Canada

Canadian wheelchair curling team wins gold with 4-3 triumph over China at Paralympics

Mark Ideson finished the job and ended the run of bronze. The skip from London, Ont., made the winning play as Canada's wheelchair curling team defeated China 4-3 to win gold at the Milan Cortina Paralympics...

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PM's office mum on Conservative Order of Canada petition for Don Cherry

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney's office wouldn't weigh in on a push by the federal Conservatives to award the Order of Canada to controversial hockey commentator Don Cherry. Audrey Champoux, a spokesperson...

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Wilkie, Ideson named Canada's flag bearers for Paralympics closing ceremony

Para nordic skier Natalie Wilkie and wheelchair curler Mark Ideson have been named Canada’s closing ceremony flag bearers for the Milan Cortina Paralympics, the Canadian Paralympic Committee announced...

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N.S. First Nation tells government and RCMP to stay out of cannabis and tobacco sales

HALIFAX — An Indigenous government in Nova Scotia has passed a new resolution saying the province and RCMP have no right to carry out enforcement on its lands, as police and provincial officials step...

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Weatheradio going off the air as Environment Canada moves emphasis to online and apps

A cross-Canada radio service that for decades has delivered the latest local forecasts as well as critical alerts about severe weather 24 hours a day is signing off, with listeners being advised to switch...

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'One elbow up, one down': The Carney government after its first year

OTTAWA — If one thing is clear a year into his tenure, it's that Mark Carney is running the federal government very differently from the way Justin Trudeau did it. Much of Ottawa's chattering class has...

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Carney says Canada a reliable oil exporter with moves to increase production

OSLO — Prime Minister Mark Carney and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store touted their reputations as low-risk global oil producers on Saturday, as they met in Oslo and agreed to deepen ties on...

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Why Canada is helping Canadians flee the Middle East — and what it costs

OTTAWA — Ever since the U.S. launched its war against Iran on Feb. 28, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has said her top priority is helping Canadians who want to leave the Middle East. As of Friday,...

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Iran war adds new uncertainty to the Bank of Canada's already clouded lens

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada will be balancing a last-minute flood of economic data with uncertainty around trade and war in the Middle East as it prepares to make its second interest rate decision of...

16h ago

Canada supplying 23.6 million barrels of oil under IEA release plan

OTTAWA — Canada plans to contribute 23.6 million barrels of oil to an International Energy Agency plan to help stabilize energy markets as the war in the Middle East continues to choke off tanker shipments...

March 13, 2026 6:10 pm EST EST