Category Archives: Canada
Fear, relief, anguish: Reliving the emotion of the 1995 Quebec referendum
MONTREAL - Louise Harel cried only once during the 1995 Quebec referendum. It was in the middle of the campaign, when she saw internal polling that showed the sovereigntists in the lead. Then a Parti ...
Oct 26, 2025
Witches and warlocks take part in 'magical' day on Fredericton lake for Halloween
FREDERICTON - Jane Ostrovsky glided on Fredericton's Killarney Lake, her paddle board barely rippling the surface of the water. A skeleton and the carcass of its feline friend along with a fuzzy spide...
Oct 26, 2025
Opponents in rural Nova Scotia challenge cabinet decision on whale sanctuary project
HALIFAX - A group of landowners in eastern Nova Scotia is speaking out for the first time about their opposition to an ambitious plan to build North America's first coastal refuge for whales retired f...
Oct 26, 2025
Carney tells ASEAN summit Canada respects trade rules, as Trump threatens new tariffs
KUALA LUMPUR - Prime Minister Mark Carney took a veiled shot at the Trump administration's trade policy on Sunday, highlighting Canada's reliability and steadiness without naming the United States or ...
Oct 26, 2025
Hundreds of Montrealers join march calling for Quebec independence
MONTREAL - Hundreds of Montrealers could be seen marching in the street Saturday, hopeful they'll one day live to see Quebec become its own nation. The march through the city's downtown comes ahead of...
Oct 25, 2025
Trump announces additional 10-per-cent tariff on Canada over Ontario ad
U.S. President Donald Trump announced an additional 10 per cent tariff on Canada on Saturday because the Ontario government didn't immediately pull down an anti-tariff ad it was running in U.S. market...
Oct 25, 2025
Alberta premier responds to threat of broader labour action in call-in radio show
EDMONTON - Alberta's premier said Saturday she hopes the legislation her government tables in two days to force striking teachers back to work isn't followed by broader labour action. Danielle Smith's...
Oct 25, 2025
U of T emergency fund offers 'lifeline' to researchers facing U.S. funding cuts
TORONTO - The University of Toronto has created an emergency fund to support its researchers who are facing unexpected losses in funding to due cuts and policy changes at U.S. federal research agencie...
Oct 25, 2025
Five things to watch in Quebec's municipal elections for Nov. 2
MONTREAL - Voters across Quebec will soon be heading off to the polls to elect their municipal leaders. Here are five things to keep an eye on as the Nov. 2 election day approaches. Voter turnout Vote...
Oct 25, 2025
Quebec adopts special bill to impose new compensation system on doctors
The Quebec government adopted special legislation in the early hours Saturday to force a new remuneration system on doctors. It was passed just before 4 a.m. after Premier Franois Legault called a spe...
Oct 25, 2025
