Category Archives: Canada
Manitoba, Nova Scotia teens accused of planning simultaneous school attacks
A Manitoba boy and a girl in Nova Scotia are facing charges after they allegedly plotted together online to commit simultaneous attacks at their rural schools, police said Wednesday. Officers received...
Mar 18, 2026
Canadian computer scientist Gilles Brassard co-recipient of A.M. Turing Award
A Canadian computer scientist is one of this year's recipients of a prestigious award nicknamed the Nobel Prize of computing. Universit de Montral professor Gilles Brassard has won the A.M. Turing Pri...
Mar 18, 2026
Charges stayed against 'Queen of Canada' cult leader Romana Didulo in Saskatchewan
SWIFT CURRENT - The leader of a cult that bedevilled residents of a Saskatchewan village for two years is no longer facing charges, disappointing and angering the mayor. Romana Didulo, head of the so-...
Mar 18, 2026
Tim Hortons white and pink doughnut mugs recalled due to burn hazard
TORONTO - Health Canada has announced a recall of Tim Hortons ceramic mugs because they may crack or break when filled with hot liquid. The affected mugs are white on the outside and pink on the insid...
Mar 18, 2026
Greer says U.S. trade talks with Canada lagging behind those with Mexico
WASHINGTON - Trade talks with Canada ahead of the mandatory review of the continental trade pact are lagging behind those with Mexico, United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Wednesd...
Mar 18, 2026
Man arrested for identity theft no longer with CRA, federal agency says
VANCOUVER - The Canada Revenue Agency says a worker arrested in Vancouver for alleged identity theft and trafficking of private information is no longer with the agency. A spokesman with the agency di...
Mar 18, 2026
Canada's population edged lower in fourth quarter as non-permanent residents drop
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the country's population edged down in the fourth quarter, dipping 0.2 per cent. The agency says preliminary estimates indicate the population fell by 103,504 people fr...
Mar 18, 2026
Canadian ships stuck in Persian Gulf as blockade of Strait of Hormuz continues
OTTAWA - Two Canadian cargo ships are stuck in the Persian Gulf and are unable to pass through the blocked Strait of Hormuz as the war in Iran continues. The Miena Desgagns and the Rosaire A. Desgagns...
Mar 18, 2026
Canada's population has dropped for the first time since Confederation: StatCan
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada's latest estimates suggest Canada's population declined last year for the first time since Confederation, due primarily to a drop in the number of non-permanent immigrants. ...
Mar 18, 2026
Ontario asks B.C., Quebec to drop electric vehicle targets
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford is asking his counterparts in Quebec and British Columbia to drop their electric-vehicle sales targets, saying they are making the country less competitive. In the ...
Mar 18, 2026