Category Archives: Canada
BC Greens won't renew accord with NDP, citing 'undelivered or stalled' commitments
VICTORIA - The BC Green Party announced Monday that it will not renew an accord with the Premier David Eby's NDP when the deal expires next month, potentially undermining the stability of the provinci...
Feb 09, 2026
Union warns of public safety risks as Transport Canada cuts jobs
OTTAWA - A federal union is warning of threats to public safety as employees at Transport Canada face job cuts. The Union of Canadian Transportation Employees said in a news release the cuts are being...
Feb 09, 2026
Inquiry report on scandal at Quebec auto insurance board to be released Feb. 16
QUBEC - The commissioner who oversaw the public inquiry into the $500-million cost-overrun scandal at Quebec's auto insurance board is scheduled to release his report publicly on Feb. 16. Judge Denis ...
Feb 09, 2026
Canada joins peers in condemning China's conviction of Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and MPs from both sides of the aisle are calling on China to release Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison Monday under a...
Feb 09, 2026
Ottawa commits $6M to fund cross-Canada research aimed at driving productivity
CALGARY - The federal government has announced a $6 million grant aimed at improving Canada's economic productivity through a cross-country research partnership. The funding from the Social Sciences a...
Feb 09, 2026
B.C. firm says some workers found dead after abduction from Mexico mine
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver-based firm that operates a mine site in Mexico where 10 workers were abducted last month has heard from "a number of families" that their relatives have been found dead, the co...
Feb 09, 2026
Ottawa investigating report Gaza cemetery where Canadians were buried was destroyed
OTTAWA - Global Affairs Canada said it is "deeply concerned" by reports the Gaza War Cemetery where nearly two dozen Canadians were buried has been severely damaged or destroyed. The department respon...
Feb 09, 2026
In the news today: Tax exemptions, Alberta tribute hockey game, Super Bowl highlights
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Conservatives call for tax relief for GM worker severance packages The Opposition Conservatives are calling on...
Feb 09, 2026
Engineering students brace the cold to race concrete sleds in London, Ont.
Hundreds of engineering students braced the bone-chilling cold over the weekend to race concrete sleds down a hill in London, Ont. As part of the annual Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race, teams fr...
Feb 09, 2026
Liberals reject Poilievre's call for tax relief on GM workers' severance pay
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government is rejecting a call from the Opposition Conservatives to grant a tax reprieve on severance packages for laid-off General Motors workers in Ingersoll, Ont. Conse...
Feb 09, 2026