Category Archives: Canada

Prayer rooms causing tensions in Quebec colleges, new government report says
MONTREAL - A new report from the Quebec government says prayer rooms are fuelling a climate of radicalization and mistrust in the province's junior colleges. The report questions the relevance of pray...
Jun 27, 2025

Reynolds, Rankin among Canada Day Order of Canada appointees
OTTAWA - Actor Ryan Reynolds and musician Heather Rankin will both be invested as officers of the Order of Canada during Canada Day festivities in Ottawa. Vancouver-born Reynolds is known for playing ...
Jun 27, 2025

Statistics Canada says real GDP down 0.1 per cent in April as manufacturing slowed
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says real gross domestic product edged down 0.1 per cent in April as the manufacturing sector slowed. The agency also says its advance estimate for May points to another 0.1...
Jun 27, 2025

In the news today: Alberta finance minister to give fiscal update
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Alberta finance minister to give fiscal update Alberta's finance minister is set to deliver the final bottom l...
Jun 27, 2025

Premier Smith says Albertans' desire for leaving Canada has never been higher
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the public desire in her province to quit Canada has never been higher. Smith says a recent byelection that saw a separatist candidate garner almost 18 pe...
Jun 26, 2025

Minister says police intelligence behind B.C. call for Bishnoi gang's terror listing
British Columbia's public safety minister says police intelligence has linked many cases of extortion against the South Asian community to India's Lawrence Bishnoi gang, giving the government confiden...
Jun 26, 2025

Major projects: How Bill C-5 works and why it alarms its critics
OTTAWA - Parliament has passed controversial major projects legislation that Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada needs to shore up its economy in the face of a trade war with the United States. Bil...
Jun 26, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Senate passes controversial bill to fast-track major projects
OTTAWA - The Senate has passed C-5, the Liberal government's controversial major projects bill. The legislation gives the federal government the power to fast-track projects to boost the national econ...
Jun 26, 2025

Just for Laughs founder's sex-assault civil trial disrupted by insults and threats
MONTRAL - One of the women accusing Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon of sexual assault lashed out at him during a break in his civil trial today. Actress Danie Frenette shouted in the courtroom t...
Jun 26, 2025

A 49-year-old Canadian has died while in ICE custody in Florida
OTTAWA - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says that a 49-year-old Canadian has died while in its custody. A detainee death notification from the agency, commonly known as ICE, says that Johnny...
Jun 26, 2025