What can new polling tell us about the health of Canadian democracy?

Despite widespread concern about declining levels of trust, Canadian analytics firm Environics finds that overall levels of trust in many of the institutional pillars of this country’s democracy — elections, the prime minister, Parliament, the Supreme Court — have been...

Jan 19, 2026 | News

Trade trumps diplomatic tensions in B.C. premier’s India visit

Before landing in India for a six-day trade mission, B.C. Premier David Eby’s main objective was to pack in as many meetings and garner as much interest in his province’s resources as possible. Less than a year ago, that would...

Jan 19, 2026 | News

Lack of Quebec data clouds assessment of child protection system disparities

One of the researchers explained that she did not include Quebec data in her findings partly because some of the information required from the province isn’t easy to get.

Jan 19, 2026 | News

Carney says Qatar will make ‘significant’ investments in Canada’s major projects

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Qatar has committed to “significant strategic investments” for Canada’s major building projects.

Jan 19, 2026 | News

Canada wants to be 1st in North America to build EV with Chinese knowledge: senior...

Canada wants to look at joint ventures and investments with China within the next three years to build a Canadian electric vehicle with Chinese knowledge, according to a senior Canadian official.

Jan 19, 2026 | News

Call of the Wilde: Montreal Canadiens bested by Sabres with 5-3 loss in Buffalo

The Sabres are trying to make the playoffs for the first time since 2011, and are now in a playoff position after shading the Canadiens. Brian Wilde has more.

Jan 19, 2026 | News

Montreal-area mother loses job on maternity leave, then denied EI benefits

Celia Johnston was supposed to be back at work in October, but a week before her return, she got a call saying her job was being cut.

Jan 19, 2026 | News

Canada’s cheaper, cleaner and lower-risk oil can rival a resurgent Venezuela, Carney says

Prime Minister Mark Carney says he’s not worried about the prospect of increased oil production from Venezuela challenging Canada’s energy exports because Canadian oil is cheaper, cleaner and lower risk.

Jan 7, 2026 | News

Coalition’s Ukraine security guarantees include deploying troops if ceasefire is reached

After almost four years of major conflict, Ukraine has been given a series of concrete security guarantees — backed by more than 30 countries including Canada — that it can take into possible peace talks with Russia.

Jan 7, 2026 | News

Ottawa proposes fines of up to $1M for violating foreign influence registry rules

The federal government has proposed fining people and organizations up to $1 million for failing to comply with the requirements of its planned foreign influence transparency registry.

Jan 7, 2026 | News