News/Canada (Page 4)

Canada·First Person Scott MacMillan was relieved when doctors were able to save the life of his daughter, Rosemary, who was in diabetic ketoacidosis. But when the hospital staff asked about insurance, he was filled with dread that he might not be able to cover the cost of her life-sustaining medications.Continue Reading

Poilievre and Carney’s rally crowds are smaller than they claim. We counted Rally size has become a contentious election issue, with both the Liberals and Conservatives promoting their crowd sizes. CBC News’s visual investigations team investigated Pierre Poilievre and Mark Carney rallies and found that the actual crowd sizes wereContinue Reading

Canada U.S. President Donald Trump’s annexation threats and tariffs have breathed new life into a superhero from the 1970s, Captain Canuck, a government agent with superhuman strength who defends Canada’s sovereignty. He symbolizes independence, says artist who co-created the comic book characterThomson Reuters · Posted: Apr 09, 2025 12:21 PM EDTContinue Reading

Canadian-born Hashim Akbar first shot his grandfather’s gun as a child while visiting Pakistan. “It was obviously scary. I was a small child, but it was also very exciting as well. There’s … a lot of adrenalin that goes through someone’s body,” said Akbar, 23, vice-president of the Simon Fraser SportsContinue Reading

Canada·First Person Yasmeen Awadh is a proud Canadian who sponsored her family successfully to also move to Canada. Whether it was Stephen Harper’s bill to distinguish between naturalized and Canadian-born citizens or the housing crisis facing newcomers under Justin Trudeau, she has reservations about how genuinely federal parties care aboutContinue Reading

Should Canada build a spy service to gather foreign intelligence via human sources? It’s a question worth asking as the country faces an increasingly unstable relationship with its next-door neighbour, from which Canada has long relied upon to glean key intelligence. Stephanie Carvin, a former national security analyst for the federal government, saysContinue Reading

Canada·First Person Jason McAllister lives near a house where there is a constant police presence. People have been arrested for drug crimes, and a homicide has occurred at this residence in Prince George, B.C. Worse, the police describe the people arrested as repeat offenders. As a father to five children,Continue Reading

Canada For decades, the Canadian Regiment of Fencible Infantry has crossed the border to work with American re-enactors to commemorate important historical battles in North American history. But in the wake of rising Canada-U.S. tensions, they are staying put. Canadian Regiment of Fencible Infantry staying put this year Katie NicholsonContinue Reading

Housing is about to get a lot more expensive in the next decade if the federal government does not revamp its immigration program bringing in skilled workers, according to the construction industry.  “We’re really struggling with getting the right type of workers,” said Sue Wastell, president of London, Ont.-based realContinue Reading