Canada

Liberals prefer Mark Carney over Chrystia Freeland as next leader, poll suggests

OTTAWA - A new poll suggests that Liberal supporters prefer Mark Carney as their next leader over a field of potential candidates. Polling firm Leger surveyed around 1,500 people over the weekend, ask...

Jan 14, 2025

Advocate criticizes B.C.'s lack of support for families needing Down syndrome care

BURNABY, B.C. - The president of a Down syndrome advocacy group in British Columbia says more funding support is needed for parents and caretakers to avoid tragedies such as the starvation death of a ...

Jan 14, 2025

Quebec ready to deploy 300 officers at border if illegal crossings into U.S. rise

QUBEC - The Quebec government says it is worried about migrants crossing illegally into the United States from Canada, and is calling on the RCMP to deploy the necessary resources at the border. Frano...

Jan 14, 2025

Tariffs from U.S. could cost up to 500k Ontario jobs, Doug Ford says

TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says provincial officials estimate that U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's proposed tariffs on Canadian goods could cost up to half a million jobs. Trump has said ...

Jan 14, 2025

One in 10 Canadians live in places susceptible to green transition disruption: report

One in 10 Canadians live in communities susceptible to workforce disruption from the transition to a greener economy, a new report suggests while underlining solutions that could help those regions ad...

Jan 14, 2025

In the news today: Champagne to announce leadership intentions today

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Champagne to announce leadership intentions today Industry Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne plans to reveal...

Jan 14, 2025

Ecotour grizzlies less likely to encounter conflict with humans, B.C. study suggests

Grizzly bears that visited ecotourism areas along a river on the province's central coast were less likely than others to encounter conflict with people in communities downstream, a new study by Briti...

Jan 14, 2025

CBC needed with Elon Musk ‘meddling’ in Canadian politics: heritage minister

OTTAWA - Elon Musk's increasing "meddling" in politics and recent changes at Meta to eliminate fact-checking make Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's promise to defund the CBC even more consequenti...

Jan 14, 2025

Industry minister Champagne to announce Liberal leadership intentions today

OTTAWA - Industry Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne plans to reveal his intentions for the Liberal leadership race today. So far, Ontario MP Chandra Arya and former Montreal MP Frank Baylis are the ...

Jan 14, 2025

Carney talks tariffs, Trudeau, Liberal leadership in Daily Show interview

OTTAWA - Mark Carney went on late night television in the U.S. Monday night to talk Trump, tariffs and carbon tax, but played coy on any plans to seek the Liberal leadership. The former Bank of Canada...

Jan 13, 2025