Category Archives: Canada
Montreal-area port expansion first 'nation-building' project to begin construction
CONTRECOEUR - Prime Minister Mark Carney broke ground on Thursday on a long-planned port expansion near Montreal, making it the first so-called nation-building project fast-tracked for approval by the...
Apr 09, 2026
Poilievre fires back at questions about his leadership after fourth floor crossing
OTTAWA - Pierre Poilievre was defiant on Thursday in the face of questions about his leadership of the Conservative party after a fourth member of his caucus defected to the Liberals this week. He rem...
Apr 09, 2026
In the news today: Liberal policy convention, MP crosses the floor, High travel costs
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Liberal huddle for 1st big policy convention without Trudeau Liberal party members are gathering in Montreal a...
Apr 09, 2026
These are the faces of B.C.'s 10-year toxic drug emergency
More than 18,000 people have died of drug overdoses since British Columbia declared the issue a public health emergency on April 14, 2016. The crisis has touched the lives of many more survivors, and ...
Apr 09, 2026
B.C. First Nations leaders say Eby's planned DRIPA pause breaks trust
VANCOUVER - First Nations leaders say the British Columbia New Democrat's plans to suspend sections of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act has hurt their relationship with the gove...
Apr 09, 2026
Brain injury a shadow crisis amid overdose deaths in British Columbia
VANCOUVER - Edwin Bergsson's friend broke down the door of his recording studio in Victoria about five years ago, found him unconscious, and saved his life. "It's incredible that I'm here today," Berg...
Apr 09, 2026
Gladu says crossing floor to Liberals was 'best thing' for her riding, herself
MONTREAL - Marilyn Gladu crossed the floor from the Conservative caucus to join the Liberals because it was the "best thing" for her riding, the country and herself, the Sarnia MP said Thursday night ...
Apr 09, 2026
Frank Stronach's lawyers argue abuse of process in preparing complainants
TORONTO - Prosecutors and police were "unacceptably negligent" in capturing what went on during meetings to prepare complainants for Frank Stronach's sexual assault trial, the businessman's lawyers ar...
Apr 09, 2026
Sobeys recalls some products containing cheese over listeria risk
Grocery store giant Sobeys is recalling a number of products containing cheese because of possible listeria contamination. A notice from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the products are sold ...
Apr 08, 2026
BC United was secretly behind website calling for Rustad to be fired: Elections BC
Elections BC says a website set up in 2024 to demand the firing of then B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad wasn't the work of disgruntled members, as it claimed, but was instead created on the order...
Apr 08, 2026
