Category Archives: Canada

Carney to travel to Qatar next week alongside trips to China, Switzerland
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Doha, Qatar on Jan. 18 for a bilateral visit as he seeks to broaden trade relations and drum up foreign investment. It's part of a broader diplomatic...
Jan 08, 2026

What Trump's aspiration to conquer Greenland means for Canada
OTTAWA - Canada's closest physical neighbours are in an escalating dispute that risks breaking the military alliance that has protected the nations of the North Atlantic for decades. U.S. President Do...
Jan 08, 2026

Kashechewan First Nation evacuation plans will prioritize 500 vulnerable people: feds
Indigenous Services Canada says the evacuation of 500 vulnerable people from a remote First Nation in northern Ontario will happen "as early as possible," as the community deals with failures in its w...
Jan 08, 2026

Fisheries Department grants authorization for port expansion in Contrecoeur, Que.
MONTRAL - Fisheries and Oceans Canada has granted authorization to the Montreal Port Authority to expand a container port terminal northeast of the city in the habitat of an endangered fish species. T...
Jan 08, 2026

Conservative MP accuses students of free speech attack after campus event cancelled
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Garnett Genuis accused a student group at York University of attacking free speech after he was denied permission to hold an event there - but the university's student centre ...
Jan 08, 2026

Protesters, ICE face off with tensions high in Minneapolis after fatal shooting
MINNEAPOLIS - Protesters in Minneapolis shouted during a tense standoff with masked federal agents Thursday as public anger over the fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
Jan 08, 2026

New charges against man with al-Qaida ties as lawyer raises mental health concerns
MONTREAL - A homeless man who had attended al-Qaida training camps and is charged with allegedly threatening to bomb public transit in Montreal is now also accused of issuing a threat from jail to blo...
Jan 08, 2026

Supreme Court to hear challenge of law allowing Ontario Place redevelopment
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will hear an appeal from a coalition challenging the constitutionality of legislation that opens the door to major changes at Ontario Place. The urban park on the ...
Jan 08, 2026

Rogers puts $50M to address excessive screen time among teens and tweens
TORONTO - Rogers Communications says it is investing $50 million over five years to address the excessive time teens and tweens spend on screens. The telecom giant launched a national school program T...
Jan 08, 2026
In the news: Airlines overhauling routes, RCAF retention via pay hike, gear boosting
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Airlines overhaul routes as Canadians shun U.S. Canadian airlines pulled back in a big way from the United St...
Jan 08, 2026