Category Archives: Canada

Makers of COVID-19 protective equipment seek over $5 billion in damages from Ottawa
OTTAWA - Canadian manufacturers of masks and other equipment for protecting against COVID-19 are seeking more than $5 billion in damages from the federal government, saying Ottawa misled them about bu...
Feb 14, 2024

First Nations call on feds to oppose nuclear waste disposal site near Ottawa River
OTTAWA - First Nations leaders are calling on the federal government to oppose a nuclear waste disposal site near the Ottawa River that they say threatens drinking water and their rights. Last month, ...
Feb 14, 2024

Carbon price rebates rise as much as 17 per cent in April as price itself goes up
OTTAWA - Canadian families will get between $760 and $2,160 in carbon price rebates this year as the carbon price itself gets hiked another $15 per tonne. The price increase will add another 3.3 cents...
Feb 14, 2024

Richmond, B.C., council votes to back safe consumption site after fractious meetings
RICHMOND, B.C. - The next step for a controversial supervised safe consumption drug site has been approved by council members in Richmond, B.C., after two days of highly charged hearings. The council ...
Feb 14, 2024

Manitoba man who was switched at birth receives Métis citizenship
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba man who was switched at birth more than 60 years ago has received his Mtis citizenship. Edward Ambrose received his Manitoba Mtis Federation citizenship card in Winnipeg on Tuesd...
Feb 14, 2024

Rental demand from international students will slow this year, but won't fall: RBC
OTTAWA - RBC says the recently announced cap on new study permits won't lead to an outright decrease in demand for rental housing from international students this year. But a new report from the bank ...
Feb 14, 2024

CP NewsAlert: Accused in Quebec cold case admits he killed teenager in 2000: Crown
A Crown prosecutor says the Quebec man charged with the first-degree murder and sexual assault of 19-year-old junior college student Guylaine Potvin nearly 24 years ago has admitted to causing her dea...
Feb 14, 2024

Canada announces Ukraine $60M for F-16 supplies and equipment ahead of NATO meeting
Defence Minister Bill Blair says Canada will send Ukraine $60 million to support its F-16 fighter aircraft. The government says the money is part of the $500 million in military support announced last...
Feb 14, 2024

In the news today: Trudeau denounces protest outside Toronto's Mount Sinai hospital
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Protest outside Mount Sinai Hospital 'reprehensible' show of antisemitism: Trud...
Feb 14, 2024

NDP to move bill calling for ban of coal exports as Canadian output booms
OTTAWA - Canadian exports of the kind of coal used to make electricity hit an eight-year high in 2022, even as the Liberals have promised to work on banning exports completely by the end of the decade...
Feb 14, 2024