News/Canada (Page 8)

Canada In B.C. and Ontario, there’s been public chatter about doing away with time changes for years. In Saskatchewan, most people have never changed their clocks. Here’s a primer on where each of the provinces and territories stand. Most provinces have mulled ditching twice annual time changes at some point.Continue Reading

Canada A historic deal that calls for three major tobacco companies to pay out billions in compensation to provinces and territories as well as former smokers across Canada has cleared its final legal hurdle in Ontario, bringing a decades-long court saga to a close. 3 major companies to compensate provinces,Continue Reading

Canada Political anxiety isn’t new, but it’s arguably been more intense lately given Trump’s “shock and awe” strategy since taking office, most recently around the tariffs he’s threatening to impose. CBC News asked Canadians to share how Trump’s policies are affecting their mental health and they said they’re feeling helpless, scared andContinue Reading

Canada A Quebec Superior Court judge ruled two people from Akwesasne should face extradition to the U.S., where they face charges related to a human smuggling run across the St. Lawrence River that ended in the drowning deaths of nine people on March 29, 2023. 2 Akwesasne residents face U.S.Continue Reading

As far as Laken Pavan’s family knew, he was backpacking around Europe, soaking up the sights. But the 17-year-old had a different plan when he left Vancouver in April 2024. First he flew to Turkey. Then to Moscow, and on to Russian-occupied Donetsk in Ukraine.  And it was there that heContinue Reading

Canada The man behind an iconic Canadian beer ad is back, 25 years later, with a new patriotic rallying cry. But this time, it’s not about selling drinks. Nova Scotia’s Jeff Douglas worked with an ‘anonymous collective’ on an update to the ‘I am Canadian’ rant Kevin Maimann · CBCContinue Reading

It may surprise and even enrage many people to know there are Canadians out there who wouldn’t mind this country becoming the 51st state of the U.S.  It’s a small number, to be sure: About 10 per cent of Canadians say they would support Canada joining the U.S., according to a pollContinue Reading

Canada At age six, kids are typically building up their reading skills and starting to discover interests, but some also already hold the stereotypical belief that boys are better than girls at computer science and engineering, according to a recent study. Initiatives both inside and outside schools work to counter genderContinue Reading

Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau struck an informal tone on Tuesday, addressing the U.S. president several times as just “Donald” in a speech that was broadcast on Canadian and American television networks. PM repeatedly called Trump by his first name during televised speech Kevin Maimann · CBC News · Posted:Continue Reading