Canada

Trudeau calls for plan to build a new official prime minister's residence

OTTAWA - With one foot out the door, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is asking one of his ministers to help develop a plan for a new official residence to replace the vacant 24 Sussex. In a letter addre...

Mar 13, 2025

Montreal adds police patrols, limits loitering to boost sense of security in metro

MONTREAL - Montreal is increasing police patrols and cracking down on loitering in the metro system in response to a massive rise in the number of people struggling with drug addiction and mental illn...

Mar 13, 2025

'Lost Canadians' can receive citizenship through interim rules as legislation delayed

OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marc Miller is giving so-called "lost Canadians" a chance to receive Canadian citizenship, now that court-mandated legislation will not be passed by the deadline. "Lost C...

Mar 13, 2025

Trudeau says he's 'proud of Canadians' in video posted on his last day in office

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a farewell message to Canadians today as he marks his last full day in office. In a video posted to X, Trudeau says he's proud to have served a country fu...

Mar 13, 2025

BC Hydro bans Tesla from charger rebate program as part of tariff fight

VANCOUVER - BC Hydro says Tesla products have been removed from its electric vehicle rebate program as part of the province's fight back against U.S. tariff threats. It says on its website that the mo...

Mar 13, 2025

Mark Carney set to name cabinet ministers at Friday morning ceremony

OTTAWA - Mark Carney will reveal the makeup of his cabinet on Friday morning, a collection of Liberal ministers who will see Canada through the next election. The swearing-in ceremony for Carney's gov...

Mar 13, 2025

Tools, electronics, sports equipment from the U.S. hit with Canadian counter-tariffs

OTTAWA - Many consumer goods could be up to 25 per cent more expensive in Canada due to retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. - including the kitchen sink. Matching 25 per cent tariffs on $29.8 billion...

Mar 13, 2025

U.S. tariffs push Ottawa to invest more in Canadian steel, aluminum projects

OTTAWA - Industry Minister Francois Philippe Champagne says he's telling his department to prioritize investments in projects that primarily use Canadian steel and aluminum - part of Ottawa's reply to...

Mar 13, 2025

Media outlets start receiving Google payments from Online News Act: journalism group

Money has started to flow to Canadian news outlets from the $100 million Google agreed to pay them in exchange for an exemption from the Online News Act, the organization administering the fund said. ...

Greg Fry Mar 13, 2025

'Get ready for a wild ride': Weather Network issues Canada's spring forecast

Canada's recent flirtation with balmy temperatures will give way to spring's characteristically volatile weather, the Weather Network's chief meteorologist said, with a new seasonal forecast suggestin...

Mar 13, 2025