Category Archives: Canada

McGill University announces budget cuts in response to new Quebec policies
MONTREAL - McGill University is planning cost cuts and layoffs to address a projected $45-million deficit next fiscal year, which it blames partly on new Quebec government policies. The Montreal unive...
Feb 10, 2025

AI shouldn’t only benefit ultra-wealthy 'oligarchs,' Trudeau tells global AI summit
PARIS - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the world needs regulation to ensure artificial intelligence doesn't only benefit "oligarchs." Trudeau, who is attending a global conference on AI in Paris t...
Feb 10, 2025

Trump says 25 per cent tariffs are coming today for steel and aluminum imports
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump says he'll impose 25 per cent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports into the United States today. Trump is scheduled to sign executive orders in the Oval O...
Feb 10, 2025

Here's the latest as Canada faces steel and aluminum tariffs from the United States
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump said over the weekend he will formally announce 25 per cent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports today, including for Canada and Mexico. Here's the latest new...
Feb 10, 2025

Quebec police watchdog investigating after person dies in custody following arrest
MONTREAL - Quebec's police watchdog is investigating after a person died in police custody in a suburb northwest of Montreal after being arrested and pepper-sprayed. The Bureau des enqutes indpendante...
Feb 10, 2025

4 Nations tournament set against backdrop of Canada-U.S. political tensions
Canada and the United States share the world's longest border at nearly 9,000 kilometres. The countries have interlinked economies and plenty in common culturally. The Peace Arch, straddling British C...
Feb 10, 2025

Poilievre says the Conservatives would build a permanent military base in Iqaluit
OTTAWA - Pierre Poilievre says a Conservative government would build a permanent military base in Nunavut, CFB Iqaluit, if elected. The Conservative leader says it would serve as an Air Force base of ...
Feb 10, 2025

In the news today: Trudeau in Paris as Trump set to announce tariffs
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Trudeau in Paris as Trump set to announce tariffs Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Paris today for a global...
Feb 10, 2025

Trump's invasion threats violate international law: Canadian ambassador
PARIS - The Canadian ambassador to France says threats by U.S. President Donald Trump to invade another country violate international law. Stphane Dion says such threats are not normal and violate the...
Feb 10, 2025

Canadian aid workers warn 'catastrophic' USAID halt puts Ottawa's projects in limbo
OTTAWA - Canada's aid sector is bracing for cataclysmic suffering worldwide, and is asking Ottawa to help fill gaps as Washington winds down the U.S. Agency for International Development. Numerous Can...
Feb 10, 2025