Category Archives: Canada

Invasive mosquitoes and brain-swelling virus detected in B.C.'s Sea-to-Sky region
VANCOUVER - Health officials in British Columbia say invasive mosquitoes and a virus that can cause brain swelling in humans have been detected in the Sea-to-Sky region north of Vancouver, after an in...
The Canadian Press Jun 01, 2026

Suspect arrested after one killed, one hurt in northeast Saskatchewan shooting: RCMP
PELICAN NARROWS - Mounties in Saskatchewan say a suspect was arrested late Monday after a shooting in the northern community of Pelican Narrows that killed one person and seriously injured another. RC...
The Canadian Press Jun 01, 2026

LeBlanc to meet Trump's trade czar in Washington on Tuesday
WASHINGTON - Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc is set to travel to Washington on Tuesday to meet with his American counterpart as official negotiations between Ottawa and the Trump administra...
The Canadian Press Jun 01, 2026

Praise from Poilievre, but ex-B. C. Conservative MLAs say new leader will polarize
VICTORIA - Two former B.C. Conservative legislators now sitting as Independents say new leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay will polarize the province. Amelia Boultbee said Findlay's victory on Saturday showed...
The Canadian Press Jun 01, 2026

Police investigate vandalism of rainbow crosswalk in Surrey, B.C., captured on video
SURREY - Police in Surrey, B.C., are investigating after video of people vandalizing a rainbow crosswalk was posted on social media over the weekend by the leader of a registered political party. Poli...
The Canadian Press Jun 01, 2026

Politicians denounce white supremacist gathering in Shawinigan, Que., over weekend
MONTREAL - Political figures in Quebec and Ottawa have denounced a white supremacist rally held on May 30 in Shawinigan, Que., in the Mauricie region northeast of Montreal. Masked individuals displaye...
The Canadian Press Jun 01, 2026

Poilievre accuses Carney of ducking questions about Canada's sluggish economy
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre laid the blame for a string of bad economic results directly at the feet of Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday, a strategy the Liberals chalked up to "p...
The Canadian Press Jun 01, 2026

Federal poll finds nearly half of Canadians think country takes 'too many immigrants'
OTTAWA - A survey commissioned by the federal government late last year suggests nearly half of Canadians believe the country is admitting too many immigrants - but the share of respondents who think ...
The Canadian Press Jun 01, 2026

Congolese Montrealers have plans upended by Canada's Ebola travel restrictions
MONTREAL - An international student from the Democratic Republic of Congo says she was blocked from returning to Montreal because of Ebola-related travel restrictions - despite the fact she hasn't vis...
The Canadian Press Jun 01, 2026

Quebec opens investigation into police response after officer shot and killed teen
MONTREAL - Months after promising an investigation, Quebec's domestic security minister said Monday his department has started to examine allegations that police on Montreal's South Shore acted inappr...
The Canadian Press Jun 01, 2026

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