Canada

Carney, Arya file paperwork, officially entering Liberal leadership race

OTTAWA - Liberal leadership candidates Mark Carney and Chandra Arya have submitted their paperwork to enter the race ahead of tomorrow's deadline. The two appear to be the first through that gate, sub...

Jan 22, 2025

Trudeau to attend events marking the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will fly to Poland next week for events marking 80 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. Trudeau's office says he'll be travel...

Jan 22, 2025

Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan says he won't run in next election

OTTAWA - Another member of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's front bench has decided to step away from federal politics at the next election. Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan says his name ...

Jan 22, 2025

Immigration minister says U.S. is still safe for refugees despite Trump's rhetoric

OTTAWA - Refugee advocacy groups are pushing back as the federal immigration minister says Ottawa still regards the U.S. as a safe country for transgender refugees under President Donald Trump. Trump ...

Jan 22, 2025

Premiers, prime minister meet to talk Trump tariffs after cabinet retreat

OTTAWA - Canada's premiers are meeting virtually with the prime minister today to talk about Donald Trump's early moves as president and the looming threat of tariffs. The first ministers have committ...

Jan 22, 2025

No new arrests in two months since Montreal anti-NATO protest turned violent

MONTREAL - Montreal police have made no new arrests in the two months since a November anti-NATO protest turned violent, making national headlines. At the time, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned...

Jan 22, 2025

Quebec coroner says man found near U.S. border in 2023 died of drowning, hypothermia

MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner says a 44-year-old Haitian man who was found dead in 2023 after trying to cross into the United States likely experienced hypothermia before drowning in shallow water. Coro...

Jan 22, 2025

Ottawa signs deals to house homeless in 11 municipalities in Ontario, Saskatchewan

OTTAWA - The federal government has signed deals with nine additional municipalities in Ontario and two in Saskatchewan to address homelessness. The agreements are worth a combined $91 million over tw...

Jan 22, 2025

Poilievre says he wants to cut the federal public service, doesn't mind remote work

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says a government led by him would cut the number of federal public servants - but he doesn't mind if they work from home. When asked by Radio-Canada on T...

Jan 22, 2025

Ottawa dragging its feet on protecting endangered caribou: B.C. conservation groups

Conservation groups in British Columbia say the federal government has dragged its feet for 10 years on fulfilling its duty to complete critical habitat mapping for endangered caribou herds, and witho...

Jan 22, 2025