FREDERICTON — Military officials say a fire burning in an area of a central New Brunswick army base near Fredericton is under control and isn't a threat to public safety.
The Canadian Armed Forces said efforts were underway to put out the blaze in the northeastern part of the Canadian Forces Base... Read more
Patrick Stewart, the classically trained stage actor who scaled the Shakespearean canon and added gravitas to a “Star Trek” franchise and the “X-Men” films, has died. He was 86.
Stewart died Wednesday in Los Angeles, following “a brief and poignant journey” with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy... Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is escalating a criminal investigation over an Alaska Senate candidate who shares a name with the Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan, issuing a raft of... Read more
SURREY — Police in B.C. are investigating an apparent arson attack outside the home of a Sikh independence activist who was previously warned by officers that his life was under threat.
Surrey police say officers found a car engulfed in flames and a bus vandalized after the attack in the Surrey... Read more
REGINA — First responders in Saskatchewan who worry they’ve been infected with viruses on the job will be able to get answers in hours, instead of days, under a new bill.
The province has proposed legislation which, if passed, will speed up testing orders on people suspected of infecting first... Read more
VANCOUVER — An expert in environmental engineering and atmospheric science says it's "definitely" possible for Canada to transition to full renewable energy by 2050.
Stanford University professor Mark Jacobson says at Canada's first youth-led climate trial that it's technically and... Read more
HALIFAX — An association representing university teachers in Nova Scotia is accusing Premier Tim Houston of political intimidation after his office complained to a Toronto professor who had commented on a proposed artificial intelligence data centre.
Houston told reporters on Wednesday he’s glad a... Read more
Quebec's new education minister wants to ban schoolchildren from wearing religious symbols.
Joël Arseneau told journalists on Wednesday that the plans for the ban are non-negotiable.
During the election campaign that resulted in a Parti Québécois minority government, the party promised to broaden... Read more
CALGARY — The lawyer for a Calgary man accused of posting an online threat to kill Prime Minister Mark Carney says his client will be entering a guilty plea.
Jamie Dacosta was arrested in September by the RCMP and charged with threatening to kill the prime minister.
The 31-year-old was charged... Read more
OTTAWA — A federal audit of National Defence's ammunition stocks found that only about half of the military's ammunition for training and exercises was actually used.
The report suggests that's because of "overstated" requests for ammo and planned activities getting cancelled.
The audit says... Read more
KENORA — Kenora, Ont., is facing a $1,000 fine from the Commissioner of Canada Elections after the office said city bylaw officers removed election signs while candidates were still campaigning during the 2025 federal race.
The office of the commissioner says it confirmed 102 election signs were... Read more
EDMONTON — Alberta's historic referendum on separation saw voters trek to the polls in the highest numbers in decades.
That's according to official results from Elections Alberta, which peg voter turnout on the separation question at 70.4 per cent.
The turnout is the highest for a provincewide vote... Read more
OTTAWA — Canadian labour leaders are warning that unions could bring about a nationwide job action if Ottawa rams through a contentious suite of proposed changes to the Canada Labour Code.
The Liberal government's Bill C-39 includes language that would clarify a minister's power to scuttle a strike... Read more
Prime Minister Mark Carney says it would be a mistake for Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. to fail to honour the commitments it made when it bought Stelco.
At a news conference in Montreal, he declined to comment on the possibility of forcing the U.S. steelmaker to sell Stelco, saying a legal process is... Read more
A woman and a teenage boy are facing charges of second-degree murder in connection with the death of Rebecca Mathieson in August.
According to the Regina Police Service, officers were... Read more
OTTAWA — Auditor General Karen Hogan's office tabled nine reports Thursday in the House of Commons. They include a report tracking government agencies' progress on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and pursuing a ban on exports of thermal coal.
The new reports also evaluated efforts to reduce... Read more
Saskatoon police said that investigators have connected a 33-year-old man with three alleged arsons that occurred in the city in recent months.
After a three-month closure, Saskatoon’s Wanuskewin Road is expected to reopen to traffic this weekend.
The closure was in place to allow city workers to replace two underground... Read more
VANCOUVER — Former British Columbia opposition leader Kevin Falcon has stepped down as head of the deregistered BC United party, two years after it folded its 2024 election campaign to support the provincial Conservatives.
Falcon says he is leaving his post after the "exciting" victory by the B.C.... Read more
Métis Nation - Saskatchewan (MN-S) and former CEO Richard Quintal have entered a legal dispute over the former employee’s claims of wrongful termination and breach of contract.
