Category Archives: Canada
In the news: Canada cuts ribbon on new bridge with U.S., wildfires spread in B.C.
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Canada-only Gordie Howe bridge ceremony to be held A Canada-only ceremony is set to take place today to mark ...
Jul 24, 2026
Jury hears tape of New York police search for murdered Montreal girl
ELIZABETHTOWN - A New York jury heard a three-hour recording Friday that was captured in a police cruiser last July as officers drove a father up and down an interstate highway, searching for his miss...
Jul 24, 2026
Critics accuse Ottawa of ignoring human rights as it signs trade deal with Ecuador
OTTAWA - Critics are accusing Ottawa of prioritizing trade over human rights by signing a free trade deal with Ecuador. International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu and Ecuador's minister of production...
Jul 24, 2026
Hit man in former Air India suspect's murder gets 15 years for unrelated B.C. killing
ABBOTSFORD - A hit man who is already serving a life sentence for the 2022 murder of a former suspect in the Air India terrorist attack has been sentenced to another 15 years for an unrelated killing ...
Jul 23, 2026
Woman pleads guilty to human smuggling after migrants drown in St. Lawrence River
Another person has pleaded guilty in a human smuggling case that involved the drowning of nine people in the St. Lawrence River as they tried crossing into the United States. Two families from Romania...
Jul 23, 2026
Trump hitting countries, including Canada, with forced labour tariffs
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration said Thursday it is hitting dozens of countries, including Canada, with duties citing forced labour in supply chains hours before its previous tariff tool was set...
Jul 23, 2026
Carney says he could have been more clear about Gordie Howe bridge deal with U.S.
CHARLOTTETOWN - Prime Minister Mark Carney says he could have done a better job of explaining the details of a deal that will see the Gordie Howe International Bridge open to traffic between Ontario a...
Jul 23, 2026
B.C. boosts monitoring of 865 repeat offenders, adds Lower Mainland intervention hubs
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government says it's expanding the supervision of repeat offenders with the creation of seven new intervention and monitoring hubs in the Lower Mainland to help reduce...
Jul 23, 2026
Fuel costs on the rise as latest geopolitical turmoil drives up crude oil prices
CALGARY - Fuel costs are on the rise in Canada as geopolitical turmoil drives the price of crude oil to its highest level in more than a month. The Canadian national average sat above $1.80 a litre on...
Jul 23, 2026
Bank of Canada ordered for second time not to use replacement workers during strike
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada has been ordered for the second time this month to stop using the services of contract workers while its security officers are on strike. In a decision issued Wednesday, th...
Jul 23, 2026