Canadian News
Thu, 26 Feb 2026 15:54:12 ESTAlberta government projects $9.4-billion deficit with no plan to return to balanced budgets
Thu, 26 Feb 2026 15:53:19 ESTBrantford, Ont., police make arrest, lay charges 20 years after newborn's body discovered on trail
Brantford, Ont., police have charged a 39-year-old woman with indignity to a body and concealing the body of a child, over two decades after a deceased newborn was found.
Thu, 26 Feb 2026 19:30:40 ESTFormer Diageo workers speak out on deal that keeps Crown Royal on shelves
As workers filed out of Diageo's Amherstburg, Ont., Crown Royal bottling facility for the last time on Wednesday, some expressed anger — not just at the company that put them out of work, but at the provincial government for not following through o...
Thu, 26 Feb 2026 16:20:49 ESTZero population growth expected in Canada this year: Budget watchdog
The parliamentary budget officer predicts Canada's rate of population growth will remain flat in 2026, mainly due to cuts to non-permanent resident admissions in the latest federal Immigration Levels Plan.
Thu, 26 Feb 2026 06:00:00 ESTLawyers say teen who set classmate on fire in Saskatoon should face maximum youth sentence
A judge will give her decision next month on the sentence for a teen who set her classmate on fire at Evan Hardy Collegiate in 2024. The lawyers have recommended the maximum youth sentence of three years from the date of sentencing.
Thu, 26 Feb 2026 13:02:44 EST'Go Habs Go!' to return to Montreal buses after language controversy
Montreal’s transit agency says the “Go Habs Go!” slogan will return to some city buses next month after the provincial language watchdog authorized the use of the English expression.
Thu, 26 Feb 2026 07:00:00 ESTFirst Nations cancelling medical travel to Vancouver due to FIFA World Cup hotel costs
Indigenous health-care providers in northwest B.C. say they are unable to book patients' medical appointments in Vancouver during the FIFA World Cup events this summer because of the high cost of hotel rooms and travel.
Thu, 26 Feb 2026 14:45:04 ESTTrailer Park Boys actor Mike Smith pleads not guilty to sexual assault charge
Nova Scotia-based actor Mike Smith, best known for playing Bubbles on the long-running TV comedy Trailer Park Boys, has pleaded not guilty to one count of sexual assault that stems from an alleged incident in 2017.
Thu, 26 Feb 2026 16:00:59 ESTDozens of Montreal school staff already fired or resigned over expanded religious symbols ban
Dozens of Montreal school staff have either been fired, suspended or decided to resign following Quebec’s new law expanding the ban on religious symbols in schools. According to the Montreal Association of School Principals, hundreds of other schoo...
Thu, 26 Feb 2026 11:46:32 ESTCross-examination of complainant in Stronach trial cut short over mental health concerns
The judge overseeing the sexual assault trial of Canadian businessman Frank Stronach abruptly ended the cross-examination of the sixth complainant on Thursday following concerns about her mental health.
Thu, 26 Feb 2026 12:38:15 ESTHamilton cop charged with possessing child sexual abuse materials worked as school liaison officer, board says
Dave Hamilton, 43, has worked as an officer for 19 years and lives in Burlington, Ont. On Wednesday, he was charged by Halton police with one count of possessing child sexual abuse and exploitation material, and one count of transmitting such materia...
Thu, 26 Feb 2026 04:00:00 ESTThe culprit behind Loblaw’s $10K fine for promoting imported food as Canadian? Broccoli slaw
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has provided CBC News with new details about the $10,000 fine it issued to a Loblaw-owned Superstore last month for promoting imported food as Canadian. The federal food regulator said the mislabelled product was ...
Thu, 26 Feb 2026 09:00:00 ESTTumbler Ridge parents navigate children's return to school after mass shooting
Tumbler Ridge, B.C., parents are navigating the difficult question of how to return to school this week, with temporary classrooms open today to staff and students.
Thu, 26 Feb 2026 04:00:00 ESTCoffee roaster brings production back to Quebec after U.S. tariff ruling
Café William, which has operated in the province for nearly 40 years, is in the process of repatriating operations to Sherbrooke, Que. The move marks a reversal of a strategy the company adopted last year to survive the trade war.
Thu, 26 Feb 2026 04:00:00 ESTAs Ontario makes cuts to student aid program, here's what we know
The province is revamping how the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) works, slashing the amount that eligible students can get in the form of grants. Here's what you need to know.
Wed, 25 Feb 2026 16:55:26 ESTTears, hugs outside Crown Royal plant after Amherstburg, Ont., workers complete last shift
There were hugs, tears and frustration outside the Diageo Crown Royal facility in Amherstburg, Ont., as workers left the bottling plant for the last time Wednesday. Their final goodbye comes a few months after the England-based spirits giant announce...
Thu, 26 Feb 2026 05:00:00 ESTGovernment MP among those asking agriculture minister to reconsider N.S. research farm closure
Two Nova Scotia politicians, including a Liberal MP, are among those calling on Ottawa to reverse a decision to close seven federal agriculture research farms that includes a more than century-old site in the Maritimes.
Thu, 26 Feb 2026 05:00:00 ESTProvince says it will not extend freeze on Halifax development charges
The Nova Scotia government says it will not stand in the way of Halifax's hopes to increase development fees, a move councillors say is needed to help pay for the city’s rapid growth.
Wed, 25 Feb 2026 14:42:59 ESTPolice arrest 2 teens, 30-year-old woman after spate of 'hoax' threats to Winnipeg schools
Winnipeg police arrested two teens and a 30-year-old woman in connection with three of the nearly a dozen threats made to city schools over a two-week span this month.
Wed, 25 Feb 2026 19:58:36 ESTCarney government says India threat is over — Sikh activists say not so fast
The issuance of a duty to warn letter by Vancouver police and continued activity by the RCMP suggest that law enforcement are not convinced threats to Sikh activists have really subsided, even as the Carney government says Indian interference is a th...