The Alberta-based Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms has filed a legal challenge over Waterloo Region District School Board’s decision to mandate the reading of land acknowledgements at school council meetings, while prohibiting debate on the issue. Read More
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed a memorandum of understanding on Thursday to work towards building a new pipeline to the West Coast. But don’t count the chickens just yet, as no eggs have actually hatched, and for all we know, they could be duds. Read More
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith credited former prime minister Justin Trudeau for creating the independence movement in her province, thanks to a litany of nine "bad laws" — and his successor, Mark Carney, for taking the wind out of separatism with "good policy that genuinely addresses the concerns of Albertans." Read More
A self-admitted "nasty drunk" sentenced to six years in prison nearly five years ago for killing a Halifax man with one punch has just been identified as a homicide victim. Read More
Two members of the National Guard are in critical condition after being shot while patrolling in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday. The suspect was arrested after the "monstrous ambush-style attack," which took place "just steps away from the White House," according to U.S. President Donald Trump. Read More
Canadian ambassador Jennifer May says her country is working rapidly on key issues it has with China aiming to strengthen bilateral ties, according to a report in a state-controlled Chinese newspaper. Read More
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed a memorandum of understanding on Thursday that is aimed at "establishing Canada as a global energy superpower" and paving the way for a new oil pipeline. The pact will suspend clean electricity regulations in Alberta in exchange for an extension of Alberta's industrial carbon pricing program. It also commits Carney's government to considering an “adjustment” to the federal oil tanker ban off British Columbia’s coast. Read More
OTTAWA — As Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith celebrated the signing of a new energy and pipeline pact on Thursday, a government source close to Liberal cabinet minister Steven Guilbeault, a former environment minister, says he is reflecting on his future. Read More
Winnipeg International Airport has just become the latest in Canada to be outfitted with new computed tomography (CT) X-ray scanners, part of an initiative to update technology and speed up security checks. Read More
The United States said it would be stopping immigration requests relating to Afghan nationals "indefinitely" late Wednesday night, following the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C. Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Canada has fared pretty well amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war so far. As Prime Minister Mark Carney likes to point out, the country has the best trade deal going with the United States, thanks to the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), with over 85 per cent of exports to America being tariff-free. The trouble is, that could change in the year ahead as the 2026 joint review of CUSMA gets underway. Read More
South Africa denounced US President Donald Trump's decision to bar it from the 2026 G20 summit, calling the move punitive and driven by distortions that erode global cooperation. Read More
Hong Kong's worst fire in almost 80 years killed at least 65 people in an eight-building apartment complex, with more than 250 people still missing. Read More
It’s taken less than a year for a sense of chaos and confusion to descend upon Donald Trump’s second spin in the White House — at least in his home base in Washington, D.C. Read More
The Israel Defense Forces struck and dismantled Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure in several areas in Southern Lebanon on Thursday, the military said. Read More
Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, was reportedly identified as the gunman who shot two National Guard members in Washington, not far from the White House, in what the FBI is said to be probing as a terror attack. Read More
OTTAWA — Canada’s financial crime watchdog is warning that the “horrendous crimes” related to online child sexual exploitation, including the growing trend of imported child sex dolls, are escalating, while urging financial services companies to do more to help catch perpetrators.Read More
The Japanese government denied a report that US President Donald Trump advised Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to avoid provoking China over Taiwan. Read More
Coffee lovers hoping for quick relief from historically high prices may have to wait longer as the expected pullback from a reduction in U.S. tariffs has yet to materialize, according to Italian roaster Illycaffe SpA. Read More