Canada

Eby says Canadians need to 'keep the pressure up' despite California's charm campaign

VICTORIA - British Columbia's premier says Canadians need to "keep the pressure up" on the United States by buying local and avoiding travel there, despite a recent push from California to draw visito...

Apr 17, 2025

Air traffic back to normal at Vancouver's airport after days of delays

RICHMOND - The agency that provides air traffic control for Canada's airports says traffic flow at Vancouver International Airport has resumed normal operations in time for Easter weekend travel. The ...

Apr 17, 2025

Municipal politician from Gaspé Peninsula facing sex-crime charges

A municipal politician from a small town in Quebec's Gasp Peninsula is facing sex-related charges. Bruno-Pierre Godbout, a councillor in the community of Chandler, was charged this week with sexual as...

Apr 17, 2025

Supreme Court of Canada clarifies treatment of student loan debt under bankruptcy law

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says a person must wait seven years after completely finishing their post-secondary studies before they may be released from student loan debt under the federal ba...

Apr 17, 2025

Woman, two young children missing after trying to cross border into Canada: RCMP

MONTREAL - The RCMP say a woman and two young children are missing in the woods near the Quebec border with the United States after they were part of a group attempting to cross into Canada. Three oth...

Apr 17, 2025

Party leaders face off in English for second federal leaders' debate

MONTREAL - The leaders of Canada's four main political parties will square off for a second and final leaders' debate tonight in Montreal, after an initial French-language faceoff on Wednesday. Libera...

Apr 17, 2025

In the news today: Federal leaders debate round 2, fewer Canadians heading stateside

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Round 2 of federal leaders' debate tonight The leaders of Canada's four main political parties will square off...

Apr 17, 2025

Gender-based violence spikes five years after Nova Scotia mass shooting

HALIFAX - The worst mass shooting in modern Canadian history began almost five years ago, shortly after a Nova Scotia man brutally assaulted his common-law wife. Lisa Banfield was kicked, punched and ...

Apr 17, 2025

Quebec's move to cut gasoline floor price won't be felt at the pumps, experts say

MONTREAL - The Quebec government has made a move it hopes will lower the price of gas in the province - but observers say consumers are unlikely to benefit at the pump. They say the province has faced...

Apr 17, 2025

B.C. operation by police, regulators finds losses of $4M in assets to crypto fraud

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's securities regulator says a recent two-day operation to identify victims of a specific type of cryptocurrency fraud has found 89 people who were drained of more than $4 ...

Apr 16, 2025