Canada

Two of Alberta Premier's caucus members urge him to quit to renew party

EDMONTON - Two of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's backbenchers have broken ranks, calling the United Conservative Party's revamped leadership review a sham and saying it's time for Premier Jason Kenney...

Mar 24, 2022

CP NewsAlert: Canada to resume exports of P.E.I. potatoes to United States

WASHINGTON - Exports of potatoes from Prince Edward Island will soon be able to resume to the United States, months after Canada suspended shipments because of the detection of potato wart in fields o...

Mar 24, 2022

Leadership rivals shouldn't be calling each other 'not Conservative', says Bergen

OTTAWA - Conservative interim leader Candice Bergen says leadership contenders should avoid calling those they disagree with on policy "not Conservative." Bergen, who has led the party since early Feb...

Mar 24, 2022

Design for national LGBTQ2+ monument inspired by thundercloud and disco balls

OTTAWA - A national LGBTQ2+ monument - inspired by a dramatic thundercloud - is to be built in Ottawa by 2025. The winning design, featuring a silver mirrored mosaic interior influenced by a thunderhe...

Mar 24, 2022

Federal NDP says N.L. offshore oil project hard to justify; energy minister unfazed

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador's Energy Minister says he's unfazed by comments from the federal New Democrats saying the Liberal government will have a tough time justifying an approval ...

Mar 24, 2022

Beef emerging as sticking point in free trade talks between Canada and Britain

OTTAWA - A potential clash over hormone-treated Canadian beef is emerging as a sticking point as free trade talks between Canada and Britain formally begin. U.K. Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan a...

Mar 24, 2022

Canada under the gun as NATO allies to present defence spending plans by June

BRUSSELS - Canada faces fresh pressure to increase its defence spending as the head of the NATO military alliance says leaders have agreed to present plans by June on investing billions of additional ...

Mar 24, 2022

Trudeau meets with NATO, reconciling faith with identity: In The News for March 24

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 24 ... What we are watching in Canada .....

Mar 24, 2022

Backbench Tory MP running for leadership says he knows his political reality

OTTAWA - A backbench member of Parliament who entered the Conservative leadership race on a promise to trigger an inquiry into the COVID-19 pandemic says he's aware of the "political realities" he fac...

Mar 24, 2022

Legacy and language around masks will be debated long after pandemic recedes: experts

VANCOUVER - First, we didn't have enough masks to protect us against COVID-19, then we all needed to wear them. Then we didn't, then we did again. There were fights, criminal charges and protests over...

Mar 24, 2022