Canada

As summer approaches, road trips are back on the calendar for many Canadians, but higher fuel prices are changing the budget before some travellers leave home.

Advocates for Black Canadians say the Carney government is reinforcing the barriers they face by launching an inclusivity council that does not include any Black people.

Paramedics will soon be available around the clock to respond to overdose calls in downtown Winnipeg, but some front-line workers are questioning where the staff for the new unit will come from, as the city continues to face a paramedic shortage.

The Official Opposition is calling on United Conservative MLAs to make their stance on separation public ahead of October’s referendum.

Ontario Forest Fires says a forest fire northeast of Dryden in northwestern Ontario has expanded to 16,000 hectares.

After months of delay, the federal government is unveiling its AI strategy that outlines a vision focused on job creation, sovereignty and increased AI adoption.

Treaty 8 First Nations have penned an open letter to Alberta Premier Danielle Smith objecting her government’s separation referendum.

On the menu Thursday at Fredericton’s École Les Éclaireurs: chicken pot pie. A new face was also behind the cafeteria’s counter, handing out plates to the kindergarten to Grade 8 students.

Mayors of Canada’s big cities say fixing homelessness should also be considered a nation-building project by Ottawa.

Documents show the Canadian Heritage department was aware of internal strife at the Indigenous languages office for months before it launched a financial audit of the organization.

The Supreme Court of Canada says it will not review a finding that poker earnings are taxable business income.

A Canadian man living in Florida has been sentenced by a United States judge for federal offences related to visa fraud and obtaining more than US$8 million in COVID-19 aid, nearly four years after his arrest, NBC reported on Wednesday. He will likely be deported following his prison term, his lawyer says.

An already massive forest fire dubbed Timmins 9 has grown to more than 1,100 hectares, prompting the mandatory evacuation of nearby Mattagami First Nation.

Louise Arbour, Canada’s next governor general, has met with King Charles III ahead of her swearing-in next week.

Ottawa’s energy deal with Alberta will do little to reduce Canada’s emissions, a new study released Thursday by the Canadian Climate Institute suggests.