Around Canada

While the public has generally been in favour of increased defence spending, the trade-offs have not been made clear.  How much to spend and where to buy equipment are the political choices Carney faces. There was a particularly striking moment last week in Warsaw as Prime Minister Mark Carney renewed …

The stabbing of a Jewish woman in broad daylight at an Ottawa grocery store has prompted public officials, including the city’s mayor, to condemn what they’re calling a disturbing act of hate-motivated violence in the community.  Joseph Rooke, 71, charged in what Ottawa police call ‘a hate-motivated crime.’ The stabbing …

There’s heightened emphasis on the role climate change may play in the spread of legionnaires’ disease as London, Ont., deals with its second deadly outbreak since the summer of 2024. The Public Health Agency of Canada reports rising infection rates, while experts say most infections are never reported. Legionella bacteria …

A First Nations woman is being sued for calling four women “pretendians,” with the plaintiffs seeking more than $500,000 in damages and retractions to the heavily publicized comments made about them.  3 women and their mother are suing Crystal Semaganis in Yukon Supreme Court for more than $500K. A First …

Provincial police said Saturday morning there is a disturbance in the area of Onondaga Road and Sixth Line in the First Nations community, located about 25 kilometres southeast of Brantford, Ont. OPP reported a disturbance Saturday morning near Onondaga Road and Sixth Line. Provincial police are asking people in Ohsweken, …

Newfoundland and Labrador is expected to become part of Canadian space history on Friday, when the first commercial rocket launch in the country takes off from near St. Lawrence.  NordSpace CEO says he’s feeling great about the launch. NordSpace to launch first rocket out of St. Lawrence, N.L. Ontario-based aerospace …

Hudson’s Bay landlords were back in court Friday, where they argued a B.C. billionaire doesn’t have the cash needed to launch a new retailer.  B.C. billionaire wants to buy 25 more Bay leases for $69.1M, transform them into new retail spaces. Hudson’s Bay landlords were back in court Friday arguing …

An international graduate student is frustrated and says his future is in limbo as he waits to get a study permit he applied for in May to start a master’s program at Western University in London, Ont. He’s not alone, due to delays in processing times from Immigration Canada, which …

With the majority of B.C. having been settled without treaties or the consent of First Nations, Indigenous people in the province have taken to the courts to affirm their rights and title, resulting in landmark cases that are studied around the world.  Cases top of mind as Cowichan title rights …

Parents of a 19-year-old man found dead in the Scarborough Town Centre are reeling with grief and say they do not know why anybody would want to hurt their son.  Police say 2 teen boys charged with 2nd-degree murder after Daniel Amalathas, 19, killed last week. ‘I love my son’: …