Category Archives: Canada

Top doctor explains why number of 'low risk' hantavirus contacts in Canada has grown to 26
TORONTO - Canada's chief public health officer says the country is taking a "precautionary approach" in monitoring people who may have had indirect contact with passengers who were on the hantavirus-s...
The Canadian Press May 14, 2026

Best place for Alberta is in Canada, PM says after judge tosses separation petition
The best place for Alberta to be is in Canada, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday after a judge's decision to throw out a separatist petition in the province. "Certainly a Canada that works, whi...
The Canadian Press May 14, 2026

Lac-Mégantic: Supreme Court refusal clears CP rail of liability in 2013 tragedy
MONTREAL - Canadian Pacific Railway Company has been cleared of all liability in the Lac-Mgantic, Que., train disaster that claimed 47 lives in 2013. Several parties, including the victims and their f...
The Canadian Press May 14, 2026

Honda indefinitely suspends Canadian EV plant plan as it posts first-ever annual loss
TORONTO - Honda Canada indefinitely suspended its plans for a $15-billion electric vehicle complex in Ontario, the Japanese automaker said, as it posted its first-ever annual loss. The company said Th...
The Canadian Press May 14, 2026

In the news today: Ottawa's electricity plan, Chinese e-commerce, Probing the cosmos
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Carney to announce clean electricity strategy today Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to announce his long-aw...
The Canadian Press May 14, 2026

B.C. symposium puts spotlight on dangers associated with strangulation
Charuka Maheswaran was 29 when she met the man she would later marry, have three children with, and who she said eventually beat and strangled her. "He pushed me up against the counter and I could fee...
The Canadian Press May 14, 2026

Carney unveils new electricity strategy, noncommittal on 2030 climate targets
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled Canada's long-awaited new electricity strategy Thursday, placing a heavy emphasis on expanding the role of natural gas in powering the grid as he seemed to...
The Canadian Press May 14, 2026

Poll suggests politics, geography and trust play roles in vaccine hesitancy
OTTAWA - A new online survey suggests nearly a quarter of Canadians say they've declined to get a vaccine recommended by their doctor, and the data indicates most of them did so because they were conc...
The Canadian Press May 14, 2026

Ottawa pushing to get Canadian companies selling goods on Chinese platforms
OTTAWA - The federal government is pushing to get Canadian companies on major Chinese e-commerce platforms as the two countries deepen their ties. International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu told The ...
The Canadian Press May 14, 2026

Carney to release details of plan to double Canada's electricity grid
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to announce his long-awaited clean electricity strategy Thursday, after promising to show a pathway to doubling the capacity of Canada's power grid by 2...
The Canadian Press May 13, 2026

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