Canada

Cirque du Soleil CEO to be replaced by senior executive

MONTREAL - Cirque du Soleil says it is promoting one of its senior executives to the role of president and CEO. The Montreal-based circus said today in a statement that chief operating officer Stphane...

Nov 30, 2021

Michigan abandons Line 5 challenge to focus instead on 2019 state court lawsuit

WASHINGTON - Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has abruptly abandoned her federal court case aimed at shutting down the cross-border Line 5 pipeline. Instead, Attorney General Dana Nessel says Whitmer wi...

Nov 30, 2021

Desmond inquiry: Review needed of how Health Department serves African Nova Scotians

PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - Nova Scotia's Health Department should consider ordering an independent review of how it serves Black people, a government official told an inquiry Tuesday. Wayne Hamilton, exe...

Nov 30, 2021

CP NewsAlert: Alberta confirms its first case of Omicron COVID-19 variant

EDMONTON - Alberta is reporting its first case of the Omicron COVID-19 variant. The province's chief medical health officer, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, says the case was confirmed in a traveller returning fro...

Nov 30, 2021

Vice-president swears in David Cohen as newest U.S. ambassador to Canada

WASHINGTON - David Cohen has been sworn in as the new United States ambassador to Canada - the first full-time American envoy since 2019. Vice-president Kamala Harris presided over the process in her ...

Nov 30, 2021

Quebec to include Indigenous perspectives in education review, add Indigenous content

QUEBEC - The Quebec government will invest almost $20 million to better integrate young Indigenous people into the education system. The money will also go toward teaching young Quebecers about First ...

Nov 30, 2021

Quebec announces details of $3.9-billion plan to address labour shortages

QUEBEC - The Quebec government says its $3.9-billion plan to address labour shortages will focus on creating 170,000 jobs in six sectors it has identified as priorities. Premier Franois Legault made t...

Nov 30, 2021

Quebec judge rules Justin Trudeau didn't defame woman who heckled him at 2018 rally

MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge has dismissed a defamation suit brought against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau by a woman who heckled him at a 2018 rally south of Montreal. Justice Michle Mona...

Nov 30, 2021

Opposition leaders deride Liberal government's throne speech in official replies

OTTAWA - Opposition leaders took turns today pointing out the Canadians they say Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is ignoring as he embarks on his latest mandate. Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole and the...

Nov 30, 2021

Glover defends claim of voting irregularities in Manitoba Tory leadership challenge

WINNIPEG - Shelly Glover says she believes a spreadsheet her campaign team received before Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson was named winner of the Progressive Conservative leadership vote is correc...

Nov 30, 2021