Canadian News

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 04:00:00 EDT
Trump upended last year’s federal election. Will he do the same to the Quebec campaign?
Donald Trump’s tariff threats and rhetoric about making Canada the 51st state reshaped the federal election, especially in Quebec. As the provincial election campaign gets underway, could the U.S. president play that outsized role once again?

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 04:00:00 EDT
The art of inflicting pain: How to select targets for Canada's counter-tariffs
Canada must balance many different considerations when selecting which U.S. products to tariff in order to cause maximum pressure in the United States with minimal disruption at home. Those include the U.S. elections, affordability and the ease with ...

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 04:00:00 EDT
Consumers say 'resolve is strengthened' to buy Canadian, bringing patriotic shopping movement back to life
As trade war tensions between Canada and the U.S. ratchet up again, some shoppers are digging in their heels when it comes to buying Canadian. And that's driving more traffic to tools that help connect shoppers with Canadian-made products and home-gr...

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:30:00 EDT
Alberta premier doubles down on diplomacy with Americans to stave off U.S. tariffs
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says Canadians must double down on their diplomatic efforts to convince U.S. lawmakers and citizens that the escalating trade war is destructive for everyone on both sides of the border.

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 20:00:05 EDT
Berg Glacier on B.C.'s Mount Robson no longer reaches lake
One of the most picturesque sights in British Columbia is changing — as Mount Robson's Berg Glacier has retreated so far back that it no longer touches the water of Berg Lake.

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:57:15 EDT
Premier Scott Moe announces retaliatory tariffs on U.S. booze, won't pull liquor from shelves
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe announced counter-tariffs on U.S. alcohol products, matching the U.S. tariffs of 50 per cent, Wednesday afternoon.

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:05:21 EDT
It's finally time to rename Ottawa's Trump Avenue, councillor says
As Donald Trump's trade war against Canada heats up, an Ottawa city councillor says it's finally time to rename a street that bears the U.S. president's name.

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:24:05 EDT
Hamilton-born NHL prospect Matthew Mayich hospitalized after 'training incident,' OHL says
NHL prospect Matthew Mayich, who was born in Hamilton and played junior hockey with the Ottawa 67's, is in hospital in Arizona following "an off-ice training incident," says the Ontario Hockey League. Now 21, he played minor hockey with the Hamilton ...

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 20:05:30 EDT
How eyelash glue is helping track monarch butterflies to Mexico
For the first time on the Canadian Prairies, researchers with Assiniboine Park Zoo and the Canadian Wildlife Service in Winnipeg are attaching tiny radio transmitters on endangered monarch butterflies to track their perilous migration from Manitoba t...

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:59:08 EDT
Air force major who pleaded guilty to illegally importing firearms sentenced to house arrest
A sharpshooting air force officer and avid gun collector who was repeatedly decorated for his marksmanship, has been sentenced to two years less a day of house arrest after illegally importing eight firearms.

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:10:28 EDT
More charges for former Manitoba MP Inky Mark after 445 guns, explosives found in home: RCMP
Former member of Parliament Inky Mark has been hit with 26 more weapons-related charges, after police say they found 445 firearms and 26.5 kilograms of explosives in his Manitoba home.

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:53:51 EDT
Video captures likely tornado in eastern P.E.I. amid 'wild day' of weather
A mid-afternoon storm Wednesday on Prince Edward Island brought high winds, hail, rain, thunder and lightning.

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:22:39 EDT
Quebec election campaign to kick off Thursday after premier meets with lieutenant-governor
Premier Christine Fréchette is set to meet with Quebec's lieutenant-governor to trigger the start of the provincial election campaign Thursday morning.

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:55:18 EDT
Marineland beluga moved to U.S. dies, dolphins and 2 more whales leave Niagara Falls park for Spain
Peekachu, a beluga recently moved out of Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ont., has died at the Shedd Aquarium, the Chicago facility said Wednesday, the same day two other belugas and four dolphins were in the process of being relocated to Spain.

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:05:31 EDT
Special mail-in ballot requests surge above 175,000 ahead of Alberta referendum
Elections Alberta said it has received more than 175,000 requests for special ballots as of Tuesday, with more than 50 days remaining before the fall referendum. The total is already nearly triple the amount requested in the 2023 provincial election.

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:35:57 EDT
Alberta NDP leader urges premier to cancel separation vote amid Canada-U.S. trade war
Alberta's Opposition leader says now is not the time to hold a referendum on quitting Canada as the country wages a consequential trade war with its southern neighbour.

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:21:26 EDT
Canada’s largest icebreaker makes 6th visit to the North Pole
The polar mission is being carried out in order to better define Canada's claim on a portion of the Arctic seafloor, which is also claimed by Russia and Denmark via its autonomous territory Greenland.

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 04:00:00 EDT
Retaliatory tariffs could raise costs for Canadian businesses already weathering the trade war
Canada is set to impose retaliatory tariffs on $27.6 billion worth of U.S. goods starting Sept. 8. For some Canadian businesses, these counter-tariffs stand to drive up the costs of the things they make, which could be another difficult blow for comp...

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 06:00:00 EDT
Unity or bust: How U.S. tariffs get spun into Alberta's separatism debate
One side views the escalated trade war as an external threat that will bind Canadians; the other sees a sign of Canadian failure.

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 07:00:00 EDT
She didn't have a family doctor for 17 years. A new partnership has brought one to her community
A new service is bringing a doctor closer to First Nation communities, helping break down barriers to health care and enabling patients like Melanie Kahmahkotayo to get help for conditions like diabetes. But providers say access is only part of the c...

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