The RCMP say a Quebec man is facing criminal charges after allegedly making threats against critical infrastructure in online posts. Christian Barriault, 38, faces three charges including uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm; uttering threats to burn, destroy, or damage real or personal property; and counselling an offence that is committed. Authorities allege he posted threatening comments on his X account, calling for attacks on key infrastructure in the province such as Montreal's Trudeau International airport, the Port of Montreal, Hydro-Québec control centres and other transpor

Vancouver Whitecaps FC announced on Wednesday the addition of one of the sport’s most decorated players of all-time in legendary German attacking midfielder Thomas Müller. The FC Bayern Munich great has signed for the remainder of the 2025 season and the agreement includes a Designated Player option for 2026. Müller, who will occupy an International Roster Slot and fill one of the spots opened due to the Season-Ending Injury List, will officially join the club’s roster pending receipt of his International Transfer Certificate (ITC), visa, and work permit.Whitecaps FC acquired the Discove

The Conservatives are still bringing in more through donations than any other federal political party, but their fundraising has dropped since the spring election. The Tories raised just over $9.1 million in the quarter that ended in June, through donations from more than 82,000 people. That outpaced the Liberals, who brought in $7.7 million from more than 116,000 donors. It's a steep drop for the Conservatives from their pre-election fundraising push, which raised $28 million in the first quarter of this year. The NDP's numbers have been steady this year, with more than 38,000 people giving t

Canada's public health agency says nine people have been hospitalized with salmonella infections after eating various brands of pistachios and pistachio-based products. The agency said it has received 52 cases of illness from the affected products across the country, including one in Manitoba, two in British Columbia, nine in Ontario and 39 in Quebec. According to the Public Health Agency of Canada, three-quarters of these cases are women and the patients range in age from two to 89. According to the agency, the affected products were distributed under the Habibi, Al Mokhtar Food Centre an

Prime Minister Mark Carney meets with his cabinet and the premiers today, less than a week after U.S. President Donald Trump hit Canada with a baseline 35 per cent tariff. This latest trade war escalation applies only to goods not covered by the Canada-United States-Mexico agreement on free trade, better known as CUSMA. The latest levy took effect on Friday after the two countries failed to hit an Aug. 1 deadline to secure a new trade agreement. Carney said yesterday at a press conference in B.C. that he has not talked to Trump in recent days but will speak with him "when it makes sense." The

Prime Minister Mark Carney says the federal government will grant a series of financial aid measures to Canada's forestry sector. The move comes as the U.S. ratchets up duties on Canadian softwood lumber as bilateral trade tensions rise.

US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened India with higher tariffs for buying oil from Russia, to which India responded late at night by directly naming the US. Trump had said on Truth Social, "India does not care how many people are being killed in Ukraine due to Russian attacks. That is why I am going to increase tariffs on India." In response, India called Trump's threat unreasonable and irrational. The Indian Ministry of External Affairs said that the US itself imports uranium hexafluoride from Russia for its nuclear industry, palladium for the electric vehicle industry, fertiliz

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne are in Mexico to meet with President Claudia Sheinbaum to talk economic growth, trade and security. Their trip is happening ahead of Prime Minister Mark Carney's planned visit to Mexico to meet with Sheinbaum. The U.S. hit Canada on Friday with a 35 per cent tariff on goods not compliant with the Canada-United States-Mexico agreement on trade, known as CUSMA, while Mexico received a 90-day reprieve from threatened higher levies. CUSMA is scheduled for a mandatory review next year. Ontario Premier Doug Ford c

Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to be in Kelowna, B.C., for an announcement at a lumber facility on Tuesday after attending the Vancouver Pride parade on the weekend and touring a military facility on Vancouver Island on Monday. Carney toured the Canadian Forces Maritime Experimental and Test Ranges facility near Nanoose Bay, outside Nanaimo, with officials from the Canadian Navy. He toured the Royal Canadian Navy vessel Sikanni accompanied by Navy Commander Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee and Commanding Officer Craig Piccolo from the testing facility. Carney on Sunday met with B.C. Premier