Canadian News
Sat, 17 Jan 2026 04:00:00 ESTWhat can new polling tell us about the health of Canadian democracy?
Despite widespread concern about declining levels of trust, Canadian analytics firm Environics finds that overall levels of trust in many of the institutional pillars of this country's democracy — elections, the prime minister, Parliament, the Supr...
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 21:42:31 ESTDoctors say Alberta's plan for ‘triage liaison physicians’ can help, but isn't cure for slammed ERs
An Alberta government pledge to bring so-called “triage liaison physicians” back to some emergency rooms could help ensure sick patients are better prioritized, some doctors say.
Sat, 17 Jan 2026 04:00:00 ESTNiagara Falls helps hundreds of Kashechewan water crisis evacuees settle into the Ontario city
Hundreds of Kashechewan First Nation evacuees have arrived in Niagara Falls, one of the Ontario cities taking in people from the Cree community as it endures a water crisis. With 1,700 expected in the Niagara Region city alone, authorities and local ...
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 10:11:07 ESTOntario premier slams Canada’s 'lopsided' new EV deal with China
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 16:57:47 ESTCalgary man who fought for ISIS should spend 16 years in prison for terrorism convictions: Crown
A Calgary man convicted of three terrorism-related offences should spend 16 years in prison, prosecutors argued on Friday.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 12:39:04 EST18-year-old dead after fall from chairlift at B.C.'s Cypress Mountain ski resort
Police say evidence suggests the incident was an accident, as there are no obvious indications of technical or mechanical issues with the chairlift.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 14:30:29 ESTCalgary lifts all water restrictions after troubled water main is patched up
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 09:31:31 ESTJudge upholds cat custody ruling, saying parenthood and pet ownership aren't same
An Alberta judge has divided up a group of cats between two feuding former spouses, saying neither gets to keep all of them because — in Alberta at least — pets aren't the same as kids and legally shouldn't be treated as such.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 12:50:42 ESTJunior officer charged alongside disgraced Winnipeg constable pleads guilty
A junior officer arrested alongside a now-disgraced Winnipeg police constable after the pair stole cash and other items they believed to be evidence in 2024 has pleaded guilty.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 06:00:00 ESTSurprising lessons in Ontario school bus seatbelt pilot for Manitoba after rural rollover
A school administrator in an Ontario community that experimented with seatbelts on three school buses says there was a learning curve, but also some unexpected upsides.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 04:00:00 ESTPQ leader says Legault's resignation further evidence of need for independent Quebec
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says François Legault's resignation is proof that trying to build a strong Quebec within Canada doesn't work.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 04:00:00 ESTRCMP applicants endured 'improper and invasive' medical exams for years, lawsuit alleges
One thousand RCMP employees, past and present, allege as part of a class-action lawsuit headed to Federal Court this month, that they were subjected to "improper and invasive" breast, genital and rectal exams during mandatory medical screening, CBC N...
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 15:04:36 ESTJudge cancels Saskatoon parking ticket for man who pulled over because of leaking gas
A driver whose truck was leaking gas had no choice but to pull over on the side of the road, and he should not have to pay the parking ticket he was issued, a Saskatoon judge ruled.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 04:00:00 ESTFederal government loses Emergencies Act appeal, court says use during convoy protest was unreasonable
The Liberal government unreasonably invoked the Emergencies Act to clear the convoy protests that gridlocked the capital city and border points nearly four years ago, the Federal Court of Appeal said.
Wed, 17 Dec 2025 17:00:00 ESTPoilievre's team seeks to mend fractured relationships with Ontario, N.S. premiers: sources
Thu, 15 Jan 2026 21:16:16 ESTLong lineups in central Alberta to sign petition for province to leave Canada
Large crowds of people lined up around the block outside a pair of packed community halls in central Alberta on Wednesday night, to attend town meetings focused on the idea of the province seeking independence from Canada.
Thu, 15 Jan 2026 12:24:02 ESTCan Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa's LRTs withstand Canadian winters?
Thu, 15 Jan 2026 13:03:04 ESTAlberta orders fatality inquiry into death of man at Edmonton emergency room
The Alberta government has announced a judge-led fatality inquiry to learn more about what happened when a man died
waiting for care in an Edmonton hospital.
Thu, 15 Jan 2026 05:00:00 ESTHomelessness in rural Ontario is growing putting strain on small town resources
People working with homeless individuals outside of Ontario's cities say a recent report that shows homelessness is growing in rural areas reaffirms their call that more money for housing and social services is needed.
Thu, 15 Jan 2026 06:00:00 ESTWinnipeg police culture 'made it easier to do certain things,' disgraced officer says in psych report
Making traffic tickets go away for people was "an unwritten rule" in the Winnipeg Police Service, a disgraced officer said in a psychological report, released Wednesday, that was prepared for his sentencing.