Category Archives: Canada
Ford promotes Toronto as Ottawa, B.C. and Montreal make pitches to host defence bank
OTTAWA - Ontario Premier Doug Ford made a case Wednesday for Toronto as the headquarters for a new global bank for defence spending - but the city is facing competition from Ottawa, Montreal and Briti...
Dec 17, 2025
Ukrainians displaced by war need pathway to permanent residency: UCC
OTTAWA - Ottawa should open a permanent residency pathway for Ukrainians who came to Canada through a special visa program launched after Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022, the Ukrainian Canadian C...
Dec 17, 2025
Time to move on extraction, refining of critical minerals in Canada: Champagne
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne says Canada has enough critical minerals to go around for interested European trading partners but it's time for the country to get moving on extra...
Dec 17, 2025
G7 foreign ministers condemn conviction of Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai
OTTAWA - Canadian and other G7 foreign ministers are condemning the conviction of an outspoken Hong Kong activist after he was found guilty of violating Hong Kong's national security law earlier this ...
Dec 17, 2025
Canadian population edged lower in third quarter as non-permanent residents drop
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the country's population edged down 0.2 per cent in the third quarter as the drop in the number of non-permanent residents posted its largest decline on record. The age...
Dec 17, 2025
Alberta recall petitions grow to 23 with latest against justice minister
EDMONTON - Alberta's justice minister is the latest member of Premier Danielle Smith's caucus to face a citizen recall petition. Elections Alberta announced Wednesday petitions against Mickey Amery an...
Dec 17, 2025
B.C. mink farmers drop legal challenge of ban, citing costs after four-year fight
VANCOUVER - Mink farmers in British Columbia and elsewhere in Canada are dropping their legal challenge over a pandemic-era ban in the province due to legal fees they say are "far beyond their means."...
Dec 17, 2025
Quebec Liberal Leader Pablo Rodriguez resigns amid ongoing crisis
MONTREAL - Quebec Liberal Party Leader Pablo Rodriguez has resigned amid a crisis involving allegations of vote-buying and reimbursed donations during the leadership race he won in June. Rodriguez ann...
Dec 17, 2025
In the news: Contrasting Carney with Trudeau, Vaccine hesitancy, Youth in despair
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Carney's first year as prime minister underscores the contrast with Trudeau Chrystia Freeland's resignation a...
Dec 17, 2025
Feds, Ontario to sign deal reducing regulatory burden on Ring of Fire, other projects
TORONTO - Ottawa and Ontario are set to finalize a deal Thursday that will reduce the regulatory burden on large projects, including the road to the Ring of Fire, The Canadian Press has learned. Provi...
Dec 17, 2025