Category Archives: Canada

Coroner to investigate deaths of mother, 3-year-old son who drowned in Montreal pool
MONTREAL - A 34-year-old woman and her three-year-old son drowned in a residential pool in Montreal's Lachine borough. Police say they found the two bodies in the pool of a private residence around 9:...
Jun 11, 2025

Luxembourg opens Ottawa embassy as Canada shifts its attention to Europe
OTTAWA - Luxembourg is officially opening an embassy in Ottawa as the small European nation moves to expand its economy beyond financial services. The country of 680,000, commonly referred to as a tax...
Jun 11, 2025

Ottawa's GST rebate on new homes would save typical 1st-time buyer $27K: PBO
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says Ottawa's plan to slash the sales tax on housing would save an eligible first-time homebuyer an average of roughly $27,000 off the price of a newly built ...
Jun 11, 2025

Liberal MP to meet with Carney to discuss Modi's 'un-Canadian' invitation to G7
OTTAWA - B.C. Liberal MP Sukh Dhaliwal says he has a meeting scheduled with Prime Minister Mark Carney this week to talk about his controversial decision to invite Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ...
Jun 11, 2025

CP NewsAlert: U.K. Prime Minister to visit Ottawa before the G7 in Alberta
OTTAWA - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will visit Ottawa between June 14 and 15 ahead of the G7 summit in Alberta next week. Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the visit this morning. More com...
Jun 11, 2025

In the news today: Trump's tariffs remain in effect, Canadians critical of Israel
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Trump's tariffs to stay in effect amid appeal A federal appeals court agreed on Tuesday that U.S. President Do...
Jun 11, 2025

Ottawa moves to prop up youth employment in a rough summer jobs market
OTTAWA - The federal government is moving to shore up a historically weak summer job market for students - even as one economist argues tough employment prospects for young people suggest broader soft...
Jun 11, 2025

Negotiations expected to resume today as Montreal public transit strike in third day
MONTREAL - Negotiations between Montreal's public transit authority and its maintenance workers are expected to resume today, the third day of a strike causing headaches across the network. The strike...
Jun 11, 2025

Poll suggests half of Canadians believe Israel is committing genocide in Gaza
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests that nearly half of Canadians believe Israel is committing genocide in Gaza almost two years after the current conflict began. In a survey conducted last weekend, the poll...
Jun 11, 2025

Nova Scotia strike that turned deadly a century ago a milestone for workers' rights
HALIFAX - During Nova Scotia's storied 300-year history of coal mining, one deadly riot in 1925 proved to be pivotal for workers' rights in Canada. One hundred years ago today, William Davis - a 37-ye...
Jun 11, 2025