Canadian News
Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:00:00 EDT‘Owners are afraid’: New tariffs could cut sales in half for some Canadian businesses
Tue, 18 Aug 2026 04:00:00 EDTThis summer camp kept an instructor who pleaded guilty to assaulting kids. Ontario law allows it
For weeks this summer, a lead instructor at a Kawartha Lakes hockey camp was a man who recently pleaded guilty to charges of assaulting children. There is currently no Ontario legislation that requires summer camps to screen staff that work with chil...
Mon, 17 Aug 2026 18:31:04 EDTOttawa will look into screening processes amid NATO intern spying allegations
In a meeting of the House of Commons public safety and national security committee on Monday, MPs collaborated across party lines in deciding to examine Canada's security screening processes as a Canadian NATO intern faces spying allegations.
Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:53:19 EDTChief calls for respect after Alberta government misses Treaty 6 anniversary event
An Alberta chief is calling for more respect from the provincial government after its Indigenous relations minister missed a marquee event marking the 150th anniversary of the signing of Treaty 6.
Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:57:21 EDTHeated Rivalry author donates $300K to 5 rural libraries facing closure
Rachel Reid says when she heard five libraries in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley were set to permanently close their doors, she wanted to help as much as she could.
Mon, 17 Aug 2026 04:00:00 EDTDemand for Canadian citizenship certificates soaring, fuelled by Americans
Applications from people around the world seeking Canadian citizenship certificates have been rising rapidly, fuelled by thousands from the United States, CBC News has learned. So many people have applied following a change in the law that Immigratio...
Tue, 19 May 2026 09:30:03 EDTN.L., Quebec to sign new Churchill Falls agreement worth billions — with help from Ottawa
Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:37:32 EDT5 years after Taliban seized control, Afghan refugee reflects on new life in Saskatoon
Farkhunda Hashimy moved to Saskatoon with her family in 2023, escaping the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. Decrees by the regime have restricted the rights and freedoms of Afghan women and girls, and stopped them from pursuing high education and caree...
Mon, 17 Aug 2026 04:00:00 EDTUncovered texts reveal alleged gun-for-hire network tied to attempted Project South hit
Court documents filed by Crown prosecutors say the alleged hit on a jail official that triggered the police corruption and organized crime case known as Project South was organized by suspects contracting out the job using aliases on an encrypted mes...
Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:00:00 EDTNumber of collisions with bison on N.W.T. roads declines
From 2021 to 2025, the N.W.T. Department of Environment and Climate Change (ECC) recorded 60 collisions with bison. So far in 2026 however, there has been only one.
Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:41:12 EDTCanadian icon Jann Arden marries Icelandic author Thordis Elva: 'Wife and wife'
Arden, 64, who is best known for ballads like Insensitive, Good Mother and Could I Be Your Girl, announced her engagement to Elva on Dec. 31, 2025. The couple initially met at a writer's retreat in Iceland.
Sun, 16 Aug 2026 18:24:51 EDTSimon Fraser University Pipe Band wins World Pipe Band Championships in Scotland
For the first time in 17 years, the Simon Fraser University Pipe Band has won the global title at the World Pipe Band Championships held in Glasgow, Scotland.
Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:48:40 EDTCrews find plane in Kawartha Lakes region as search for missing pilot continues
Search and rescue officials say they found a plane in the Kawartha Lakes region where a pilot believed to have flown in the area last week remains missing.
Mon, 17 Aug 2026 04:00:00 EDTWhere do Canada-U.S. trade negotiations stand? Here's a sector-by-sector breakdown
Canada is continuing to negotiate a trade deal with the U.S. that will allow it to both avoid U.S. President Donald Trump's crippling tariff threat — set to come into effect on Wednesday — and get some additional relief on existing tariffs in key...
Mon, 17 Aug 2026 08:00:00 EDT‘I just wanted to get out of there': Edmonton transit riders report drug use, assaults
The City of Edmonton has been trying to improve safety on public transit for years, hiring more peace and police officers, expanding outreach teams and spending more on cleaning and security upgrades. However, text messages sent to the line over the ...
Mon, 17 Aug 2026 07:00:00 EDT'I felt like a sitting duck': B.C. mother recounts harrowing escape from scaffolding collapse in Regina
Claire Johnstone was loading her young son into her car when, all of a sudden, a scaffold came crashing down next to her car on Aug. 11. "It took me a second to realize that it was actually hitting the car," said Johnstone.
Mon, 17 Aug 2026 08:00:00 EDTWhat you need to know about B.C. wildfires on Aug. 17
The mayor of Summerland, B.C., says that damage assessments have been completed as more of his community's residents return, after being forced to flee due to the out-of-control Bald Range wildfire.
Sun, 16 Aug 2026 20:56:22 EDTGrizzly bear escapes enclosure at Calgary Zoo
One-year-old grizzly bear Fitz escaped his enclosure at the Calgary Zoo Sunday morning. The zoo says the bear was safely returned to his enclosure.
Mon, 17 Aug 2026 04:00:00 EDTRussian enriched uranium shipped to Canadian-owned Westinghouse in U.S.
While the Russian military attacks Ukraine's power infrastructure, Europe and the U.S. still depend on Russian nuclear fuel to power their electricity grids. Canadian-owned Westinghouse Electric is among the companies that receive low enriched uraniu...
Sun, 16 Aug 2026 13:05:11 EDTResearcher studying Acadian wills says they were 'an act of resistance'