Canada

'Every day is fun because I'm still alive,' says 110-year-old Canadian veteran

One of Canada's oldest veterans, Burdett Sisler, says it's not that hard to make it to 110 years old - all you have to do is stay alive. "Anybody can do it," the supercentenarian said in a recent inte...

May 07, 2025

CEOs call on Carney to 'take action' to support domestic energy sector

OTTAWA - Canada's energy CEOs are calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to claw back some regulations to bolster the oil and gas sector. In a letter signed by 38 CEOs of Canadian energy companies the ...

May 07, 2025

Asylum claims at Quebec border crossing doubled between March and April

MONTREAL - Asylum claims doubled at a Quebec border crossing in April as the Trump administration seeks to strip legal protections from hundreds of thousands of migrants. The Canada Border Services Ag...

May 07, 2025

New rules on tipping, price labelling take effect across Quebec

MONTREAL - New rules on tipping and on price displays at grocery retailers are in effect as of today across Quebec. Tips must now be calculated on the price before taxes, and tipping options must be "...

May 07, 2025

Study finds no evidence to support New Brunswick's 'mystery brain disease'

FREDERICTON - A scientific analysis has found no evidence to support claims of a mystery brain disease in New Brunswick. The study was published today in the journal JAMA Neurology. It says "unfounded...

May 07, 2025

Defence in hockey players' sex assault trial continues cross-examining complainant

Defence lawyers are continuing to cross-examine the complainant today at the trial of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team. One of the lawyers representing Michael McLeod suggested...

May 07, 2025

U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra will make his first appearance at business summit

OTTAWA - U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra will make his first official appearance at the B7 Summit in Ottawa next week. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce is hosting the B7 Summit this year, an a...

May 07, 2025

In the news today: Carney to update premiers on Trump, Feds mending social fractures

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... More work to do after meeting with Trump: Carney Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to brief Canada's prem...

May 07, 2025

Ottawa looking for ways to mend tears in Canada's social fabric, document shows

OTTAWA - Senior federal officials have been looking quietly for ways to bring together Canadians who don't see eye to eye on the economy, immigration and social issues. With a general election looming...

May 07, 2025

Carney says there's 'more work to do' after meeting with Trump

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to brief Canada's premiers today following his seemingly successful first meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday. Carney and Trump spent ab...

May 07, 2025