Canada

WestJet Encore pilots, company reach agreement

CALGARY - Pilots at WestJet Encore have approved an agreement in principle with the airline's executive, after seven months of negotiations and avoiding strike action.Last week, WestJet Encore Pilots ...

Apr 09, 2024

Police investigate death of woman in her 20s in apartment near Montreal

CANDIAC, Que. - The violent crimes unit of the Quebec provincial police is investigating the death of a woman in her 20s in a Montreal suburb. Sgt. Hlne St-Pierre says local police in the community of...

Apr 09, 2024

Quebec premier threatens 'referendum' on immigration if Trudeau fails to deliver

Quebec Premier Franois Legault is ratcheting up pressure on the federal government to reduce the number of temporary immigrants in the province, threatening to hold a "referendum" on the issue. Legaul...

Apr 09, 2024

Assembly of First Nations says $349B is needed to close infrastructure gap by 2030

OTTAWA - The Assembly of First Nations says decades of underfunding and failed fiduciary duties have created a $349-billion infrastructure gap. The assembly says the gap desperately needs to be closed...

Sam Bennison Apr 09, 2024

French PM to visit Ottawa, Quebec City and Montreal during Canadian visit

MONTREAL - French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal will visit Ottawa, Quebec City and Montreal during a three-day trip to Canada that begins Wednesday. Attal will land in Ottawa where he is scheduled to m...

Apr 09, 2024

Freeland doesn't rule out new taxes on wealthy or corporate Canada in upcoming budget

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has ruled out raising taxes on the middle class in the upcoming federal budget - but won't say if corporations or the wealthy are in for the same treatment....

Sam Bennison Apr 09, 2024

Conservative motion calls for PM, premiers to have 'emergency' carbon price meeting

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is challenging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to defend his carbon pricing policy in a televised "emergency meeting" with the country's premiers. The Conse...

Apr 09, 2024

Liberal government to launch $500M fund for youth mental health

Ottawa is setting up a $500-million fund to help community health organizations provide more mental health care to young people. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is making the announcement in Ottawa...

Greg Fry Apr 09, 2024

In the news today: PMO staff testifying at public inquiry, BC booster shot program

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... PMO staff to testify at interference inquiry Staff from the Prime Minister's Of...

Apr 09, 2024

Staff from PM’s office to testify at foreign interference inquiry

OTTAWA - Staff from the Prime Minister's Office are set to speak today at the public inquiry into foreign interference in Canada's elections. The testimony comes a day after the inquiry saw a briefing...

Apr 09, 2024