Category Archives: Canada
Global Affairs numbers show disproportionate level of cuts to staff based overseas
OTTAWA - Canada's foreign service cuts are disproportionately affecting positions based abroad, with those rotational positions being eliminated at three times the rate of those for Global Affairs sta...
May 20, 2026
Washing ceremony marks settlement of Canadian Tire racial profiling complaint
VANCOUVER - The sounds of Indigenous drums and song bounced off the walls of an East Vancouver banquet hall Tuesday evening as members of British Columbia's Heiltsuk Nation gathered for a traditional ...
May 19, 2026
CBC pausing production on satirical Indigenous show
OTTAWA - The CBC is pausing production on a satirical show on Indigenous issues after blowback from some who claimed false pretences were used to lure high-profile guests. CBC spokesperson Chuck Thomp...
May 19, 2026
Union 'disappointed' as feds fund outside staff to guard immigration holding centres
OTTAWA - The union representing Canada Border Services Agency workers says it's disappointed by the federal government's decision to provide funding for the agency to hire private sector guards on con...
May 19, 2026
B.C. Premier Eby says Canada won't work if Ottawa favours separatist premiers
VICTORIA - Canada cannot work if "separatist premiers" get all of the attention of the federal government, B.C. Premier David said Tuesday. Eby said that is the message he'll relay to Prime Minister M...
May 19, 2026
Canadians say they saw beatings, felt helpless as Israel intercepted Gaza flotilla
As an unmarked speedboat approached the ship that had been her home for two weeks, Luiza Ravalli heard a voice over a loudspeaker issue an ominous command: "Turn back or you'll be boarded." Ravalli, a...
May 19, 2026
Ottawa proposes $164M in whale protection funding for waters off B.C. coast
VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Ottawa says it has proposed spending about $164 million to protect whales and their habitat off British Columbia, including working with BC Ferries to reduce under...
May 19, 2026
Poilievre names new chief of staff after Ian Todd announces retirement
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is getting a new top aide after Ian Todd announced plans to retire this summer. Steve Outhouse will take on the role of chief of staff in addition to his ...
May 19, 2026
Armenian ambassador praises Canada as group accuses Carney of dialing down peace push
OTTAWA - Armenia's ambassador in Ottawa is praising Canada's ongoing support for democratic reforms in the Caucasus nation - even as a group representing Armenian-Canadians says the federal government...
May 19, 2026
Inuit lamp symbol approved for headstones at national military cemetery
OTTAWA - A traditional Inuit lamp has been approved as an optional spiritual emblem for headstones at the National Military Cemetery. The qulliq emblem was unveiled Tuesday in a ceremony at Beechwood ...
May 19, 2026