Canada

Provincial election? Bring it on, say Newfoundland critics of Quebec energy deal

ST. JOHN'S - An imminent provincial election in Newfoundland and Labrador is a key opportunity for the public to demand transparency about a new energy agreement with Hydro-Qubec - and possibly even h...

Sep 14, 2025

B.C. farm says it will ask Supreme Court of Canada to stop the cull of 400 ostriches

VICTORIA - A spokesperson for Universal Ostrich Farms says the farm will ask the Supreme Court of Canada to stop the culling of 400 ostriches hit by avian flu, but it is not clear yet whether Canada's...

Sep 13, 2025

What is the Bishnoi gang and why do some want it labelled a terrorist group?

OTTAWA - Politicians on both sides of the aisle have been calling on Ottawa to designate a gang tied to India as a terrorist organization. The federal Conservatives plan to press the government on the...

Sep 13, 2025

RCMP feared traitor Kim Philby knew 'most interesting' Canadian secrets: documents

OTTAWA - The early-1960s revelation that British spy Kim Philby had worked for Moscow alarmed Canadian intelligence officials who feared that he had betrayed confidences gleaned from Soviet defector I...

Sep 13, 2025

'There's something strange in the pumpkin fields.' Drought & heat frightening farmers

FREDERICTON - The pumpkin patches on a number of Canadian farms are starting to look a bit frightening across the country, but not in a way that makes them ready for Halloween. "It's sure been a spook...

Sep 13, 2025

Former climate minister McKenna describes struggles over carbon pricing in new book

OTTAWA - Former federal environment minister Catherine McKenna says the Justin Trudeau government's efforts to explain the consumer carbon price to Canadians were "half-hearted" - and just getting a m...

Sep 12, 2025

Former environment minister details abuse she endured in politics in new memoir

OTTAWA - Former environment minister Catherine McKenna says federal security agencies initially refused to offer her protection - and wouldn't even show her the risk assessment they'd completed - as s...

Sep 12, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Canada summoned Russian ambassador after Polish drone incursion

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand tells The Canadian Press Ottawa summoned Russia's ambassador to Canada, Oleg Stepanov, on Wednesday over the incursion of Russian drones into Poland. More...

Sep 12, 2025

B.C. port expansion seeks fast-track by Canada's new major projects office

The company seeking to expand Metro Vancouver's Deltaport terminal has applied for fast-track approval by Canada's new major projects office. The proposal by Global Container Terminals to add a fourth...

Sep 12, 2025

Ottawa working with Alberta, oil companies on emissions cap: Minister

OTTAWA - Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson says The federal government is in discussions with Alberta and oil companies on the federal emissions cap for the oil and gas industry. At a news confer...

Sep 12, 2025