Category Archives: Canada
Trudeau in Latvia, new Trans Mountain expansion conditions : In The News for March 8
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 8 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Mar 08, 2022
B.C. adds conditions for Trans Mountain expansion, ministers say concerns remain
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has amended the conditions of its environmental assessment certificate for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansionand told the federal government it still has concerns about...
Mar 08, 2022
Trudeau meeting today with NATO secretary-general in Latvia
RIGA, Latvia - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Latvia today for talks with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg as Russia's invasion in Ukraine nears the two-week mark. Trudeau says the ongoing...
Mar 08, 2022
RCMP says Ottawa protesters not donors to Freedom Convoy had accounts frozen
OTTAWA - Assistant RCMP Commissioner Michel Arcand says the Mounties only gave the names of people directly involved in Ottawa protests to banks to freeze their accounts Arcand is appearing at the Hou...
Mar 07, 2022
Lytton fire recovery work gets $18.4 million from province; debris removal starts
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says it will fund major recovery operations in the fire-ravaged village of Lytton, including long-awaited debris removal work now set to start Tuesday. Publi...
Mar 07, 2022
Who's in, who's out and who else may enter the Conservative party leadership race
OTTAWA - With Sept.10 picked as the date for when the Conservative Party of Canada will have a new leader, time is ticking for prospective candidates and their teams to get into place. Those running h...
Mar 07, 2022
Poilievre's team takes aim at Charest's Conservative cred as his campaign takes shape
OTTAWA - A Conservative senator from Quebec helping Pierre Poilievre try to win leadership of the party is criticizing the man who could be his main rival as a "Conservative of convenience." Leo Housa...
Mar 07, 2022
Fines issued after plane with Russian nationals on board grounded in Yellowknife
YELLOWKNIFE - Transport Canada says a plane carrying two Russian nationals that was grounded in Yellowknife last week broke airspace restrictions. It says the plane's two pilots and the Russian who ch...
Mar 07, 2022
CP NewsAlert: Alberta to reduce gas tax, offering $150 rebate on electricity bills
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says the province is taking action on high energy prices by reducing its tax on gasoline. He says the price at the pump will drop by 13 cents per litre. He also...
Mar 07, 2022
Canada planning for global food emergency, as Ukraine attack risks wheat supply
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the "ripple effects" of Russia's invasion in Ukraine include major disruptions to the United Nations Food program. Trudeau is in Europe this week as Canada ...
Mar 07, 2022