Canada

The Canadian Press/La Presse Canadienne nab four nominations for National Newspaper Awards

TORONTO - The Canadian Press/La Presse Canadienne is nominated for four National Newspaper Awards, including one for a photo of people giving former prime minister Justin Trudeau the finger while posi...

Mar 18, 2025

In the news today: Carney to make sovereignty announcement in Arctic

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney, defence minister and military chief in Iqaluit for sovereignty announcement Prime Minister Mark Carney...

Mar 18, 2025

New Brunswick Liberals to table budget today amid trade war with the United States

FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's Liberal party is scheduled to table its first budget today since winning the October election. The budget comes as Canada is in a trade war with the United States, and Pr...

Mar 18, 2025

Carney, defence minister and military chief in Iqaluit for sovereignty announcement

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in Iqaluit today in a bid to reassert Canada's sovereignty in the Arctic. Carney is expected to make an announcement on strengthening security along with De...

Mar 18, 2025

February inflation data set to show end of federal tax holiday

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is set to release inflation figures for February today. Most economists expect inflation picked up as the federal government's temporary tax break on a number of household s...

Mar 18, 2025

Quebec MP, businesses to join Vermont senator's border discussion on trade war

OTTAWA - A Liberal member of Parliament is set to join a United States senator at the Canada-U.S. border today for a discussion on how to navigate the trade war between the two nations. Democratic sen...

Mar 18, 2025

It's not business as usual for Canadians who want to stay in the U.S., lawyers warn

VANCOUVER - Immigration lawyers say the case of a Vancouver woman detained in the United States over a denied visa is a warning to other Canadians that it's no longer business as usual when crossing t...

Mar 17, 2025

B.C. Court of Appeal allows mother to vaccinate kids for HPV against dad's wishes

The B.C. Court of Appeal has denied a father's bid to prevent his children getting vaccinated against the human papillomavirus. The court ruling says the father applied in court early last year to sto...

Mar 17, 2025

Empty shelves, idle escalators: Shoppers look for piece of history at the Bay stores

Empty shelves and idle escalators greeted shoppers Monday as they poked through Hudson's Bay stores looking for bargains and perhaps a piece of history. In Edmonton, some racks at two Bay locations we...

Mar 17, 2025

B.C. resident returns library book 64 years later, credits it for saving lives

VANCOUVER - An 83-year-old British Columbia man has returned a book to the University of B.C. Library 64 years late, but he had a good excuse. Librarian Susan Parker received a package from Robert Mur...

Mar 17, 2025