Category Archives: Canada

Montreal's transit agency says too expensive to display 'Go Habs Go!' before winter
MONTREAL - Montreal's transit agency says city buses won't be able to flash the "Go! Canadiens Go!" NHL hockey slogan any time soon. The agency had removed the expression from electronic signs on buse...
Aug 29, 2025

Westbank sells stake in massive Squamish Nation housing development in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - The Squamish Nation says Vancouver-based developer Westbank Corp. has sold its entire stake in its massive Senakw housing project, which broke ground in 2022 backed by a $1.4 billion feder...
Aug 29, 2025

Teenager charged in terror case faces new charge of assaulting a peace officer: Crown
MONTREAL - A 17-year-old boy who allegedly intended to carry out an attack on behalf of the Islamic State is facing a new charge of assaulting a peace officer. Federal prosecutor Marc Cigana told repo...
Aug 29, 2025

Poilievre wants 'reasonable' self-defence defined in Criminal Code
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre wants the government to amend the Criminal Code to say that the use of force is presumed to be reasonable to defend your home is someone breaks into it. H...
Aug 29, 2025

Federal government posts $3.3 billion deficit from April to June
OTTAWA - The federal government posted a $3.3 billion deficit in the first three months of its fiscal year. The result for the April-to-June period compared with a $2.9 billion deficit for the same st...
Aug 29, 2025

In the news today: StatCan to release GDP data for June and Q2 today
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... StatCan to release GDP data for June and Q2 today Statistics Canada is set to release gross domestic product d...
Aug 29, 2025

Government says it accidentally deleted privacy provision in online streaming bill
OTTAWA - The federal government says it's "looking into" what appears to be the accidental removal of a privacy provision in its Online Streaming Act. Earlier this week, University of Ottawa law profe...
Aug 29, 2025

Co-ordinated plan needed to save 'alarmingly low' monarch butterfly population: study
Researchers are urging Canada, United States and Mexico to take immediate action to save the monarch butterfly as the migratory insect faces a growing risk of extinction amid habitat loss. The iconic ...
Aug 29, 2025

B.C. backs expansion at Mount Polley mine that could extend operations until 2033
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has granted consent for a proposed expansion at the Mount Polley copper and gold mine that could extend its operations for another two years until 2033. The ...
Aug 28, 2025

Fact File: Canada a top contributor to Ukraine aid, but per capita claims exaggerated
After Prime Minister Mark Carney's surprise visit to Ukraine this past weekend, criticism of the nearly $22 billion in assistance Canada has pledged to the country so far spread on social media, along...
Aug 28, 2025