Canada

Canada to start ratifying new NAFTA next week following U.S. approval: Trudeau

OTTAWA - Canada will move swiftly next week to formally approve North America's new, long-delayed free trade pact, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday. The government will introduce a...

Jan 23, 2020

Risk of Chinese coronavirus to Canadians low, health minister says

OTTAWA - Federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu says several people in Canada are under observation for signs they may have contracted a coronavirus from China, but that the risk to Canadians remains low...

Greg Fry Jan 22, 2020

Police resume search for 5 snowmobilers from France missing in Lac-Saint-Jean

ST-HENRI-DE-TAILLON, Que. - Provincial police say the search is resuming today for five missing snowmobilers from France who disappeared in frigid waters while riding off trail in the provin...

Jan 23, 2020

Facing minority Parliament, Trudeau tells MPs to play nice with opposition

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is telling his caucus to play nice as Liberal MPs meet today before the House of Commons resumes sitting again next week. Trudeau says Canadians sent t...

Jan 23, 2020

Is climate action a $26-trillion opportunity? 'A little baloney' in this claim

OTTAWA - "This is not simply an environmental issue. It is an economic issue. The estimates going forward in terms of the size of the prize for countries that are in this game early, developing techno...

Jan 23, 2020

St. John's still digging out and James Dean back to life; In The News for Jan. 21

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 Jan. 21 ... What we are wa...

Jan 23, 2020

Allegations against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou not fraud in Canada: defence

VANCOUVER - Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou should not be extradited to the United States to face fraud charges because her alleged misconduct doesn't amount to fraud in Canada, says her lawyer. Scott F...

Jan 23, 2020

Prison service trying to better understand the needs of black offenders

OTTAWA - Canada's prison service is working to better understand the needs of black offenders, a community that is second only to Indigenous people when it comes to overrepresentation in federal custo...

Jan 23, 2020

Lineups form outside grocery stores in St. John's, N.L., on 5th day of emergency

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Emptying kitchen cupboards were restocked in St. John's, N.L., on Tuesday, as residents lined up at grocery stores open for the first time since last week's massive blizza...

Jan 23, 2020

Liberals aim to find common ground when Parliament resumes next week

WINNIPEG - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is hoping to apply the same spirit of solidarity that saw Canadians pull together during recent disasters to get things done in a minority Parli...

Jan 23, 2020