Canada

Quebec tables bill to eliminate interprovincial trade barriers on sale of goods

QUBEC - Quebec is moving to lower interprovincial trade barriers, with some exceptions. Minister for the Economy Christopher Skeete has tabled a bill to remove all restrictions on the use and sale of ...

May 30, 2025

Wildfire in Peace River, B.C., quadruples in size after evacuation order

DAWSON CREEK - A wildfire in northeastern British Columbia that prompted an evacuation order on Thursday has quadrupled in size. The BC Wildfire Service is reporting that the blaze in the Peace River ...

May 30, 2025

Indigenous leaders again left out of first ministers meeting as tensions grow

OTTAWA - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is warning the provinces and Ottawa it "may not end well" if they make decisions about major infrastructure projects at the upcoming first ...

May 30, 2025

Sikh groups say Ottawa should not invite India's Modi to G7 summit

OTTAWA - Sikh organizations are calling on Ottawa to break with a five-year tradition by not inviting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the G7 summit. Canada is hosting the G7 leaders' summit nex...

May 30, 2025

Crews brace for more hot, dry temperatures in fight against Prairie wildfires

Crews will face hot, dry conditions with the odd chance of rain today as they try to put down wildfires that have forced thousands out of their homes from Alberta to Manitoba. Saskatchewan and Manitob...

May 30, 2025

In the news today: Hot, dry weather on tap in Prairie wildfires fight

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Hot, dry weather on tap in Prairie wildfires fight Hot, dry conditions with the odd chance of rain are likely ...

May 30, 2025

Halting spy operation placed CSIS team in unnecessary danger, watchdog report says

OTTAWA - A new spy watchdog report says an overseas Canadian Security Intelligence Service operation was suddenly halted by government officials, "creating unnecessary danger for the CSIS team" and ra...

May 30, 2025

Heiltsuk Nation ratification feast brings written constitution into force

First Nations leaders and delegates from around British Columbia are slated to attend a ratification feast on Friday that will officially bring the Heiltsuk Nation's written constitution into effect. ...

May 30, 2025

Still no charges in Robert Pickton prison death, almost one year after fatal assault

MONTREAL - Almost one year after serial killer Robert Pickton died following an assault by another inmate in a Quebec prison, there have been no charges against the alleged assailant and few answers a...

May 30, 2025

Crown set to cross-examine one of five hockey players accused of sexual assault

LONDON - Prosecutors in the sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team are expected to cross-examine one of the accused players today. Carter Hart took the stand ...

May 30, 2025