Category Archives: Canada
Quebec Liberals lose two caucus members in a week as crisis continues
QUBEC - The Quebec Liberals have lost two members of their caucus within a week and are facing multiple investigations as a crisis within the party shows no sign of abating. The Liberals have been dog...
Dec 05, 2025
More than 10,000 CBSA removal warrants active for more than a year
OTTAWA - More than 10,000 removal warrants in the Canada Border Services Agency inventory have been active for more than a year - even though the agency says removals are at an all-time high. CBSA sta...
Dec 05, 2025
Ottawa should recommit to debt-to-GDP anchor, IMF report says
OTTAWA - A new report by the International Monetary Fund pushes the federal government to recommit to an old fiscal anchor. The report, released Friday as part of the IMF's regular review of the Canad...
Dec 05, 2025
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for November, by Canadian city
OTTAWA - The national unemployment rate was 6.5 per cent in November. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions, ...
Dec 05, 2025
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for November, by province
OTTAWA - Canada's national unemployment rate was 6.5 per cent in November. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador ...
Dec 05, 2025
National employment numbers for November from Statistics Canada, at a glance
OTTAWA - A quick look at Canada's November employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.5 per cent (6.9) Employment rate: 60.9 per cent (60.8) Participation r...
Dec 05, 2025
In the news: Carney, Trump and Sheinbaum to meet at 2026 World Cup draw in Washington
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Carney, Trump and Sheinbaum to meet at 2026 World Cup draw in Washington Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to...
Dec 05, 2025
Carney, Trump and Sheinbaum talk trade at 2026 World Cup draw in Washington D.C.
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Mark Carney met privately Friday with U.S. President Donald Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum in Washington, D.C., as relationships between the North American n...
Dec 05, 2025
Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney says politician recall legislation being misused
CALGARY - The architect of Alberta's politician recall legislation says it was never meant to be used as a political weapon, but as an "ultimate tool of accountability" if a politician engages in ille...
Dec 05, 2025
Newfoundland girl’s disappearance prompts calls for tougher laws to stop abductions
ST. JOHN'S - Bouchra Marbouhi says she last saw her young daughter more than two months ago, when the girl left with her father for a routine sleepover. The five-year-old never came home, she said. In...
Dec 05, 2025