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Canada’s ability to spy overseas under microscope by MPs, senators
Parliamentarians are taking a hard look at Canada’s overseas intelligence gathering capabilities as debate simmers over the need for a new foreign spy agency. The MPs and senators who make up the National Security and Intelligence Committee of…
‘Why walk away?’: Emotional Danielle Smith speaks against separation at online forum
An emotional Premier Danielle Smith held back tears Saturday as she recounted a long list of historic indignities Albertans have suffered at the hands of the federal government. Smith was the opening speaker at a virtual assembly discussing Alberta’s future…
Canada’s defence minister calls U.S. deal on Greenland ‘encouraging’
By Catherine Morrison The Canadian Press Posted September 19, 2026 4:42 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size National Defence Minister David McGuinty says the United States’ deal to boost its military presence in Greenland…
Flight training school says 2 killed in plane crash near Kisbey, Sask.
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two people have been killed in a small aircraft accident near Kisbey, Sask., according to a Manitoba-based pilot training school. Harv’s Air said a Cessna 172 was on a flight from Regina to Steinbach…
Carney and Macron to meet in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon on Sunday
Prime Minister Mark Carney and French President Emmanuel Macron are holding a symbolic meeting on an archipelago 20 kilometres off the southern coast of Newfoundland on Sunday, in what both countries say is a show of unity and mutual respect. The two leaders…
Opposition ‘politicking’ on Weedmark private flights unless evidence exists, says policy expert
As Saskatchewan’s Opposition presses a government backbencher to release receipts showing he paid out of his own pocket for private flights to attend government events, a policy expert says the criticism amounts to political posturing unless evidence emerges…
6 injured after vehicle strikes pedestrians at Quebec festival
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Quebec provincial police say six people were struck and injured by a vehicle early Saturday morning in St.-Tite, Que., where a 10-day Western festival is being held. A spokesperson with Sûreté du Québec…
Canada took the trade war to Trump’s backyard. Americans didn’t care
Canada looms over Lance Thrailkill’s office as a dead, stuffed bird. Mounted above the Texas manufacturer’s desk, a Canada goose, flanked by a mallard and four deer heads, fixes a glassy stare on the room. An open bottle of rye whiskey sits on the floor…
This invasive species has just been found in Canada for the 1st time
An invasive species of insect known as the spotted lanternfly has been confirmed in Canada, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), which is urging Canadians to take action if they spot it or its egg masses. Although all previous documented…
MP calls on New Brunswick to reject proposed AI data centre in open letter to premier
By Eli Ridder The Canadian Press Posted September 18, 2026 4:42 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A New Brunswick member of Parliament is calling on the provincial government to reject a proposed artificial intelligence data…