Category Archives: Canada
'A lot of twists and turns': Halifax pilot draws Blue Jays logo in the sky
A Halifax pilot and longtime Blue Jays fan has taken his support for Canada's baseball team to new heights - literally - tracing the team's logo through the skies over Nova Scotia. "I wanted to cheer ...
Oct 17, 2025
Five things to know about British Columbia's ongoing public service strike
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government and the union representing its striking public service workers announced Friday they would go into non-binding arbitration to try to find a solution to the ...
Oct 17, 2025
Toronto to develop wastewater surveillance program for FIFA World Cup
TORONTO - Toronto Public Health is developing a wastewater surveillance program to detect any potential spread of diseases during the FIFA World Cup. Toronto's new Medical Officer of Health Dr. Michel...
Oct 17, 2025
Carney heading to Asia for 9 day trip to work on trade, defence partnerships
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Malaysia, Singapore and South Korea over nine days at the end of the month to attend two multinational summits. Carney is scheduled to attend the Ass...
Oct 17, 2025
Bank of Canada will be 'humble' as it returns to economic forecasts: Macklem
Governor Tiff Macklem says the Bank of Canada will have to be "humble" in its return to formal economic forecasting as trade uncertainty continues to swirl. The central bank intends to publish a forec...
Oct 17, 2025
India's new envoy pitches full trade deal with Canada, but urges business to act now
OTTAWA - India's new envoy to Canada says Ottawa should pivot away from pursuing a scaled-down trade deal and instead reach for a comprehensive trade and investment agreement with the world's most pop...
Oct 17, 2025
Roquefort cheese from Maison Gabriel Coulet recalled due to possible Listeria concern
OTTAWA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has recalled a Roquefort cheese from Maison Gabriel Coulet because it might be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes bacteria. The product subject to re...
Oct 17, 2025
Federal Court allows caretaker council in Kanesatake after cancelled election
MONTREAL - The Federal Court has decided that five outgoing chiefs of a Montreal-area Mohawk community can form a caretaker council more than two months after an election was abruptly cancelled. On Th...
Oct 17, 2025
Montreal man pleads guilty to making death threats against Parti Québécois leader
MONTREAL - A Montreal man has pleaded guilty to making death threats against Parti Qubcois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon. Philippe Clment-Laberge, 42, entered his plea on Tuesday at the Montreal cou...
Oct 17, 2025
Diab says new border bill powers would have been useful during COVID-19 pandemic
OTTAWA - A Liberal government bill that would give Ottawa new powers to limit permanent and temporary immigration applications would have been useful during the COVID-19 pandemic, Immigration Minister...
Oct 17, 2025
