Canada

Nav Canada warns to expect flight delays at Vancouver International Airport

RICHMOND - The agency that provides air traffic control for Canada's airports is warning travellers at Vancouver's airport of flight delays over what it says are "resource constraints." Nav Canada say...

Apr 16, 2025

Court bans pro-Palestinian protests on McGill University campus for 10 days

MONTREAL - McGill University has obtained a 10-day court order against a pro-Palestinian student group forbidding protests on campus. A Quebec Superior Court judge granted the injunction Tuesday again...

Apr 16, 2025

Ontario to loosen internal trade, remove barriers on alcohol and labour mobility

TORONTO - Ontario is set to table legislation to make trade between provinces easier, as a way to shore up the economy against the effects of American tariffs. Officials say the bill would make Ontari...

Apr 16, 2025

Boy, 16, dies after stabbing in Montreal; city's eighth homicide in 2025

MONTREAL - A 16-year-old boy who was stabbed Tuesday evening in Montreal has died. Police confirmed his death today - the city's eighth reported homicide in 2025. The teenager was stabbed in the Cte-d...

Apr 16, 2025

Carney, Poilievre to meet face-to-face as party leaders square off in first debate

OTTAWA - Liberal Leader Mark Carney's French language skills will be put to the test, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will seek to turn his numbers around, when the five main federal party le...

Apr 16, 2025

In the news today: Federal leaders debate in Montreal, interest rate decision due out

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Party leaders square off in first debate tonight Liberal Leader Mark Carney's French language skills will be p...

Greg Fry Apr 16, 2025

Bank of Canada set to make interest rate decision amid trade war

OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is set to make an interest rate decision today amid looming trade war impacts to the economy. The central bank cut its policy rate by a quarter point to 2.75 per cent at it...

Apr 16, 2025

Gas firm says a contractor is dead in a gas plant fire near Fort St. John, B.C.

FORT ST. JOHN - A contractor has been killed and another person hurt in a fire in a gas plant north of Fort St. John, B.C. Alberta-based Tourmaline Oil, which runs the Gundy oil and gas extraction fac...

Apr 15, 2025

Federal Court of Appeal dismisses challenge of federal firearms ban

OTTAWA - The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed a challenge of a Liberal government ban on firearms the government considers fit only for the battlefield, not for hunting or sport shooting. The Lib...

Apr 15, 2025

California governor urges Canadians to ignore Trump, come back for sand, sun and wine

California is calling for Canadians to come back and pay a visit. Gov. Gavin Newsom has taken to social media urging the two million Canadians who visited last year to come back and enjoy the Golden S...

Apr 15, 2025