Category Archives: Canada
Ottawa tells CRTC to change course on increasing streamers' financial contributions
OTTAWA - Ottawa is directing the CRTC to back down on its recent decision to triple streamers' financial contributions to Canadian content, and will instead provide $600 million to the sector, Culture...
Jun 03, 2026
Canada looking to beef up forced labour laws as U.S. imposes new tariffs
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday his Liberal government will soon introduce legislation on forced labour in supply chains after the Trump administration proposed a 10 per cent ad...
Jun 03, 2026
In the news today: Bouncy castle safety, Canada-U.S. trade, Exiled journalists
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Young child's death in Montreal highlights dangers of inflatable play structures The death of a three-year-ol...
Jun 03, 2026
Section of Banff National Park remains closed to visitors one year after rockfall
BANFF - Parks Canada officials say it's still not known when a section of a trail in Banff National Park will reopen almost a full year after a rockfall killed two hikers and injured three others. Fed...
Jun 03, 2026
FIFA lawyers force B.C. spinal injury charity to scrap World Cup ticket raffle
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia non-profit that supports people with spinal injuries was forced to cancel a raffle for a pair of World Cup tickets after receiving a nine-page letter from FIFA's lawyers...
Jun 03, 2026
Canadian pancreatic cancer specialists expect to open clinical trials on pill that doubled survival time
TORONTO - Oncologists say they're working to quickly get Canadian patients with pancreatic cancer into clinical trials for a new pill that could double their survival time. Dr. Jennifer Knox, medical ...
Jun 03, 2026
Rental companies criticize Quebec oversight after fatal bouncy castle incident
MONTREAL - The death of a three-year-old girl after a bouncy castle was lifted into the air by strong winds in Montreal over the weekend has prompted some equipment rental companies to criticize the a...
Jun 03, 2026
These exiled journalists are covering their home countries without fear — from Canada
TORONTO - Until just a few years ago, Andersson Boscan ran La Posta, a digital media outlet he co-founded in Ecuador and helped grow into one of the country's most influential online voices. Boscan an...
Jun 03, 2026
Fact File: Video shows man shooting guns in U.S., not Ontario gang member
Posts shared to social media in the past week claimed to show video of a Bishnoi gang member firing guns in Caledon, Ont. The claims are false, as the original video was posted by a content creator wh...
Jun 02, 2026
MPs get an earful from opponents of 'lawful access' bill over privacy concerns
OTTAWA - A group that works to keep the internet surveillance-free says a federal bill intended to help police and intelligence services is "an enormous own goal" against Canada's economy and security...
Jun 02, 2026
