Canada

Conservative MP Michael Chong travelling to Taiwan to 'assert Canadian sovereignty'

OTTAWA — Conservative MP Michael Chong is travelling to Taiwan this week in a self-described bid to assert Canadian sovereignty. The former cabinet minister says the trip is to show solidarity with Taiwan,...

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Canadians, in crucial moment, must decide on equality for all: LGBTQ advocate

An LGBTQ+ advocate says Canada is at critical juncture where it must decide whether it will be inclusive of everyone or not. Fae Johnstone, executive director of Queer Momentum, says there shouldn't be...

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EV sales jump in March as federal rebates return, though market share up slightly

OTTAWA — Sales of new electric vehicles jumped in March as Canadian took advantage of the long-awaited return of federal government subsidies. Data released by Statistics Canada on Thursday shows...

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Lab tests confirm first case of hantavirus in Canada

Canada has its first confirmed case of hantavirus. The Public Health Agency of Canada says one of the four Canadians isolating in British Columbia who had been on a cruise ship where there was an outbreak...

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Report: Canada's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander wins second consecutive NBA MVP

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has joined Steve Nash in the pantheon of Canadian basketball players. The Oklahoma City Thunder guard has won the NBA's Most Valuable Player Award for the second...

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Trump's abortion 'gag rule' has Canadian aid sector asking Ottawa to show leadership

OTTAWA — Canadian aid groups are deliberating how to respond to American policies that block U.S. aid for virtually any group in developing countries that provides abortion, science-based sexual health...

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Canadian isolating in B.C. tests "presumptive positive" for hantavirus

British Columbia's provincial health officer says one of the four Canadians isolating in the province who had been on a cruise ship where there was a hantavirus outbreak has received a "presumptive positive"...

May 16, 2026 3:39 pm MST MST

Drake breaks three daily Spotify records for 2026 with new albums

Drake fans who might have felt left out in the cold waiting for new music after the rapper's last solo album in 2023 seem to have warmly embraced his latest drop. With the release of three albums Friday,...

May 16, 2026 11:06 am MST MST

Confusion around postgraduate work permit language resulting in rejections

OTTAWA — Lukas Troni graduated from the University of British Columbia in April 2025. He was putting his geography and environment degree to good use in a job at a Canadian environmental organization...

May 16, 2026 8:23 am MST MST

Convicted sex abuser, former SNC Lavalin CEO both stripped of Order of Canada

OTTAWA — A convicted sex offender and a former engineering executive who was found guilty of corruption have been stripped of their appointments to the Order of Canada, the country's highest civilian...

May 16, 2026 8:40 am MST MST