Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Mark Carney welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Halifax on Friday, marking the president’s second visit to Canada this year. The leaders met amid the ongoing war in Ukraine, highlighting Canada’s support for Kyiv. Since Russia’s full-scale invasion, Canada has provided nearly $22 billion in…
Canada is used to looking to the United States as a source of health and scientific information, but the federal health minister said that is no longer the case. “I cannot trust them as a reliable partner, no,” said Health Minister Marjorie Michel in a year-end interview. Michel added that the U.S. “can be reliable…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 25, 2025 12:42 pm Updated December 25, 2025 12:53 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A man and a child are missing after a tractor sank in a lake in the Lanaudière region, northeast of Montreal. The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) says a team…
Christmas charity drives ensure thousands of children experience as happy a holiday as possible in Lethbridge, Alta. The Christmas Hope campaign include several top charities, from food banks to toy drives. “We’re so happy to be in the Christmas Hope partnership. It’s a great model that other cities could stand to emulate,” said Dryden Roesch,…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size It’s crunch time for shopping centres across Saskatchewan as last-minute gift buyers hope to cross items off their lists. But for some shoppers, such as Anja Sierhaus in Saskatoon, their lists are being kept purposely short. “Everything has risen like crazy and I see that the prices…
The mayor of a village in Quebec’s Far North says a six-year-old girl was one of two people found injured after an exchange of gunfire involving the Nunavik Police Service over the weekend. Inukjuak Mayor Bobby Epoo says the girl was flown to a hospital in Montreal where she is receiving care, but he did not provide…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size On Sunday, the Calgary Firefighters Toy Association held its annual Christmas party at the Telus Convention Centre in downtown Calgary, welcoming more than 2,000 families to enjoy a festive day filled with treats, activities and holiday cheer. While this holiday season marks the 58th annual event, it…
International students at the University of Saskatchewan are voicing their concerns about the cost of tuition increasing nearly every semester. Some say their tuition has nearly doubled from $21,000 since they started at the school four years ago. Some students, like Isheanesu Nhiwatiwa, are worried they won’t be able to complete their schooling if tuition…
A Kelowna parent is speaking out after witnessing what she calls dangerous driving behaviour in school zones, a problem RCMP say continues despite increased enforcement. Melissa Lane says speeding drivers are a daily concern when she picks her children up from school. “I am here every day at 2 p.m. to pick up my son,…
A cat that generated a lot of social media attention recently is now in care, the BC SPCA confirmed. The cat first came to the attention of neighbours in the Burnaby building on Hazel Street, who said the cat had been locked on a balcony, in the elements, for about three months and they could…
