Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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Submarine companies reach deadline to submit proposals as Canada decides on new fleet
OTTAWA - The competition to build the Canadian navy's next fleet of submarines is heading into a new phase after a deadline for both finalists to submit their final proposals to the federal government...
Mar 02, 2026 South Korea Prime Minister Kim Min-seok, centre, Prime Minister Mark Carney, second right, and National Defence Minister David McGuinty, right, are given a tour of the Hanwha Ocean Shipyard in Geoje Island, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
'Snowflake!': Saskatchewan politicians spar over executive pay, Lutnick meeting
REGINA - Saskatchewan's legislature began with a raucous start Monday as politicians returned for the spring sitting, levelling accusations of pearl clutching and being unserious. The Opposition NDP t...
Mar 02, 2026
Abel Mwansa Jr. shot last month in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. to be buried in Zambia Monday
VICTORIA - The father of 12-year-old Abel Mwansa Jr. says he is "eternally grateful" to governments of Zambia, Canada and local MP Bob Zimmer among others for helping him repatriate the body of his so...
Mar 01, 2026
B.C. Conservative MPs Zimmer, Caputo ask for public inquiry into Tumbler Ridge deaths
VICTORIA - Calls for an independent investigation into the shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., where eight people, including six children were shot last month, are growing. Federal Conservative MP Bob Zi...
Mar 01, 2026
Ottawa won't say if it penalized Gripen jets in 2021 analysis
OTTAWA - National Defence is refusing to disclose how it analyzed competing fighter jet bids after a Swedish media report suggested the evaluation was weighted against Saab's Gripen E. Citing confiden...
Mar 01, 2026
AI meeting tools might be time savers but beware their risks: privacy experts
Someone may be listening in on your next meeting - and it's not your micromanaging boss a few desks over, nor your spouse or kids across the room. Artificial intelligence-based tools like Fireflies.ai...
Mar 01, 2026
Nine candidates make the cut in the race for the leadership of B.C. Conservatives
VICTORIA - The B.C. Conservative Party says nine candidates have advanced to the next phase of the race to replace former leader John Rustad, but one of the candidates who did not make the cut says th...
Feb 28, 2026
Canada's pro-U.S. stance in Iran attack carries security risks — and political bets
Canada's support for U.S. strikes against Iran could come with security risks as the regime looks to retaliate against perceived enemies abroad, say experts, who also note the political gamble of bett...
Feb 28, 2026
Cuts to N.S. arts funding cruel and misguided, theatre coordinator says
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia theatre coordinator says the provincial government's cuts to the arts sector are "cruel" and "misguided." Lily Falk, coordinator of the Perform! program, says the recently anno...
Feb 28, 2026
'D-Day for Iranians': Some Iranian Canadians welcome U.S. attack of Iran
Some Iranian Canadians are expressing their support for foreign intervention in Iran after the U.S. and Israel launched a major attack on the Middle Eastern country, sending missiles into Iran. Babak ...
Feb 28, 2026
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8:30 - Another MP just crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, just weeks away from three critical byelections where the...
