Category Archives: Canada

Voting begins in Coalition Avenir Québec leadership race to replace Premier Legault
QUBEC - Voting is open for members of the Coalition Avenir Qubec to choose a new leader who will replace Premier Franois Legault. Christine Frchette, a former economy minister, and Bernard Drainville,...
Apr 07, 2026

Bill to criminalize forced or coerced sterilization could have unintended consequences: physicians
TORONTO - Survivors of forced or coerced sterilization - many of whom are Indigenous - are pushing for legislation that would explicitly criminalize the procedure, but several physician and legal grou...
Apr 07, 2026

Almost a third of police probes of diplomatic missions see subjects leave Canada
OTTAWA - Almost a third of police probes involving members of foreign diplomatic missions in Canada in the last five years saw the subjects of the investigations leave the country before charges were ...
Apr 07, 2026

These patients without drug coverage are eagerly awaiting generic Ozempic in Canada
TORONTO - Anne Welch worked a physically demanding job at her local SPCA - lifting pets, cleaning kennels and walking dogs - until she retired at age 71. With the loss of that physical activity, coupl...
Apr 07, 2026

In the news today: Gibbons on Artemis, N.S. solar power, Alberta separation hearing
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... 'Payoff day': Jenni Gibbons on watching Artemis II crew make lunar history Canadian astronaut Jenni Gibbons i...
Apr 07, 2026

'Tyranny of the minority': Court hears injunction bid on Alberta separation petition
EDMONTON - A court hearing began Tuesday for an Alberta First Nation's request to at least temporarily put on ice a petition to force a vote on whether the province should quit Canada. Sturgeon Lake C...
Apr 07, 2026

‘Payoff day’: Jenni Gibbons on watching Artemis II crew make lunar history
The Artemis II mission has at times left Jenni Gibbons feeling tense - and tired. But the sometimes bated breath and fatigue aren't hindering the Calgary-born astronaut from taking in the historic mis...
Apr 07, 2026

Eight years after Humboldt Broncos crash, Green Shirt Day encourages organ donation
Eight years after the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash, the legacy of one junior hockey player continues with an annual reminder for Canadians to register as organ donors. Green Shirt Day is a nation...
Apr 07, 2026

Nine of 10 abducted mine workers confirmed dead, B.C. firm says
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver-based firm that operates a mine site in Mexico where 10 workers were abducted in January says nine of them have been found dead. Vizsla Silver Corp. said in a statement on its ...
Apr 06, 2026

B.C.'s latest credit downgrade signals 'something wrong' with finances: economist
VICTORIA - An economist says the latest downgrade for British Columbia's credit rating will discourage companies from investing in the province. Standard & Poor's global ratings lowered its rating...
Apr 06, 2026