Tag: Canada

• Tuesday, October 20th 2026 - 08:01 UTC

  Alberta overwhelmingly rejects starting the path to an independence referendum from Canada

  

  Voters in the Canadian province of Alberta on Monday overwhelmingly rejected having their government begin the process of calling a binding referendum on independence from Canada, according to preliminary results. With more than half the votes counted, around 76% chose for Alberta to remain a Canadian province, against about 24% who backed starting down the path to separation. Official results will be known on Thursday.

• Monday, September 21st 2026 - 09:31 UTC

  Canada invites the UK to join its economic alliance with the European Union

  

  Canada's Finance Minister, François-Philippe Champagne, has proposed that the United Kingdom join the economic alliance Ottawa is negotiating with the European Union, in comments to the BBC. “We are independent and sovereign, but we are stronger together,” he said. The British government has not publicly responded to the proposal.

• Wednesday, September 16th 2026 - 17:07 UTC

  EU proposes Canada as its first 'associate member', a status that does not yet exist

  

  European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed on Wednesday that Canada become the European Union's first “associate member,” a status not provided for in the bloc's treaties and whose details have not been defined.

• Saturday, August 29th 2026 - 15:12 UTC

  UK-led Five Eyes action to disrupt global fraud networks

  

  US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand back a package of UK-led measures to strengthen international action against fraud and online scams.

• Friday, July 17th 2026 - 09:47 UTC

  Canada wildfire smoke blankets New York, Chicago and Detroit days before World Cup final

  

  A dense cloud of smoke from the hundreds of wildfires burning in Canada covered much of the US northeast and southern Canada on Thursday, sharply worsening air quality in cities such as New York, Chicago, Detroit, and Toronto. Health authorities advised residents to stay indoors, three days before New Jersey's MetLife Stadium hosts the World Cup final between Spain and Argentina.

• Friday, June 26th 2026 - 14:09 UTC

  Falkland Islanders urge Canada to back their self-determination at the OAS assembly

  

  The Falkland Islands Government has called on Canada to use the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), held this week in Panama, to publicly support the Islanders' right to self-determination. Last week, two members of the archipelago's Legislative Assembly traveled to Ottawa to meet with Global Affairs officials, members of parliament and senators, in search of support.

• Wednesday, February 11th 2026 - 12:33 UTC

  Canada: 10 dead, dozens hurt in shooting at secondary school

  

  At least 10 people were killed and dozens were injured in a shooting at a secondary school in Tumbler Ridge, in Canada’s British Columbia province, police said.

• Wednesday, December 24th 2025 - 10:56 UTC

  Canadian carrier's rapid expansion boosts Embraer's performance

  

  Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer announced Tuesday the delivery of the 50th E195-E2 jet to Canadian carrier Porter Airlines, marking one of the most aggressive fleet expansions in the North American aviation sector.

• Tuesday, August 26th 2025 - 10:08 UTC

  Brazil and Canada to resume talks for FTA with Mercosur

  

  Brazilian authorities, exercising the pro tempore presidency of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur), and representatives from Canada are to resume talks about a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) that was initiated in 2018 but suspended during the Covid-19 pandemic.

• Monday, August 18th 2025 - 08:43 UTC

  Canadian Ambassador and Haitian Police Chief discuss cooperation

  

  Haitian National Police (PNH) Acting Director-General Vladimir Paraison and Canada's Ambassador to Port-au-Prince André François Giroux discussed cooperation regarding security issues, particularly training, logistics, and institutional development.