Canadian News
Fri, 20 Feb 2026 13:13:07 ESTMacKinnon sends Canada to gold-medal game after sinking Finns with game winner in dying seconds
Canada survived another hockey scare on Friday, erasing a two-goal deficit to be Finland 3-2 in the Olympic semifinal game in Milan. Nathan MacKinnon scored the game winner on the power play with 35.2 seconds remaining in the game.
Fri, 20 Feb 2026 17:03:06 ESTToronto cop at centre of corruption probe lists GTA house for sale
The home of the Toronto police constable described as the “genesis” of a months-long corruption probe was listed for sale this week while the officer remains behind bars.
Fri, 20 Feb 2026 18:54:01 ESTThe big questions Danielle Smith poses to Albertans as referendums
Alberta's premier used to want rapid growth in newcomers and enjoyed surplus budgets. Now in deficit, she's pointing a finger at immigration levels.
Fri, 20 Feb 2026 16:56:28 ESTSkier dies in avalanche during guided trip near Revelstoke, B.C.
The snowpack in the Selkirk and Monashee mountains is considered to be of considerable risk for a human-triggered avalanche, according to Avalanche Canada.
Fri, 20 Feb 2026 06:00:00 ESTPreliminary hearing for self-proclaimed 'Queen of Canada' rescheduled
Obstruction charges have been stayed against three people who refused to give their names to police during a raid on a compound in Richmound, Sask., in September 2025. The preliminary hearing for the self-proclaimed "Queen of Canada," Romana Didulo, ...
Fri, 20 Feb 2026 15:59:40 ESTOntario allows early-morning alcohol sales for gold medal hockey game
The Ontario government will allow bars and restaurants across the province to start selling alcohol at 6 a.m. ET on Sunday as the Canadian men’s hockey team competes for a gold medal at the Winter Olympics.
Fri, 20 Feb 2026 09:09:41 ESTNestlé to sell global ice cream business impacting London, Ont. plant
Nestlé is negotiating to sell off the remainder of its ice cream business to a company it partnered with ten years ago, but says there will be no immediate impact on its Canadian operations.
Fri, 20 Feb 2026 05:00:00 ESTEarl exits, lord leaves: N.B. legislature removes colonial portraits
You can say this about the First Earl of Sheffield and Lord Glenelg: they had a good run in New Brunswick for two long-dead, nearly unknown British officials.
Fri, 20 Feb 2026 10:15:13 ESTStronach's lawyer accuses complainant of lying about memory lapses in sex assault trial
The lawyer for Frank Stronach accused one of the complainants in his sexual assault case of lying, rejecting her testimony that she couldn’t remember some details of the alleged attack.
Fri, 20 Feb 2026 05:00:00 ESTThis tenant’s fight against a renoviction is heading to N.S. Supreme Court
Tracey Lothian’s landlord said he was going to renovate the home she was renting and he needed her to move out. She left, but he didn’t carry out the renovations. He brought in a new tenant and raised the rent more than 30 per cent.
Fri, 20 Feb 2026 04:00:00 ESTMontreal is mentioned in the Epstein files hundreds of times. Here’s what we know
An investor who was in business with Jeffrey Epstein; a prominent Quebec businessman who tried to sell Epstein his villa; the province's pension fund manager rethinks one of its partnerships — here are three ways Quebec shows up in the Epstein file...
Fri, 20 Feb 2026 09:26:00 EST'We shoot, we score!' Canadian junior hockey team sings song of inspriation for Team Canada
The London Nationals junior hockey team in London, Ont., are sending a hockey song of inspiration to Canada's men's hockey team ahead of the semi-final game Friday, sung to the tune of our national anthem.
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 20:48:40 ESTAlberta Premier Danielle Smith announces fall referendum on immigration, constitutional questions
Premier Danielle Smith wants to hold a referendum in October on measures to limit immigration to Alberta and changes she believes would give the province more rights under the Constitution.
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:48:34 EST4 extortion investigations launched in Vancouver — the first in the city
B.C.’s most populous city is now part of a growing trend of crime where perpetrators threaten residents and businesses with violence in exchange for money.
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 10:14:42 EST'Like lamb to a slaughter': Woman tells court details of alleged sexual assault by Frank Stronach
A woman said it's hard to live with the fact that she may have walked "like lamb to a slaughter" into a Toronto condo bedroom where she was then sexually assaulted by Frank Stronach, court heard on Thursday.
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 06:00:00 ESTLawyer who fought against mandatory oath reacts to Alberta seeking Supreme Court ruling
The Alberta government wants the Supreme Court of Canada to decide the constitutionality of a rule requiring new lawyers to swear an oath of allegiance to the monarch. In December, Alberta's Court of Appeal sided with Sikh lawyer Prabjot Singh Wirr...
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 13:01:48 ESTCanadian Challenge mushers race in Saskatchewan’s biggest dog sled event
The Canadian Challenge is the biggest dog sled race in Saskatchewan. The multi-day competition based in La Ronge boils down to a musher, a team of dogs and a winter trail that has carried people through the North for generations.
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 11:48:41 EST'Enough is enough': Canadian intelligence experts to focus on extortion crime, federal minister says
The federal finance minister visited Mississauga, Ont., Thursday to announce dedicated financial intelligence experts who will focus on extortion crime targeting Canadian businesses and households.
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 08:00:00 ESTNortheast B.C. is ‘one big family’ supporting Tumbler Ridge, says district chair
There's been an outpouring of support across the country, but Peace River Regional District chair Brad Sperling says you can tell how close everyone is in the northeast by looking at what's being said and done locally.
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 11:38:43 ESTSouth Korean shipbuilding giant announces major boost for Ontario marine industry at Hamilton site
A new partnership will see South Korean company Hanwha Ocean share resources and knowledge with Ontario Shipyards and a new shipbuilding learning hub for Mohawk College students.