Canada

CP NewsAlert: Eby to ask PM to declare Bishnoi gang a terrorist group

VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby says he will ask the prime minister that the Lawrence Bishnoi gang be declared a terrorist organization in Canada. Police have said members of the South A...

Jun 17, 2025

G7 agrees to increase use of artificial intelligence in public sector

OTTAWA - In a joint statement, G7 countries say they will work together to expand the use of artificial intelligence in the public sector. The idea is to improve the quality of government services and...

Jun 17, 2025

CP NewsAlert: New EV rebate program in the works, environment minister says

OTTAWA - Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin tells The Canadian Press the government will reintroduce a consumer rebate program to help make electric vehicles more affordable. The federal government l...

Jun 17, 2025

Liberal MP wants to see major projects bill amended, studied further

OTTAWA - Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith says he wants the House of Commons to sit for another week to study Prime Minister Mark Carney's major projects bill. Erskine-Smith was the only Liberal to vote ...

Jun 17, 2025

Montreal invests $100K to lure research talent seeking to escape United States

MONTREAL - The City of Montreal is investing $100,000 to lure scientists and researchers who want to leave the United States. In a news release, Mayor Valrie Plante says the "current situation" in the...

Jun 17, 2025

Canadians spending less time with friends, especially those of working age: StatCan

A Statistics Canada report says Canadians are spending less time with friends than ever, with the decline sharpest among the working-age demographic. The new data show that in 2022, only 19.3 per cent...

Jun 17, 2025

CP NewsAlert: MP resigns seat so Poilievre can run in Alberta byelection

OTTAWA - Alberta Conservative Damien Kurek says he has officially resigned as an MP after promising earlier in the spring to vacate his seat in the Battle River-Crowfoot riding to allow Conservative L...

Jun 17, 2025

Military vice-chief says there are no plans to arm Coast Guard vessels

OTTAWA - The vice chief of the defence staff says the federal government does not intend to arm the Canadian Coast Guard. Lt-Gen. Stephen Kelsey says the Coast Guard will remain a separate entity as i...

Jun 17, 2025

Military police watchdog says military police still resisting civilian oversight

OTTAWA - The Military Police Complaints Commission says resistance to civilian oversight in the Canadian Forces Provost Marshal's office "worsened" last year. The military police watchdog released a r...

Jun 17, 2025

Liberals under fire for rushing bill through Parliament to speed up resource projects

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is coming under fire for seeking to rush through a major piece of legislation that grants cabinet sweeping powers to quickly approve major projects. Go...

Jun 17, 2025