Category Archives: Canada
Global Fund disease czar warns of limits to shifting foreign aid to private capital
OTTAWA - The head of the world's major funding mechanism for tackling infectious diseases says the Carney government's focus on leveraging private capital for aid will have only a limited impact on th...
Mar 26, 2026
Astronaut and UBC alumna answers questions from space
VANCOUVER - UBC alumna Jessica Meir gave students an unusual office tour on Thursday as she floated and flipped inside her zero-gravity workplace - the orbiting International Space Station. Meir is a ...
Mar 26, 2026
Supreme Court wraps up hearings over Quebec secularism law
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada is beginning its deliberations about a Quebec secularism law after hearings on the controversial legislation wrapped up. The 2019 Quebec law bans some public secto...
Mar 26, 2026
B.C. Conservative MLA Hon Chan charged with choking, assault and uttering threats
VICTORIA - British Columbia Conservative MLA Hon Chan has been charged with assault, assault by choking and uttering threats in a case of alleged intimate partner violence, prompting his removal from ...
Mar 26, 2026 Image Credit: BC Conservative Party
RCMP in B.C. seize 115 kg of meth, hidden in jars of pickles bound for Australia
VANCOUVER - RCMP in British Columbia say they have foiled an operation to smuggle methamphetamine to Melbourne, Australia, hidden in jars of pickles. The Mounties say the investigation was carried out...
Mar 26, 2026
Tumbler Ridge shooting victim Maya Gebala's mom says UFC boss offering to fund care
VANCOUVER - The mother of Tumbler Ridge, B.C., shooting victim Maya Gebala says Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White has offered to pay for her daughter to be treated in California. Cia...
Mar 26, 2026
Bank of Canada rethinking inflation framework amid persistent shocks: Rogers
OTTAWA - A senior official at the Bank of Canada says the central bank is reconsidering how it thinks and talks about inflation as it prepares to review its mandate later this year. Bank of Canada sen...
Mar 26, 2026
Ottawa proposes $1.7B fund to help provinces lower cost of homebuilding
OTTAWA - The federal government is proposing a $1.7-billion fund to help provinces and territories lower the cost of construction and get more homes built - in whatever way they see fit. The federal f...
Mar 26, 2026
New Democrats to debate fossil fuel crackdown, electoral reform in Winnipeg
OTTAWA - New Democrats are set to debate up to 70 policy proposals at their convention in Winnipeg this weekend on a host of issues, including clean energy, electoral reform and the party's own politi...
Mar 26, 2026
Carney: Canada might help vessels sail Strait of Hormuz if there is a ceasefire
OTTAWA - Canada might join efforts to ensure ships can move freely through the Strait of Hormuz if there is a ceasefire in the Persian Gulf, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday. "There are conver...
Mar 26, 2026
