Category Archives: Canada
Libraries say budget proposal to end shipping program would be 'catastrophic'
ST. JOHN'S - Libraries across Canada say a proposed change in the federal budget bill would end their ability to ship books at reduced rates, threatening interlibrary loan programs and possibly forcin...
Dec 12, 2025
P.E.I. Premier Rob Lantz resigning to seek permanent leadership of PC party
CHARLOTTETOWN - Rob Lantz has announced that he is resigning as premier of Prince Edward Island as he seeks to become the permanent leader of the province's Progressive Conservatives. Lantz had been i...
Dec 11, 2025
Canadian Armed Forces member charged in foreign interference investigation
OTTAWA - A member of the Canadian Armed Forces has been arrested and charged in a joint police operation looking into foreign interference and security of information. Master Warrant Officer Matthew R...
Dec 11, 2025
Another Conservative MP crosses the floor to join Liberal caucus
OTTAWA - Toronto-area MP Michael Ma left the Conservatives to join the Liberal caucus on Thursday, leaving Prime Minister Mark Carney just one seat shy of a coveted majority government. Ma, who repres...
Dec 11, 2025
Longueuil mayor seeks probe into police actions after shooting of Nooran Rezayi
MONTREAL - The mayor of Longueuil, Que., is asking the Quebec government to investigate police actions in the aftermath of a fatal police shooting involving a 15-year-old boy. Mayor Catherine Fournier...
Dec 11, 2025
How does climate change affect the likelihood of extreme rain? Federal department aims to publish rapid results
Federal scientists will start to publish rapid results looking at how much more likely major rainstorms have become due to climate change. Environment and Climate Change Canada says it's expanding its...
Dec 11, 2025
Ottawa using AI to review public comments on its national AI strategy
OTTAWA - The federal government is using artificial intelligence to sort through public input on AI policy, Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon said Thursday. Solomon said an internally deve...
Dec 11, 2025
Why is B.C. facing the prospect of a flood disaster again?
British Columbia's Lower Mainland is facing flooding, severed highways and evacuations due to the double impact of an atmospheric river and cross-border water flows. Here's an explainer of why the are...
Dec 11, 2025
Pressure mounts on Quebec Liberal Leader Pablo Rodriguez to resign amid crisis
QUBEC - Quebec Liberal Leader Pablo Rodriguez is facing increasing pressure from prominent Liberals to step down amid an ongoing crisis within the party. But the former federal cabinet minister insist...
Dec 11, 2025
Vast majority of victims don't report intimate partner violence to police, study says
MONTREAL - A new analysis by Quebec's statistics institute has concluded that the vast majority of victims don't report intimate partner violence to the police. That includes 74 per cent of women and ...
Dec 11, 2025