Canada

Prime Minister Carney kicks off international trip in France

PARIS - Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada must strengthen ties with France and other allies in the face of geopolitical and economic crises. Making opening remarks in Paris before a meeting with ...

Mar 17, 2025

In the news today: Mark Carney’s move to kill carbon price now official

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney's move to kill carbon price now official but debate over it not dead Prime Minister Mark Carney's theat...

Mar 17, 2025

Quebec byelection: electors head to polls in Terrebonne riding northeast of Montreal

MONTREAL - Voters will go to the polls today in a riding northeast of Montreal to replace former economy minister Pierre Fitzgibbon. The former high-profile cabinet minister in Franois Legault's Coali...

Mar 17, 2025

Polytechnique Montréal receives $50 million gift to create disruptive innovation hub

MONTREAL - A Quebec-born businessman and philanthropist who is donating $50 million to a Montreal university to establish an institute dedicated to "disruptive innovation" says it has never been more ...

Mar 17, 2025

Canadians in several cities join 'Tesla Takedown' protests against Musk, Trump

SURREY, B.C. - Canadians in several cities have joined a series of "Tesla Takedown" protests happening across the United States and parts of Europe. Protesters say they have been moved to act by Tesla...

Mar 16, 2025

Carney heading to Europe for first foreign trip since becoming prime minister

OTTAWA - Mark Carney will be departing for his first foreign trip on Sunday, set to visit France and the U.K., with an additional stop in Iqaluit, Nvt., during a whirlwind three-day jaunt. The aim of ...

Mar 16, 2025

Grocers ramp up ready-made meals as Canadians balance convenience and costs

Grocers are investing more in the ready-made meal category as consumers balance their desire for convenience with a pullback in discretionary spending.They're going beyond rotisserie chicken, pasta sa...

Mar 16, 2025

Prime Minister Mark Carney marches in Montreal's St. Patrick's Day parade celebration

MONTREAL - Prime Minister Mark Carney marched in Montreal's St. Patrick's Day parade today as the event marked its 200th anniversary. Carney, who was sworn in as prime minister on Friday, was joined b...

Mar 16, 2025

Carney wants call with Trump, PM 'respects' president's economic goals: ambassador

OTTAWA - Canada's ambassador to the U.S. says Prime Minister Mark Carney is looking to set up a conversation with President Donald Trump "as soon as possible." In an interview with Fox News Sunday, Am...

Victor Kaisar Mar 16, 2025

Art of medicine: Quebec doctors in training visit museum to better diagnose patients

MONTREAL - Classes on disease and anatomy are par for the course in traditional medical training, but a new program at a Quebec university is making visits to the art museum a mandatory part of the cu...

Mar 16, 2025