Canada

Liberal motion seeking files from Meta, Google 'undemocratic': chamber of commerce

OTTAWA - The head of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce says a Liberal committee motion seeking internal documents from Google and Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is "undemocratic." ...

Mar 20, 2023

Conservatives push motion to bring Telford before committee on foreign interference

OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives are trying to force Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's top aide to answer questions about allegations the Chinese government interfered in Canada's last two federal ele...

Mar 20, 2023

Three people stabbed at high school in the Halifax area, student in custody

HALIFAX - A student was arrested after three people were stabbed Monday morning at a high school in the Halifax area, police say. The three victims were taken to hospital for treatment, and the extent...

Mar 20, 2023

Six people missing in fatal Montreal fire are from U.S., Ontario, Quebec: police

MONTREAL - The search continues for six people missing after a fire swept through a historic Old Montreal building last week. A Montreal fire department spokesman says firefighters will begin dismantl...

Mar 20, 2023

Quebec police say third man dies after pedestrians struck by truck last week

AMQUI, Que. - Provincial police say a third person has died after a pickup truck crashed into pedestrians in an eastern Quebec town one week ago. Police say Simon-Guillaume Bourget, 41, died on the we...

Mar 20, 2023

In The News for March 20 : Is it even worth complaining about airlines in Canada?

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 March 20 ... What we are watching in Canada .....

Mar 20, 2023

Poilievre calls for testing that would allow doctors, nurses to work across Canada

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling for a countrywide standardized testing process that would speed up licence approvals for doctors and nurses. Poilievre says his proposed "blue ...

Mar 19, 2023

Demolition of Old Montreal building to begin as police search for victims of fire

Montreal police say seven people remain missing after a fire in Old Montreal on Thursday. Police spokesman Const. Jean-Pierre Brabant says investigators were surveying the scene and taking photos, bef...

Mar 19, 2023

Better late than never: Trudeau finally gets a home-turf visit from U.S. president

WASHINGTON - Joe Biden's last official visit to Canada came with a palpable sense of foreboding. Change was in the air. Authoritarian leaders in Syria and Turkey were consolidating power. Britain had ...

Mar 19, 2023

Norad, Haiti, critical minerals expected to top Trudeau-Biden talking points

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden will spend two days in Canada beginning Thursday to meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and speak to a joint session of Parliament, his first visit north of t...

Mar 19, 2023