Category Archives: Canada

Security high around Quebec's campaigning leaders to ward off possible threats
MONTREAL - Security around Quebec's provincial party leaders appears to be high in the early days of the election campaign, with one leader saying he's been given bulletproof vests to keep him safe. W...
Aug 30, 2022

Here's how voting works in the Conservative Party of Canada leadership race
OTTAWA - The next leader of the Conservative Party of Canada will be named Sept. 10. Here's a look at how the voting process works: Mail-in ballots: The party says of the 678,000 members who are eligi...
Aug 30, 2022

CP NewsAlert: Nunavut ends state of emergency over water shortage in Iqaluit
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The Nunavut government says it has ended a state of emergency in Iqaluit intended to address a water shortage in the city. The territory declared the emergency earlier this month to...
Aug 30, 2022

B.C. Premier John Horgan cites ambulance 'investment' as he addresses infant death
VANCOUVER - Premier John Horgan says British Columbia has made a "significant investment" in rural and remote ambulance services, including ground and air transportation options, during the COVID-19 p...
Aug 30, 2022

Montreal public health probing 'probable' monkeypox case involving child
Montreal public health officials are investigating a probable case of monkeypox involving a child. A spokeswoman for the city's public health department says the "probable case" involves a child four ...
Aug 30, 2022

Trudeau promises complete review of funding to anti-racism group after 'vile' tweets
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is conducting a "complete review" of funding to an anti-racism group whose senior consultant sent a series of tweets about "Jewish wh...
Aug 30, 2022

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to shuffle cabinet on Wednesday: sources
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is getting ready to shuffle his cabinet on Wednesday, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the plan. They confirmed to The Canadian Press that the Lib...
Aug 30, 2022

Federal government says it will build 17,000 homes, pegs cost at $2 billion
OTTAWA - The federal government says it will spend more than $2 billion to build 17,000 homes, including thousands of affordable units. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement today in Kit...
Aug 30, 2022

RCMP investigating harassment of Chrystia Freeland during Alberta visit
OTTAWA - The RCMP says it is investigating an incident last Friday in which Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia was subjected to a profane tirade in Grande Prairie, Alta. A video posted on Twitter by an ac...
Aug 30, 2022

Convoy organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber to face trial in September 2023
OTTAWA - Two of the main "Freedom Convoy" organizers, Tamara Lich and Chris Barber, are expected to face trial in September 2023 for charges related to the massive protest that gridlocked downtown Ott...
Aug 30, 2022