Canada

Resources minister says many Republicans don't know Trump's plans for tariffs

WASHINGTON - After several days of meetings with U.S. legislators in Washington, D.C., Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson still isn't sure whether most Republicans know what pres...

Jan 16, 2025

Unmarked graves: Supreme Court won't hear Mohawk Mothers appeal over McGill expansion

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has refused to hear an appeal from Indigenous elders who were seeking greater oversight over a university construction site in Montreal where they suspect unmarked...

Jan 16, 2025

'Freedom Convoy' figure Pat King set for sentencing in Ottawa courthouse

OTTAWA - The sentencing hearing for Freedom Convoy organizer Pat King is scheduled to begin today. In November, a Superior Court judge in Ottawa found King guilty on five counts, including mischief an...

Jan 16, 2025

In the news today: Carney announces bid, bird flu keeping backyard chickens cooped up

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney to launch leadership campaign today Mark Carney is set to unveil his Liberal leadership campaign this a...

Jan 16, 2025

Mark Carney launching his Liberal leadership bid from Alberta

OTTAWA - Mark Carney is set to unveil his Liberal leadership campaign this afternoon in Edmonton, ending nearly a decade of speculation about his political ambitions. Former finance minister Chrystia ...

Jan 16, 2025

Vancouver backyard chickens practise social distancing from wild birds amid H5N1 risk

VANCOUVER - Lumpy Eye the chicken has made plenty of friends in her East Vancouver neighbourhood over the years, said owner Duncan Martin, with passersby regularly greeting her in the yard outside the...

Jan 16, 2025

Israel-Hamas ceasefire welcomed but protests in Canada will not stop, groups say

Pro-Palestinian groups in Canada say a newly negotiated ceasefire deal to pause the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip will not end their regular demonstrations in cities like Toronto, while a nationa...

Jan 15, 2025

Walmart Canada says underweight meat problem fixed by B.C. supplier

VANCOUVER - Walmart Canada says a third-party supplier that weighed and labelled meat products for its Richmond, B.C., store took immediate "corrective action" when it was made aware some products wer...

Jan 15, 2025

Trudeau says he hopes Gaza ceasefire will 'turn down the temperature' in Canada

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is welcoming news of a ceasefire deal to pause the 15-month war in the Gaza Strip. He says he hopes the deal will "turn down the temperature" on tensions in Cana...

Jan 15, 2025

Quebec sends two more water bombers to fight devastating L.A. wildfires

MONTREAL - Quebec has deployed two more water bombers to California in the battle to contain wildfires that have devastated swaths of the Los Angeles area. The two CL-415 aircraft sent today bring Que...

Jan 15, 2025