Category Archives: Canada
Public health agency says World Cup poses high risk of measles spread
OTTAWA - There is a high risk of measles transmission within Canada during the FIFA World Cup, an analysis by the Public Health Agency of Canada warned Thursday. The federal agency completed its infec...
May 14, 2026
Tories question CBC funding of spoof-style Indigenous show on residential schools
OTTAWA - Conservatives are questioning why CBC is funding a spoof program that used false pretences to lure high-profile people accused of downplaying the damage caused by residential schools into sit...
May 14, 2026
B.C. privacy adjudicator finds short-term rental addresses should remain private
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner says the City of Vancouver is required to refuse to disclose addresses of short-term rental operators because it would...
May 14, 2026
Border law to face constitutional challenge over new refugee claim rules
OTTAWA - The stage is being set for a constitutional challenge of the federal government's new immigration law, which imposes timelines on how long someone can be in Canada before making a refugee cla...
May 14, 2026
U.S. law enforcement charges 13 in connection with gun trafficking into Canada
WASHINGTON - The United States has charged 13 people for trafficking firearms from New Hampshire into Canada in a law enforcement operation that traced guns to Canadian crime scenes. "This tracking ne...
May 14, 2026
Carney, Smith confirm energy announcement coming Friday
CALGARY - Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith say they'll be in Calgary on Friday to announce the next step in their landmark energy pact. Carney says it will feature an impl...
May 14, 2026
Fact File: Misleading claims about hantavirus shared online amid cruise ship outbreak
As Canadians connected to an outbreak of hantavirus on the MV Hondius cruise ship isolate in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario, rumours and misinformation about the virus are spreading online. Her...
May 14, 2026
Carney says he's open to selling infrastructure like airports to finance projects
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Thursday his government is open to selling public assets if the proceeds could help fund new infrastructure. The November federal budget and April spring ec...
May 14, 2026
Artemis II crew gets hero's welcome at Canadian Space Agency headquarters in Quebec
LONGUEUIL - Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen says it took flying to the far side of the moon as a member of the Artemis II crew to get a new appreciation for how humans work together on Earth. The 10-...
May 14, 2026
City, B.C., First Nations in push to keep Whitecaps in Vancouver 'for generations'
VANCOUVER - A meeting aimed at finding solutions to keep the Whitecaps in Vancouver has resulted in a new co-operation between multiple levels of government. Representatives from the Whitecaps and Maj...
May 14, 2026
