World Affairs · Canada

Calgary water system had ‘systemic’ issues before pipe failure: Report

The report found the 2024 and 2025 failures exposed systemic governance, asset-management, financial-management and accountability…

No charges for Winnipeg police officers who handcuffed overdosing suspect

Manitoba's police watchdog opted not to authorize charges against officers after Winnipeg police handcuffed an overdosing suspect who later…

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Fiscal plan also includes significant infrastructure funding for Indigenous communities

Carney’s ‘ambitious’ but ‘risky’ budget eyes investment in uncertain world

The budget comes just two days after the U.S. midterm elections that saw voters deliver a stark rebuke to the administration south of the…

Ottawa bets spending boost will deliver future economic gains

Government reveals major revenue windfall driven by high global oil prices, outlines more than $150-billion in new expenditures

Final vote count set to begin in B.C. provincial elections

Mail-in, absentee and assisted phone ballots could determine a handful of tight races

Police escort B.C. students to school after bear attack

Nuxalk Nation held a drum circle to honour Jenny Balcarras and Selah Reed, whose bodies were found earlier this week

Post-secondary students protest Ford government OSAP changes, tuition hikes

Thousands of students brandishing signs that state “Hands Off Our Education!” marched across a swath of campuses to draw attention to an…

First Nation criticizes Holt government for not consulting about lifting fracking ban

Premier Susan Holt's Liberal government is reviewing a long-standing ban on fracking and development of shale gas in the Maritime province.

Toronto’s first electric ferry will soon begin journey to Canada

The first of two new electric ferries commissioned by the City of Toronto will soon begin its journey across the Atlantic Ocean before its…

Two people flee explosion, fire at house south of Calgary

The Foothills Fire Department said it began receiving calls around 7 a.m. for an explosion on North Coulee Trail, northeast of Okotoks,…

B.C. bus crash response hindered by lack of cell service

Twenty injured when shuttle bus went off highway along Highway 39

‘Where’s the door?’: Accessibility advocate says Saskatoon BRT stations need more work

As Saskatoon moves forward with building out its bus rapid transit system, an accessibility advocate and bus rider is raising concerns…

Canada tests ‘Bear-vision’ doorbell cameras to detect approaching polar bears

Researchers are trialling Bear-vision, an AI-powered system aimed at detecting approaching polar bears in Canada. This technology combines…

Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk performs second spacewalk

Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk, along with NASA astronaut Anil Menon, conducted a spacewalk after extensive preparations with their…

Canada unveils budget to curb reliance on US