Canada

Canada weighs need for new submarines as U.S., Britain push forward on nuclear fleets

OTTAWA - The clock is ticking for the Canadian military to decide whether to replace its submarines, as Canada's closest allies push ahead with plans to build new fleets. The Royal Canadian Navy launc...

Mar 14, 2023

A look at notable vehicle-ramming cases in Canada

Two people are dead and nine others are injured after a pickup truck ran into multiple pedestrians in the eastern Quebec community of Amqui on Monday, with police alleging the driver acted deliberatel...

Mar 14, 2023

Australian company to buy Arctic Canadian Diamond Company's assets

YELLOWKNIFE - An Australian company is set to buy all of Arctic Canadian Diamond Company Ltd.'s assets, including the Ekati diamond mine in the Northwest Territories. Burgundy Diamond Mines has entere...

Mar 14, 2023

Singh says budget will have money for dental care as NDP push for another GST rebate

OTTAWA - New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh says he thinks his party has more leverage to push for things it wants in the next federal budget, which is set to be released March 28. He says there will b...

Mar 14, 2023

Driver in fatal Quebec crash ran down pedestrians randomly, including children: cops

AMQUI, Que. - Police allege the driver of a pickup truck that killed two people and injured nine others in the eastern Quebec town of Amqui acted deliberately and with premeditation. Provincial police...

Mar 14, 2023

Canadians uninterested in King Charles' coronation, British monarchy, survey suggests

MONTREAL - New polling results suggest Canadians are largely indifferent to King Charles, and more than half believe his May 6 coronation is the right time for the country to reconsider its ties with ...

Mar 14, 2023

New poll says majority of Canadians want elections inquiry : In The News for Mar. 14

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. 14 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Mar 14, 2023

Poll suggests most Canadians trust election results, want interference inquiry

OTTAWA - New polling suggests the majority of Canadians want the federal government to call an independent inquiry into foreign interference in the last two federal elections, but still feel the count...

Mar 14, 2023

Senator fears 'modern Chinese exclusion' but some redress activists reject link

Senator Yuen Pau Woo questions whether a foreign influence registry might become "a modern form of Chinese exclusion," and says angry reaction to his suggestion proves his point about racial profiling...

Mar 14, 2023

Injuries reported after vehicle hits pedestrians in eastern Quebec town of Amqui

AMQUI, Que. - Police say people have been seriously injured after a vehicle plowed into pedestrians who were walking beside a road in Amqui, in Quebec's Bas-St-Laurent region. The driver is being ques...

Mar 13, 2023