A crash between a pickup truck and a semi on Highway 55 claimed a life, but the RCMP and Saskatchewan Coroner’s Service are still working to identify the victim.
According to the Saskatchewan RCMP, officers were informed about the crash east of Meadow Lake at around 8:30 a.m. on Monday.
... Read more
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday his government will invest up to $1.6 billion in Canadian AI company Cohere.
He made the announcement in Montreal as he welcomed European Union leaders to a summit aimed at forging closer ties.
"We are not waiting for the future of AI to be decided... Read more
A man accused of lighting a home on fire on Avenue E North earlier this month is also a suspect in two other arson cases, according to the Saskatoon Police Service.
The fire was reported shortly before 5 a.m. on Oct. 16. One occupant was able to get outside safely, the fire department said, but a... Read more
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Thursday this week’s Canada-EU Summit opens up discussions on making Canada the bloc’s first “associate member.”
Ahead of meetings hosted Thursday and Friday in Montreal by Prime Minister Mark Carney, von der Leyen said... Read more
MONTREAL — A new poll says long wait times lead half of Canadians to avoid seeing a doctor or going to the hospital.
The poll was conducted by Léger and commissioned by right-leaning think-tanks the Montreal Economic Institute, SecondStreet.org, and Canadian Constitution Foundation.
Read... Read more
TORONTO — The federal government is doubling its annual investment in the Next Gen athlete program to $10 million, money that will be matched dollar-for-dollar by private-sector donors beginning this year.
The announcement, made Thursday by the federal government, the Canadian Olympic Committee and... Read more
An online post has garnered widespread attention for claiming that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spent millions of Western taxpayers' dollars on a personal underground bunker in Nova Scotia.
The post, which has received more than a million views and thousands of shares on the social... Read more
OTTAWA — Environment and Climate Change Canada abandoned its work on ending thermal coal exports without ever notifying the public and without any record of being directed to do so.
An auditor general report tabled today criticizes the move and points out that Canada is co-chair of an international... Read more
OTTAWA — Environment and Climate Change Canada abandoned its work on ending thermal coal exports without ever notifying the public and without any record of being directed to do so.
An auditor general report tabled today criticizes the move and points out that Canada is co-chair of an international... Read more
OTTAWA — Auditor General Karen Hogan has tabled nine audits in the House of Commons that identify cost overruns, excess red-tape and poor planning in multiple federal departments, setting the table for a raucous day in Parliament.
They reveal Canada’s financial intelligence watchdog is too slow to... Read more
OTTAWA — The auditor general says Canada’s financial intelligence watchdog is moving at a snail’s pace when it comes to providing law enforcement with information to support criminal investigations.
The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre plays a key role in Canada’s anti... Read more
It appears Canada officially tying itself to Europe isn’t part of what any future trade relationship looks like. Sarah Mills... Read more
The federal government says it is launching a roadmap to boost competition and choice within Canada's telecommunications sector.
The plan, announced late Wednesday by Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, is meant to break down regional barriers and promote cross-Canada competition in the internet and... Read more
8:30 – Saskatchewan’s throne speech included plans to handle some impaired-driving offences through administrative penalties rather than criminal charges, following an approach B.C. has used for years. Vancouver lawyer Kyla Lee, who specializes in criminal driving law... Read more
On Jan. 1, Saskatoon’s TCU Place will have a new name.
Saskatoon City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to... Read more
Chantell Butler is a busy woman.
She’s focused on growing her business and building the future she wants for herself. It’s a future that includes marriage and, hopefully, a house full of kids. She’s ambitious, forward-thinking and has no lack of plans for what comes next.
Butler was born... Read more
Ahead of health-care union leaders heading into a meeting with provincial ministers Wednesday morning, health-care workers showed up in force for a rally in front of the Legislative Building.
Bashir Jalloh, president of CUPE Local 5430, was among the leaders who attended the meeting.
Normally the... Read more
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Canada welcomes EU leaders to Montreal for talks on next steps in relationship
Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to welcome European Commissioner Ursula von der Leyen to Montreal today after months of... Read more
TORONTO — Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy is set to provide an update on the province's finances today by tabling his government's fall economic statement.
In a recent speech, Bethlenfalvy said Ontario has weathered the impact of tariffs better than economists had predicted, but the... Read more
Joshua Kutryk is set to become the fifth Canadian astronaut to perform a spacewalk today.
Kutryk, along with NASA astronaut Anil Menon, will upgrade the International Space Station's power generation system.
The spacewalk is scheduled for 8 a.m. EDT and expected to last nearly seven hours.
NASA... Read more