Canada

Parliamentary budget officer rebukes Trudeau government over spending secrecy

OTTAWA - Parliament's budget watchdog is calling out the Trudeau government for not providing information on billions of dollars in planned federal spending. The parliamentary budget office takes aim ...

Nov 04, 2020

Ontario to lay out next phase of COVID-19 response in Thursday's budget

TORONTO - The Ontario government is expected to lay out the next phase of its COVID-19 response as it presents its first budget since the start of the pandemic on Thursday. The Progressive Conservativ...

Nov 04, 2020

Uncertainty after U.S. election and murder hornets in B.C.: In The News for Nov. 4

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 Nov. 4 ... The morning after the American pres...

Nov 04, 2020

Canada faces political, economic instability after uncertain U.S election result

OTTAWA - Canadian business leaders and political analysts say the morning after election day in the United States brings more political and economic uncertainty for Canada. American voters - and their...

Nov 04, 2020

Morning in America: nail-biter of a presidential election remains undecided

It's morning in America, but not the calm one once showcased in a famous U.S. presidential ad. Americans are waking up to uncertainty about their political leadership as the outcome of the bitte...

Nov 04, 2020

Lawyers to argue over Saskatchewan government wanting out of Broncos lawsuit

REGINA - Lawyers for the Saskatchewan government are to be in Regina court today to ask that the province be removed from a lawsuit over the Humboldt Broncos deadly bus crash. The crash at a rural int...

Nov 04, 2020

Vancouver council asked to think about whether it should make another Olympic bid

VANCOUVER - City council is scheduled to consider a motion today on whether Vancouver should make a bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics. Coun. Melissa De Genova put the motion forward earlier this year b...

Nov 04, 2020

Canadians gather to watch U.S. election 'cliffhanger' both in-person and virtually

Canadians and Americans living in Canada huddled around TV and computer screens across the country Tuesday night as results of the divisive U.S. presidential election rolled in. Given the COVID-19 pan...

Nov 03, 2020

Max Ward, who went from bush pilot to international charter carrier, dies at 98

EDMONTON - Max Ward, a Canadian aviation pioneer who went from flying bush planes to creating his own charter airline, has died. Family friend Jacquie Perrin says Ward collapsed yesterday at his home ...

Nov 03, 2020

'Murder' hornet found in Abbotsford, B.C., after nest destroyed in Washington state

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The British Columbia Agriculture Ministry says one so-called murder hornet was discovered near Abbotsford on Monday.The ministry is warning beekeepers and residents to report sighti...

Nov 03, 2020