TORONTO - Veterans at a care centre in Toronto gathered Thursday to present their art therapy work to Prince Harry and share their stories ahead of Remembrance Day, as they reflected on the lasting im...
Nov 06, 2025
Canadian premiers are too quick to override rights, former PM Jean Chrétien warns
TORONTO - Canada's premiers are too quick to use the notwithstanding clause for "marginal reasons" and have lost sight of its original purpose, former prime minister Jean Chrtien said Wednesday evenin...
Nov 05, 2025
More than 300 MPs have crossed the floor in Parliament since Confederation
OTTAWA - Nova Scotia MP Chris d'Entremont surprised many on Tuesday when he left the Conservative caucus to join the Liberals, bringing the government caucus to within two votes of a majority. While s...
Nov 05, 2025
One Canadian among seven climbers dead after avalanche in Nepal
OTTAWA - Global Affairs says a Canadian is one of the seven killed in an avalanche in Nepal earlier this week. A spokesperson says Canadian officials are in contact with local authorities to gather mo...
Nov 05, 2025
Ottawa to restore accidentally deleted privacy provision in streaming bill
OTTAWA - The Liberal government says it will restore a privacy provision to the Online Streaming Act, more than two years after it was accidentally deleted. The federal budget released this week says ...
Nov 05, 2025
B.C. regulator fines Amazon $10,000 in ruling that limits what 'delivery' means
A British Columbia regulator has ordered Amazon to pay a $10,000 penalty over a failed delivery, ruling that it's not good enough to leave a package on a doorstep or with another person unless the buy...
Nov 05, 2025
Over 5,000 researchers oppose order to share 25 years of federal grant applicant data
TORONTO - More than 5,000 researchers have signed an open letter pushing back against a parliamentary committee order that they say draws parallels with the U.S. government's crackdown on equity, dive...
Nov 05, 2025
