Canada

Supreme Court of Canada moving away from social media platform X

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says it's moving away from the social media platform X. In an apparent farewell post to its more than 45,000 subscribers, the top court says it will focus its comm...

Feb 26, 2025

In the news today: Liberals advance voting begins, Mark Carney still frontrunner

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Liberals to start casting ballots for leadership With the debates now done, Liberal party members can start ca...

Feb 26, 2025

Ottawa, hospitals argue Montreal brainwashing lawsuit should be dismissed

MONTREAL - Alison Steel was a young child when her mother was sent to Dr. Donald Ewen Cameron and his colleagues at Montreal's Allan Memorial Institute in the 1950s for treatment of what her daughter ...

Feb 26, 2025

The Tories say Carney is being 'sneaky' about his assets. What do the rules say?

OTTAWA - In a series of press conferences in recent weeks, the federal Conservatives have demanded that Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney comply with the conflict of interest rules that apply t...

Feb 26, 2025

Media, telecom firms ask CRTC to ease up on regulation as they compete with streaming

OTTAWA - As the Canadian broadcast system is upended by streaming, old-school media and telecom companies say they're struggling to compete and they want the country's broadcast regulator to take a li...

Feb 26, 2025

Ontario election: Party leaders making multiple stops on last full day of campaigning

Ontario's main political party leaders are making multiple stops across the province today with their final pitches to voters ahead of election day on Thursday. Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Fo...

Feb 26, 2025

Liberal rank-and-file to start casting ballots in leadership race

MONTREAL - With the debates now done, Liberal party members can start casting advance ballots today to select their next leader a little under two weeks from now. They can cast their ranked ballot cho...

Feb 26, 2025

Labour congress hosting emergency meeting to discuss impact of tariffs on jobs

OTTAWA - The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) is hosting an emergency meeting Wednesday night to discuss the impact of U.S. tariffs on workers and communities. The meeting will be held virtually at 8 p....

Feb 26, 2025

Poll shows Freeland a close second on first ballot in Liberal leadership race

MONTREAL - A new poll suggests that while former central banker Mark Carney is still the odds-on favourite to win the Liberal leadership, he isn't likely to win on the first ballot. A Mainstreet Resea...

Feb 25, 2025

Front-runner Carney's French under scrutiny after faux pas during Liberal debate

MONTREAL - The first major French test for Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney during Monday night's debate proved to be a tough slog. Carney, the former Bank of Canada governor, is the presumed fr...

Feb 25, 2025