Category Archives: Canada
Behind the push to restrict energy drinks for teens in Quebec
MONTRAL - Ever since 15-year-old Zachary Miron died after drinking a can of Red Bull while on a school ski trip in January 2024, his parents have been fighting a battle to ban energy drinks for childr...
May 01, 2026
Quebec City mosque shooter asks court for transfer to medium-security prison
MONTREAL - Quebec City mosque shooter Alexandre Bissonnette has asked to be transferred from a maximum- to a medium-security prison, citing concerns over his safety and his mental health. Bissonnette ...
May 01, 2026
U.S. secures contract to sell artillery rocket systems to Canada: Pentagon
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon says it has secured a billion-dollar contract with Lockheed Martin to manufacture M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and related equipment for Canada and other allie...
May 01, 2026
Toronto's Royal Conservatory of Music to investigate historic sexual abuse allegations
TORONTO - The Royal Conservatory of Music will launch an independent investigation into allegations that one of its most prominent teachers sexually abused students in the 1970s and '80s, the organiza...
May 01, 2026
Supreme Court affirms law that curbs spy watchdog members' parliamentary privilege
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld the constitutionality of legislation that limits the ability of members of a spy watchdog committee to use their parliamentary privilege to speak out. T...
May 01, 2026
Canada Soccer receiving $9.8M from Ottawa for national training centre project
OTTAWA - Canada Soccer's plan to build a national training centre has received a major funding boost. The federal government announced Friday it will contribute $9.8 million from the new Build Communi...
May 01, 2026
In the news today: Diversifying Canada's economy, Refugee health, Fort Mac wildfire
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Bank of Canada head 'encouraged' by Ottawa's efforts to diversify economy Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem...
May 01, 2026
'Who we are': Albertans remember Fort McMurray wildfire 10 years later
FORT MCMURRAY - Rob Rice says many residents of Fort McMurray, Alta., still can't stand the smell of campfire. It reminds them of the treacherous drive a decade ago through a tunnel of flames as, in t...
May 01, 2026
'Ash, smoke and flames everywhere': Memories of the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire
FORT MCMURRAY - A massive wildfire quickly spread into the oilsands city of Fort McMurray, Alta., on May 3, 2016. It forced more than 90,000 people out of the region, damaged or levelled 2,500 homes a...
May 01, 2026
'Denial of care': Doctors worry about refugees as payment requirements take effect
TORONTO - Refugees now have to pay out of pocket for part of their drug prescriptions, mental health counselling, dental services, vision care and health equipment - including wheelchairs - as changes...
May 01, 2026