Category Archives: Canada

Quebec to seek leave to appeal school board reform ruling to Supreme Court of Canada
MONTREAL - Quebec will ask the Supreme Court of Canada for permission to appeal lower court rulings that found a provincial law abolishing school boards violates English-language minority education ri...
May 31, 2025

Son of woman who inspired assisted dying law chooses to die on his own terms
OTTAWA - Price Carter is planning to die this summer. The 68-year-old has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. He knows it will take his life eventually; before it does, he intends to die on...
May 31, 2025

Rain not forecasted as crews battle wildfire burning near Flin Flon, Manitoba.
FLIN FLON - There's no rain in the forecast for Flin Flon, Manitoba over the next week as crews there fight a wildfire that's raging nearby. Temperatures throughout the weekend are expecting to range ...
May 31, 2025

'A conglomeration of acquired goodies': N.B. man with cancer sells stuff to declutter
FREDERICTON - It was a complete shock when Gerry Carroll was diagnosed with cancer and was given months to live. The retired Riverview, N.B., sales representative said he had gone to see his family do...
May 31, 2025

Canada Post asks jobs minister to force union to vote on 'final offers'
OTTAWA - Canada Post says it has asked Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu to force a union membership vote on the proposals the Crown corporation put forward earlier this week. Canada Post presented its "final...
May 30, 2025

Gen Z Canadians make push for end to hyperpartisanship
OTTAWA - Hundreds of Gen Z Canadians met in the capital Friday calling for less partisanship at a time of heightened global polarization and uncertainty. Participants from across the country at the fi...
May 30, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Trump says he's doubling tariffs on steel imports to 50 per cent
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump says he will double the tariffs on steel imports to 50 per cent. Trump in March put 25 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to the United States. Mor...
May 30, 2025

'They're ready': Edmonton Oilers fans full of hope heading into Stanley Cup rematch
EDMONTON - Edmonton Oilers fans are once again living the dream, but hopes are high that this year comes without the nightmare ending. The Oilers completed a backdoor sweep of the Dallas Stars on Thur...
May 30, 2025

Federal bill to bolster border security expected early next week
OTTAWA - The Liberal government plans to introduce legislation soon to strengthen border security in response to continuing pressure from the United States. Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree ...
May 30, 2025

Centre for Truth and Reconciliation to release names of residential school priests
OTTAWA - The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation says it will soon release the names of 140 priests or brothers who worked in residential schools. Along with their names, the centre says it w...
May 30, 2025