Canada

CP NewsAlert: Squamish, B.C., declares wildfire emergency

SQUAMISH - The District of Squamish north of Vancouver has declared a local state of emergency due to an out-of-control wildfire that it says poses an imminent threat to people and property. More comi...

Jun 10, 2025

Five things you need to know about the auditor general and environment audits

OTTAWA - Canada's auditor general and environment commissioner both released reports Tuesday covering everything from the soaring cost of fighter jets to the federal government's plans for climate cha...

Jun 10, 2025

Prime minister, MPs attend ceremony to raise Pride flag on Parliament Hill

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney was joined by members of Parliament from all parties this afternoon as he raised the Pride flag in Ottawa. In his remarks on Parliament Hill, Carney said Pride is b...

Jun 10, 2025

Warmer than normal summer predicted across Canada, uncertain precipitation levels

Canada is expected to see a warmer than usual summer with uncertain precipitation levels in most provinces, Environment and Climate Change Canada says. Warning preparedness meteorologist Jennifer Smit...

Jun 10, 2025

New AI minister says Canada won’t ‘over-index’ on AI regulation

OTTAWA - Canada's new minister of artificial intelligence says he'll put less emphasis on AI regulation and more on finding ways to harness the technology's economic benefits. Evan Solomon says Canada...

Jun 10, 2025

CPNewsAlert: Judge says billionaire Robert Miller too sick for trial on sex charges

MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge has stayed criminal charges against Montreal billionaire Robert Miller. The Crown agreed on Monday to a motion by the defence that Miller, who is suffering fro...

Jun 10, 2025

Quebec government will not appeal court ruling scrapping out-of-province tuition hike

MONTREAL - The Quebec government says it won't appeal a court decision overturning a university tuition hike for out-of-province students. But the province is not backing down, with the office of the ...

Jun 10, 2025

Rule of law, judges 'under attack' in many countries, Canada's chief justice says

OTTAWA - Chief Justice Richard Wagner says the rule of law and judicial independence are "under attack" in many countries around the world. Wagner told a news conference today that when a government m...

Jun 10, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Canada joins U.K., others in sanctioning two Israeli cabinet ministers

OTTAWA - Canada is joining the U.K., Norway, Australia and New Zealand in sanctioning two Israeli cabinet ministers for "inciting violence against Palestinians in the West Bank." Israeli National Secu...

Jun 10, 2025

Federal government slow to reduce, modernize its office space

OTTAWA - A new report by Canada's auditor general says the federal government has been slow in its effort to reduce its office space. The report finds that Public Services and Procurement Canada has h...

Jun 10, 2025