Canada

CP NewsAlert: Four found dead in home on First Nation in southern Saskatchewan

FORT QU'APPELLE, Sask. - Police say four people have been found dead in a home on the Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation in southern Saskatchewan. RCMP say officers with the File Hills Police Service were...

Feb 04, 2025

Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, dead at 88

OTTAWA - The Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of the world's Ismaili Muslims, has died at the age of 88. A post on social media from the Aga Khan Development Network says he passed away peacefully today...

Feb 04, 2025

Quebec premier says North American free-trade agreement should be reopened now

QUBEC - Quebec Premier Franois Legault says talks should begin as soon as possible on renegotiating the North American free-trade agreement. Legault made the comments today in a special statement to t...

Feb 04, 2025

Ottawa defends its use of Emergencies Act before Federal Court of Appeal

OTTAWA - A lawyer for the federal government says a judge mistakenly concluded it was unreasonable for the government to use the Emergencies Act in 2022 to quell protests in the national capital and a...

Feb 04, 2025

Canada presses on with trade diversification strategy as Trump blusters

OTTAWA - While President Donald Trump is taking up all the space on the main stage by threatening to upend bilateral trade, Canada is busy working on other free trade deals in the background. Trade Mi...

Feb 04, 2025

'Fentanyl czar' will serve as liaison between U.S. and Canada, minister says

OTTAWA - Federal Public Safety Minister David McGuinty says Canada's new "fentanyl czar" will serve as a liaison between Canada and the U.S. on cross-border efforts to curb fentanyl traffic. McGuinty ...

Feb 04, 2025

Opposition parties call for Parliament's return after Trump hits pause on tariffs

OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives and New Democrats say the government needs to recall Parliament within the next month to act on U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threat. On Monday, Trump agreed ...

Feb 04, 2025

'Fentanyl czar' will serve as liaison between U.S. and Canada, minister says

OTTAWA - Federal Public Safety Minister David McGuinty says Canada's new "fentanyl czar" will serve as a liaison between Canada and the U.S. on cross-border efforts to curb fentanyl traffic. McGuinty ...

Feb 04, 2025

Fact-checking Trump's executive order threatening tariffs on Canada

OTTAWA - To justify his executive order imposing stiff tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico and China, U.S. President Donald Trump cited an "extraordinary threat posed by illegal aliens and drugs, inc...

Feb 04, 2025

Quebec union group urges Amazon boycott after warehouse closure announcement

MONTREAL - A Quebec labour group is urging governments and the public to boycott Amazon after the retail giant announced the closure of its seven warehouses in the province. CSN president Caroline Sen...

Feb 04, 2025