Category Archives: Canada
Montreal promises new approach to homeless with encampment 'tolerance zones'
MONTREAL - The City of Montreal is changing its approach to unhoused people, promising to tolerate some homeless encampments instead of dismantling them. Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada unveiled the cit...
Feb 20, 2026
Five things Canadians should know about the U.S. Supreme Court tariff ruling
OTTAWA - The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a set of President Donald Trump's tariffs in a landmark ruling Friday - but that decision didn't affect all duties on Canadian goods entering the United Sta...
Feb 20, 2026
Here's a list of the U.S. tariffs still hammering Canadian industries
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday struck down President Donald Trump's use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to hit the world with tariffs. While the decision ends the fen...
Feb 20, 2026
Bloc MP says he was mugged and pepper-sprayed while in Brussels for NATO visit
OTTAWA - A Bloc Qubcois member of Parliament says he was assaulted and pepper-sprayed this week while in Brussels for a NATO parliamentary assembly meeting. Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay, who represent...
Feb 20, 2026
'Increased control over immigration?' Nine questions on Alberta referendum in October
Premier Danielle Smith announced Thursday that a referendum will be held on Oct. 19 to ask Albertans about how they want the province to deal with immigration as well as the Constitution. She says it ...
Feb 20, 2026
Alberta Premier Smith can't quantify savings from referendum proposals on immigration
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government isn't sure how much it might save if referendum questions proposing restrictions to social services for some newcomers are approved in the fall. Smit...
Feb 20, 2026
Ontario man accused in Ryan Wedding case denied bail
TORONTO - An Ontario man accused of laundering hundreds of millions of dollars in assets for an international drug smuggling ring allegedly led by former Olympian Ryan Wedding has been denied bail. Ro...
Feb 20, 2026
Quebec justice minister withdraws article on abortion rights in constitution bill
QUBEC - Quebec's justice minister has reversed course in the face of strong criticism of his plan to enshrine abortion rights in his constitution bill, announcing Friday the contentious section will b...
Feb 20, 2026
Trump keeps carveout under CUSMA in new 10 per cent global tariff
WASHINGTON - The majority of Canadian exports will remain exempted from Donald Trump's new 10 per cent global levy, as the U.S. president pivots after the Supreme Court dealt a blow to his plans to re...
Feb 20, 2026
Dr. Joss Reimer says misinformation a key target as she becomes Canada's top doctor
OTTAWA - Tackling health misinformation and rebuilding public trust are top priorities for Canada's incoming chief public health officer Dr. Joss Reimer. In an interview Friday, the day her three-year...
Feb 20, 2026
