Canada

PM's staff say search is on for a local office that meets Carney's security needs

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's office says work is "well underway" to find a local constituency office for the prime minister that meets his security requirements and is conveniently located fo...

Aug 14, 2025

Supreme Court of Canada won't hear Eaton Centre shooter's sentencing appeal

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear the sentencing appeal of a man who opened fire in Toronto's Eaton Centre mall in 2012, killing two people and leaving several others injured. Christo...

Aug 14, 2025

Largest wildfire in eastern Newfoundland has destroyed up to 100 homes: officials

ST. JOHN'S - Officials say the largest wildfire burning in Newfoundland and Labrador may have destroyed up to 100 homes and structures. However, Premier John Hogan says it is still too dangerous for c...

Aug 14, 2025

100 homes, structures may have been lost to Newfoundland's largest wildfire: premier

ST. JOHN'S - Officials say the largest wildfire burning in Newfoundland and Labrador may have destroyed up to 100 homes and structures. However, Premier John Hogan says it is still too dangerous for c...

Aug 14, 2025

Consumer racial profiling a neglected human rights issue, report says

BELLA BELLA, BRITISH COLUMBIA - Heiltsuk Tribal Council Chief Marilyn Slett says no one in her community is immune to the small acts of racial profiling that can embed themselves in everyday life for ...

Aug 14, 2025

In the news today: Air Canada flight cancellations, Alberta's third summer town hall

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Some Air Canada flights to be cancelled today Some Air Canada flights that were scheduled to take off today wi...

Aug 14, 2025

'One battle after another' for farmland in Cowichan title ruling: ex-councillor

Former Richmond, B.C., city councillor Harold Steves' family has been farming in the area since 1877, lending their name to the community of Steveston. The 88-year-old former politician only retired f...

Aug 14, 2025

Former general says Ottawa must help former translator's family escape Taliban

OTTAWA - A former top general says it would be "unconscionable" for Ottawa to allow the family of an Afghan translator who risked his life to help Canadian soldiers to be deported back to Afghanistan....

Aug 14, 2025

Chinese tariff on canola seed comes into force as farmers hope for resolution

REGINA - A Chinese tariff of nearly 76 per cent on Canadian canola seed is set to come into force today. The duty, announced Tuesday, has already caused the price of one of Canada's most valuable crop...

Aug 14, 2025

Preliminary search of Winnipeg landfill for victim of serial killer underway: Kinew

WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says a preliminary search of a Winnipeg landfill for the remains of a victim of a serial killer has started. Kinew says the province is in the test phase of the s...

Aug 13, 2025