Canadian News

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:00:00 EDT
Convoy leader Tamara Lich asking court's permission to visit White House, go on cruise
Tamara Lich, a key figure in the 2022 convoy protest that paralyzed downtown Ottawa for nearly a month, is back in town Wednesday to ask a court for permission to travel internationally, including going on a Caribbean cruise and visiting the White Ho...

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:00:00 EDT
Chicken thighs are how much? Here's what's driving the latest grocery sticker shock
Prices for fresh or frozen chicken thighs jumped 8.2 per cent from May to June — far above the monthly increases for the usual offenders like beef and coffee, according to inflation numbers.

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:00:00 EDT
How wildfire smoke travels from Ontario to New York City — and turns distant city skies orange
Wildfires that have torched huge areas of forest and devastated communities are also sending smoke far and wide, prompting air quality warnings in distant cities and heated political rhetoric from the U.S. Experts say there's nothing particularly unu...

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:00:00 EDT
Fatal black bear attacks are extremely rare despite recent killings in Saskatchewan, experts say
Though last week's fatal black bear attack that killed a Saskatchewan couple came just months after another death involving a bear in the province, experts say such fatal attacks are still extremely rare.

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 18:31:23 EDT
Man dead after police shooting at shopping plaza in North Vancouver
A man has died after a police shooting at a shopping plaza in North Vancouver Tuesday afternoon. Police officers responded to reports of a man armed with an "edged weapon" threatening people inside of a business at Westview Plaza, according to a rele...

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 20:12:51 EDT
Alberta-based liquor businesses prepare to ‘start pivoting’ amid latest U.S. tariff threat
Alberta-based liquor businesses say they will be impacted if the United States follows through with a threat to impose 50 per cent tariffs on Canadian alcohol products next month and some are calling for the province to retaliate.

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:51:07 EDT
9 premiers to allow wineries, distilleries, breweries to sell directly to consumers across provinces
Provinces across Canada will introduce direct-to-consumer alcohol sales — a step forward in breaking down interprovincial trade barriers that prevent the free movement of alcohol across Canada.

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:11:31 EDT
Boston Bar, B.C., residents ordered to 'leave now' due to new, fast-moving fire
The Fraser Valley Regional District has ordered anyone remaining in Boston Bar, B.C., to leave immediately due to a new fire south of the community.

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 04:00:00 EDT
From keeping booze boycotts to withholding energy, premiers talk how to hit back at Trump
As U.S. President Donald Trump takes another swing to Canada's economy, the country's premiers are musing about whether retaliatory measures are needed to, as Ontario's Doug Ford put it, "hit him back as hard as we can."

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:58:38 EDT
N.W.T. and Nunavut premiers abstain from agreement on direct-to-consumer alcohol sales
At Tuesday's meeting between provincial leaders in Charlottetown, nine premiers agreed to update their rules that would allow more Canadian brewers and distillers to sell their products directly to consumers in other provinces.

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:13:05 EDT
No cross-border ceremony for Gordie Howe bridge in light of U.S. trade threats: minister
Canada will celebrate the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge this week, the federal minister of infrastructure said Tuesday— but there will not be a celebration with the United States.

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:05:19 EDT
Sobeys' parent company vows change to practice that blocked competing stores
One of Canada's major grocers has announced a new approach to competition around the land where its stores are located.

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:40:42 EDT
Nunavut MP cedes control over firm earning thousands from the government
NVision Insight Group Inc., an Ottawa-based Indigenous management consulting firm, has earned hundreds of thousands of dollars in sole-sourced contracts from the federal government since 2021. Lori Idlout has placed her interest in the company in a t...

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:07:23 EDT
Calgary police release map of missing boy's movements as search for Parker enters 6th day
As the search for a missing 11-year-old boy entered its sixth day on Tuesday, Calgary police say they've covered more than 7,000 kilometres looking for him.

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:50:45 EDT
Conservation officers protect beached belugas in Churchill, Man., until tide returns
Manitoba Conservation officers Vitalii Skrynnyk and Owen Jones are relatively new to Churchill, but they already have a whale of a tale.

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:02:39 EDT
Doctor at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children charged with possessing, accessing child sex abuse material
A doctor at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children has been arrested and charged with possessing and accessing child sexual abuse and exploitation material, police say.

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:26:15 EDT
Canada fields star-studded team at downsized Commonwealth Games
Canada has sent a star-studded team to the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, but there are fewer medals on the table for all countries.

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:42:20 EDT
The Beastie Boys' Mike D is back, and he's coming to Canada
Mike D of the Beastie Boys is set to tour for his upcoming solo debut, Thank You. The tour, which includes shows in Toronto and Vancouver, will be the first by a member of the iconic rap trio since MCA's death in 2012.

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:57:41 EDT
What Canadian goods is Trump targeting with his latest tariff move?
U.S. President Donald Trump is moving to impose a new 50 per cent import duty on dozens of Canadian goods. Here are the products he's targeting.

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:59:54 EDT
Marineland belugas from Ontario greeted by emotional U.S. aquarium staff after 'unprecedented rescue'
After an "unprecedented rescue" from Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ont., on Monday, six beluga whales have been settling into their new homes in the U.S. — amid smiles and hugs from aquarium staff. The massive moving efforts were completely safely, ...

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