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Sask. had wildfire report months before release: Opposition
Saskatchewan’s Official Opposition says emails it obtained through a freedom of information request reveal the province’s public safety agency had a final draft copy of an independent report into last year’s wildfire response months before its public release…
Want 2019 housing affordability? Canada must double building rate: CMHC
Canada needs to roughly double the rate that new homes are being built in order to restore housing affordability to pre-pandemic levels over the next decade, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). The CMHC released its fall 2026…
Tornado confirmed in Winnipeg neighbourhood, another west of the city
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A tornado is confirmed to have landed in the River Heights neighbourhood of Winnipeg during Sunday’s storm, according to the Northern Tornadoes Project (NTP). The EF1 twister occurred in Winnipeg at 6:31…
Are you willing to pay more to stand up to the U.S.? What readers told us
The United States escalated its trade war with Canada on Tuesday, announcing an upcoming ban on some Canadian dairy products and motorcycles as well as most alcoholic beverages after retaliatory Canadian counter-tariffs took effect on about $28 billion in…
Carney to hold joint press conference with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy
By Bill Graveland The Canadian Press Posted September 10, 2026 9:46 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to meet Prime Minister Mark Carney in Calgary this morning before…
Carney’s cabinet meets in Banff as Trump escalates trade war
By Kyle Duggan The Canadian Press Posted September 10, 2026 8:18 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Mark Carney is gathering his cabinet today and Friday in the mountain resort town of Banff, Alta., for…
Quebec political leaders enter 15th day of provincial election campaign
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 10, 2026 8:10 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The leaders of the five main provincial parties are back on the road after back-to-back interviews on prime-time television…
Investigation needed into how Iranian VP’s son got government contracts, groups say
The Prime Minister is facing calls to investigate how the son of Iran’s former vice president won millions in government contracts while security agencies were probing his suspected role in the Islamic Republic’s missile program. In a letter to Mark Carney…
Mother of slain children opposes Guy Turcotte’s release
Warning: This story contains details that may be disturbing to some readers. Discretion advised. The mother of two children murdered by their father says she is not ready to face the man who killed them, but plans to do so later this month when he appears…
Dawson families urge Ottawa to strengthen gun laws ahead of 20th anniversary of college shooting
Families and survivors of the Dawson College shooting are calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government to strengthen firearms laws, saying key gun-control measures promised in the wake of mass shootings remain unfinished nearly 20 years after the deadly…