Category Archives: Canada
Quebec immigration minister under investigation for alleged ethics breach
QUBEC - Quebec's immigration minister says he will fully collaborate with an investigation by the legislature's ethics commissioner into whether he violated conflict of interest rules. Jean-Franois Ro...
Apr 08, 2026
Former commercial pilot Shaheer Cassim admits guilt in B.C. plane hijacking
RICHMOND - Federal prosecutors say a British Columbia man has pleaded guilty to two terrorism offences after he stole a small plane on Vancouver Island last July, triggering a security incident at Van...
Apr 08, 2026
Almost 4,000 federal public servants apply for early retirement program
OTTAWA - Thousands of federal public servants have applied for early retirement since the program was launched late last month. Mohammad Kamal, spokesperson for the Office of the President of the Trea...
Apr 08, 2026
Quebec legislature prorogued as CAQ set to name new leader who will become premier
QUBEC - The Quebec government has prorogued the legislature as the Coalition Avenir Qubec gets ready to choose a new leader this weekend. The cabinet of outgoing Premier Francois Legault says the nati...
Apr 08, 2026
Tax cuts not the only way to help Canadians as gas prices rise: economists
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives are calling on Ottawa to return some of the revenue from higher gasoline prices to give Canadians a break at the pumps - but some economists say cutting gas taxes is...
Apr 08, 2026
Photo gallery: A decade of death — B.C. counts drug emergency's cost
Next week marks the 10th anniversary of the declaration of a public health emergency in response to British Columbia's drug overdose crisis, which has since claimed more than 18,000 lives. Grieving fr...
Apr 08, 2026
B.C. woman detained by ICE for three weeks in Texas calls experience 'traumatizing'
KINGSVILLE, TEXAS, UNITED STATES - The Canadian woman who spent three weeks detained by immigration officers in the United States along with her seven-year-old daughter says it was "the most stressful...
Apr 08, 2026
Ontario MP Marilyn Gladu says she's joining Carney's Liberal government
OTTAWA - Ontario MP Marilyn Gladu left the Conservative caucus to join Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals on Wednesday, pushing the government closer to a majority ahead of three byelections next w...
Apr 08, 2026
Carney, European leaders welcome reported Iran-U.S. ceasefire in joint statement
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney called a ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran a "positive development" on Wednesday, and indicated Canada is still willing to help support the reo...
Apr 08, 2026
Poilievre's communications director Katy Merrifield resigns
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's communications director Katy Merrifield is resigning. Merrifield announced her departure in an email sent to the Conservative caucus Tuesday, adding her...
Apr 08, 2026