Canada

Two people injured at Dene High School in La Loche, Sask., one in custody

LA LOCHE, Sask. - Two people have been injured at Dene High School in the northern Saskatchewan community of La Loche. The Northern Lights School Division says the two individuals are being treated an...

Apr 21, 2023

'Very difficult situation:' Canadians in Khartoum take shelter amid violence

TORONTO - Abdelgadir Eltayeb and his family have no electricity, dwindling food and water, and haven't been able to venture far from the home in Khartoum where they took shelter after violence explode...

Apr 21, 2023

Trudeau to travel to New York for next week's star-studded Global Citizen summit

WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to head to New York next week for an international summit championing sustainable development and human rights. Summit host Global Citizen bills the e...

Apr 21, 2023

Federal public-service strike lands in middle of political battle for working class

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has often been followed by crowds of people looking to snag selfies, but with the largest federal public-sector strike in decades underway, Jagmeet Singh is the ...

Apr 21, 2023

Labour board flags 'irregularities,' low turnout in public service strike vote

OTTAWA - The federal labour board has found low turnout and irregularities of significant concern with the strike vote that led more than 100,000 public servants to walk off the job this week. The boa...

Apr 21, 2023

Mohawk Mothers, McGill reach deal to search for graves at site of former hospital

MONTREAL - McGill University and a group of Indigenous elders have reached a deal to search for the possibility of unmarked graves at the former site of a Montreal hospital. The Mohawk Mothers allege ...

Apr 21, 2023

Hassan Diab's supporters urge Canada to rebuff extradition after guilty verdict

OTTAWA - Supporters of Hassan Diab are calling on Canada to refuse any new extradition request from France after a court found the Ottawa sociology professor guilty of a 1980 bombing. Diab, who has al...

Apr 21, 2023

Insurance association warns federal dental plan could lead employers to drop coverage

OTTAWA - An association of health insurance providers warns it might not be worth it for small businesses to provide dental benefits to some employees once the government launches a national dental pl...

Apr 21, 2023

Former industry minister takes job at Rogers two years after leaving office

OTTAWA - Former Liberal industry minister Navdeep Bains is joining Rogers as the company's new chief corporate affairs officer. Rogers announced several new appointments to its executive leadership te...

Apr 21, 2023

CP NewsAlert: New Ontario Volkswagen EV battery plant to create 3,000 jobs

ST. THOMAS, Ont. - A massive new Volkswagen electric-vehicle battery plant in southwestern Ontario will create up to 3,000 direct jobs and 30,000 indirect jobs in the region. Prime Minister Justin Tru...

Apr 21, 2023