Canada

Inflation ticks lower to 1.8% in December, thanks in part to GST tax break

OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate fell to 1.8 per cent in December, thanks in large part to the federal government's temporary tax break. Statistics Canada's consumer price index report on Tuesd...

Jan 21, 2025

Parts of tundra releasing more carbon than they absorb: study

A new study suggests regions of the Arctic tundra are now releasing more planet-warming gases than they absorb, upending a millennia-old trend. The study published in academic journal Nature Climate C...

Jan 21, 2025

More than a third of Canadians turn to online info due to lack of doctor access: poll

A new poll suggests more than a third of Canadians say they have no choice but to seek health information online because they don't have access to a doctor, further highlighting challenges posed by an...

Jan 21, 2025

In the news today: Trump signals tariffs may be coming Feb. 1

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Trump signals tariffs may be coming Feb. 1 U.S. President Donald Trump suggested his administration could move...

Jan 21, 2025

Liberal leadership hopefuls distance themselves from carbon pricing

OTTAWA - The three frontrunners in the Liberal leadership race have all backed away - to one degree or another - from the Liberal government's keystone climate policy in a bid to take a major Conserva...

Jan 21, 2025

Justin Trudeau to speak after Donald Trump muses about tariffs coming Feb. 1

MONTEBELLO, Que. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to speak with media today, the first time he'll take questions since President Donald Trump's inauguration in Washington. Trudeau is huddling wi...

Jan 21, 2025

Authorities say a US border patrol agent was fatally shot in Vermont south of border

A U.S. Border Patrol agent was fatally shot Monday on a highway in northern Vermont south of the Canadian border, authorities said. The death was confirmed by the FBI and Benjamine Huffman, acting sec...

Jan 20, 2025

Alberta government lifts coal mining moratorium, critics say it's 'open season'

EDMONTON - Alberta's government has quietly rescinded its moratorium on new coal exploration and development in the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains. It's a move critics say means the province ha...

Jan 20, 2025

Salmonella linked to recalled mini pastries may have infected nearly 1,600: PHAC

TORONTO - The Public Health Agency of Canada said nearly 1,600 people may have been infected with salmonella linked to the recall of mini pastries. The federal agency's director of outbreak management...

Jan 20, 2025

Environment minister says Donald Trump pulling out of Paris pact is "deplorable"

MONTEBELLO, QUEBEC - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says it's "deplorable" that President Donald Trump is again pulling the U.S. out of the 2015 Paris Accord. He says it's "quite ironic" that ...

Jan 20, 2025