Canada

Trudeau touts 'real progress' on pharmacare, calls on premiers to start cutting deals

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling on provinces and territories to start negotiating pharmacare deals as soon as possible, now that the federal legislation to enact the program has beco...

Oct 11, 2024

As ASEAN Summit wraps, Trudeau says Canada needs to keep showing up in Southeast Asia

VIENTIANE - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada needs to keep up its presence in Southeast Asia if it wants to benefit from the region's economic boom. Trudeau wrapped up a visit to Laos on Frid...

Oct 11, 2024

In the news today: Statistics Canada to release September jobs report

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Statistics Canada to release September jobs report Statistics Canada is expected to provide its latest snapsho...

Oct 11, 2024

Statistics Canada to release September labour force survey today

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is expected to provide its latest snapshot of the job market this morning when it releases its labour force survey for the month of September. Economists polled by Reuters a...

Oct 11, 2024

Gruelling days and gratitude for Canadian linemen helping with U.S. hurricane outages

Quebecer Stphan Perreault and his team of linemen have been helping restore power in North Carolina since Hurricane Helene hit in late September, and they don't expect to be heading home any time soon...

Oct 11, 2024

Former public safety minister Bill Blair expected to face questions about spy warrant

OTTAWA - Former public safety minister Bill Blair is expected to face questions at a federal inquiry today about why it took much longer than usual to sign off on a spy service warrant in 2021. A comm...

Oct 11, 2024

B.C. billionaire posts third large sign criticizing NDP ahead of the election

VANCOUVER - British Columbia billionaire Chip Wilson has put up yet another billboard message to voters, his third post outside his multimillion-dollar mansion in NDP Leader David Eby's own riding. Th...

Oct 11, 2024

Police probe clears seven Vancouver officers in beating death of Myles Gray

VANCOUVER - Seven Vancouver police officers involved in the beating death of Myles Gray nine years ago have been cleared of wrongdoing by a police discipline authority. The Office of the Police Compla...

Oct 10, 2024

Another Canadian reportedly dead in Lebanon amid escalating Israel-Hezbollah conflict

OTTAWA - Global Affairs Canada says it's aware of reports of the death of a Canadian in Lebanon. The department says officials are in contact with the person's family to offer assistance. This comes a...

Oct 10, 2024

Chiefs of Ontario to vote in favour of $47.8B child welfare agreement with Canada

OTTAWA - Chiefs in Ontario have voted in support of a landmark $47.8-billion child welfare reform agreement with Canada. Regional Chief Abram Benedict called the support of chiefs in the province "a s...

Oct 10, 2024