Canada

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

More than half of Canadians say they understand Alberta separatism: poll

OTTAWA - A new poll suggests more than half of Canadians say they understand why Alberta might want to split from Canada - even if almost two-thirds say they don't want that to happen. The Leger surve...

May 28, 2025

Parliament gets back to work with a new prime minister and many new faces

OTTAWA - Parliament gets back to work Wednesday with a new Speaker, a new prime minister and plenty of new faces in the House of Commons. Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia will preside over the House of Co...

May 28, 2025

Defence minister to address industry as Canada eyes new European partnership

OTTAWA - Just a day after the Liberal government confirmed plans to join a major European defence procurement pact, Defence Minister David McGuinty is set to deliver a state-of-the-union style speech ...

May 28, 2025

Retired detective set to continue testifying at hockey players' sex assault trial

A retired detective is expected to continue testifying today at the sex assault trial of five former world junior hockey players in London, Ont. A video of Det. Steve Newton's November 2018 interview ...

May 28, 2025

Two men convicted after migrants froze to death on Canada-U.S. border face sentencing

FERGUS FALLS - Two men are to be sentenced today for their role in a human smuggling operation that saw a family of four freeze to death on the Canada-U.S. border south of Winnipeg. Harshkumar Patel a...

May 28, 2025

Canada Post, union set to return to bargaining table as OT ban continues

Canada Post and the union representing 55,000 of its workers are set to head back to the bargaining table as an overtime ban remains in effect. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says the Crown corp...

May 28, 2025

Former PM Chrétien misses throne speech due to minor heart surgery

OTTAWA - Minor heart surgery forced former prime minister Jean Chrtien to miss today's throne speech delivered by King Charles in the Senate. Eddie Goldenberg, former senior political adviser to Chrti...

May 27, 2025

Judge rules abuse of process in Nygard case but Manitoba charges to continue

WINNIPEG - A judge has ruled a decision by Manitoba's former attorney general to review a criminal case against former fashion mogul Peter Nygard was an abuse of process. Judge Mary Kate Harvie said i...

May 27, 2025

Trump says it will cost Canada $61B to join 'Golden Dome'

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump says he told Canada it would cost $61 billion to join his plan for a missile defence shield while returning to his "51st state" rhetoric. In a post on social m...

May 27, 2025