Canada

Canadian doctors who served in Gaza call for arms embargo, sanctions against Israel

OTTAWA - Canadian medical professionals who treated wounded Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are urging Ottawa to stop all military trade with Israel. The doctors say Canada's current restrictions on ar...

May 28, 2025

National chief says First Nations growing frustrated with 'fast-track' approach

OTTAWA - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says she doesn't blame First Nations leaders who are voicing frustration with governments promising to fast-track development in their terr...

May 28, 2025

Via Rail subsidiary paid Quebec marketing firm $330K as it pivoted to high-speed rail

MONTREAL - A federal Crown corporation paid more than $330,000 to an outside marketing firm to rebrand a planned passenger rail project between Toronto and Quebec City and boost its popularity. Docume...

May 28, 2025

Experts say royal visit was meant to send a message to Trump — and to London

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney meant to send a message to U.S. President Donald Trump by inviting King Charles to Ottawa this week, foreign policy experts say - but Trump may not have been the on...

May 28, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Evacuation concerns as fires rage in Manitoba, Flin Flon threatened

WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says widespread wildfires have the city of Flon Flon on the verge of evacuation while officials are struggling to find places to put thousands more possible evacu...

May 28, 2025

Mexican president says she hasn't decided whether to attend G7 summit

OTTAWA - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says Canada has invited her to attend the G7 leaders' summit next month in Alberta but she hasn't decided yet if she'll attend. At her press briefing this ...

May 28, 2025

Defence minister says cost of Trump's proposed missile defence project still unknown

OTTAWA - Defence Minister David McGuinty says that Canada still doesn't know what it would cost to join U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed "Golden Dome" missile defence program. On Tuesday, in a s...

May 28, 2025

Nova Scotia RCMP confirm children were seen in public a day before they disappeared

HALIFAX - RCMP in northeastern Nova Scotia confirmed today that two children who disappeared almost four weeks ago were last seen in public with family members on May 1, the day before they were repor...

May 28, 2025

Warm summer in the forecast as droughts and wildfire risks loom: Weather Network

Canadians longing for sunshine and warmth will likely be pleased by a summer forecast that has an abundance of both, says Weather Network meteorologist Doug Gillham, but he cautioned the season "will ...

May 28, 2025

In the news today: House of Commons returns with new faces

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Parliament gets back to work with a new prime minister and many new faces Parliament gets back to work Wednesd...

May 28, 2025