Canadian News
Fri, 02 Oct 2026 04:00:00 EDTAmid the push to build Canadian, a Quebec train factory is booming
A Quebec train factory battered by years of layoffs is expanding as governments push to buy Canadian. Alstom's La Pocatière plant is hiring and scaling up for major domestic rail contracts, including a $4.7-billion VIA Rail project.
Fri, 02 Oct 2026 04:00:00 EDTWhat Cornell's alleged rape case and the Hockey Canada trial's striking parallels reveal
Several legal experts note there are some striking similarities between the alleged gang rape case unfolding at Cornell University this week and last year's Hockey Canada sexual assault trial in London, Ont., which saw all five players acquitted.
Fri, 02 Oct 2026 04:00:00 EDTHidden cameras show some stores unlocking speed limits on e-bikes, selling e-scooters that go up to 120 km/h
A new hidden camera investigation by Marketplace shows how some stores are selling e-scooters and e-bikes with top speeds much higher than provincial speed limits and with recommended rider ages younger than provincial regulations allow.
Fri, 02 Oct 2026 04:00:00 EDTThunder Bay, Ont., opens temporary shelter village for unhoused people
A long-awaited temporary shelter village for people experiencing homelessness in Thunder Bay, Ont., is finally operational, with the first residents set to move in on Friday.
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:47:11 EDTTsawwassen First Nation identifies 2 elders killed in crash outside mall
Police said Wednesday that the male driver of the vehicle may have suffered a medical emergency in the moments leading up to the crash on Wednesday. They did not elaborate on what that medical emergency was.
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:04:00 EDTE. coli showed up in drinking water on P.E.I.'s South Shore. Now, residents want government to step in
Some residents on Prince Edward Island's South Shore are calling for the province to step in with a solution after their drinking water became contaminated with E. coli.
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:42:24 EDTCanada Malting plant could collapse at any moment, engineering report says
According to an engineering firm's report, the Canada Malting plant in Montreal's Sud-Ouest borough could collapse at any moment. The report states “controlled demolition is the only possible, safe and rational solution to eliminate the critical da...
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:53:23 EDTWoman records racist attack on Montreal Metro during National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Members of a Mohawk family from Kahnawà:ke were victims of a racist attack from a woman on the Montreal metro Wednesday during the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 14:10:22 EDTBelleville police investigating antisemitic flyers less than 2 weeks after synagogue attack
Police in Belleville, Ont., say they're investigating antisemitic flyers being distributed in the city less than two weeks after a gunman was killed attempting to attack a local synagogue on Yom Kippur.
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:47:53 EDTMontreal, Quebec City named Canada's co-host cities for 2027 women's volleyball World Cup
Montreal and Quebec City were announced Thursday as Canada's co-host cities of the 2027 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Cup, which will be played in North America for the first time.
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:00:46 EDTFormer deputy premier, Sask. Party founder Ken Krawetz dies at 75
Krawetz joined several others to form the Sask. Party in 1997. 'This one hurts a lot,' Premier Scott Moe said in a social media post.
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:42:44 EDTRogers becomes sole owner of MLSE after purchasing remaining 25% stake
Rogers Communications Inc. says it has completed its purchase of the remaining 25 per cent stake in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment from Larry Tanenbaum's Kilmer Sports Inc.
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 10:21:38 EDTMinimum wage increases in 5 provinces: Man., Sask., Ont., P.E.I. and N.S.
Minimum wage hikes from 25 to 40 cents take effect Thursday in five provinces.
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:15:16 EDTLatest N.L. tourism ad boasts Josh Hartnett, but are real fishermen the true catch?
Josh Hartnett, who spent time in parts of Newfoundland filming the Netflix series Below, is front and the centre of a new ad promoting tourism in the province. But some fishermen say the Hollywood star has nothing on them.
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 10:18:42 EDTToronto board of trade urges province to reform housing regulations
The Toronto Region Board of Trade is urging the province to amend zoning and building code rules as it says Ontario is on pace to fall well short of its goal of getting at least 1.5 million new homes built by 2031.
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 07:00:00 EDTPoll suggests slight majority of UCP voters favours separation as party stares down ‘tough days’ ahead
A new poll suggests the group with the highest level of support for Alberta separation is supporters of the United Conservative Party, trumping other groups, including those defined by age, religiosity and education.
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:54:48 EDTNon-member beneficiaries of Robinson Huron Treaty settlement have mixed views over compensation amount
Members of a group of Robinson Huron Treaty settlement beneficiaries who have yet to receive compensation from a historic settlement for unpaid past annuities have mixed opinions on the amount offered to them. The case involves the retroactive amount...
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 08:00:00 EDTAlberta men convicted in Coutts border blockade lose appeals
The Alberta Court of Appeal has dismissed the appeals of two leaders of the 2022 Coutts border blockade who were convicted of mischief and weapons offences.
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 04:00:00 EDTNew Indigenous art exhibit in Hamilton places Mother Earth where Sir John A. Macdonald statue once stood
A new art exhibit in Gore Park asks passersby to reflect on the legacy of Canada's first prime minister and repossesses the space where his statue once stood in Hamilton. It was installed for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Wednesday an...
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 14:38:29 EDTMonths after delay and ‘long, hard, painful’ path, Innu history exhibit opens in Labrador
Three months after initially scheduled, the Innu Pakassiun exhibit at the abrador Interpretation Centre in North West River has opened — a moment Innu Nation Grand Chief Jodie Ashini says was filled with emotion and deep significance.