Canada

Ottawa needs 'made-in-Canada' response to U.S. Inflation Reduction Act: climate group

OTTAWA - As the federal government readies its spring budget, a climate group is urging Ottawa to pursue a "made-in-Canada" response to U.S. clean energy incentives. The Canadian Climate Institute pub...

Mar 21, 2023

N.W.T. diamond mine reports spill of 450M litres of wastewater

YELLOWKNIFE - The Diavik Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories says 450 million litres of wastewater spilled due to a broken pipeline. The spill took place on Feb. 7 but wasn't reported until late...

Mar 21, 2023

Halifax high school student charged with attempted murder after school stabbings

HALIFAX - A 15-year-old student has been charged with two counts of attempted murder after two staff members at a Halifax high school were stabbed on Monday. Halifax Regional Police issued a statement...

Mar 21, 2023

Some landowners not letting residential school survivors search property: official

OTTAWA - A special official tasked with providing the government with advice on unmarked graves says some landowners are refusing to provide survivors access to their property. Kimberly Murray testifi...

Mar 21, 2023

Families of Montreal fire victims could face long wait for answers, police say

MONTREAL - Police say the families of the presumed victims of a deadly fire in Old Montreal could be facing a long wait for answers, as investigators are working to enter a building described as a "sc...

Mar 21, 2023

Moscow summons Canada envoy over Joly 'regime change' comment

OTTAWA - Russia has summoned a senior Canadian diplomat in Moscow over Foreign Minister Mlanie Joly's musings about "regime change." According to state media, Moscow summoned Canadian charg d'affaires...

Mar 21, 2023

Hearings begin before Supreme Court on federal environmental impact assessment law

OTTAWA - Arguments are underway before the Supreme Court of Canada in a long-awaited case over the federal Impact Assessment Act. The court is expected to hear from legal experts and environmental gro...

Mar 21, 2023

Vote to force top aide to testify on foreign interference not a confidence matter: PM

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a motion to compel his chief of staff to testify about foreign interference at a parliamentary committee will not be considered a matter of confidence in th...

Mar 21, 2023

Canada's annual inflation rate cooled in February

OTTAWA - The annual pace of inflation cooled in February as it posted its largest deceleration since April 2020. Statistics Canada said Tuesday its consumer price index in February was up 5.2 per cent...

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Tensions over CUSMA ahead of Biden's Ottawa visit : In The News for Mar. 21

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Mar. 21 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Mar 21, 2023