Canada

Statistics Canada says population grew 0.6 per cent in Q2 to 41,288,599

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the population of the country reached an estimated 41,288,599 on July 1. The agency says the total means 250,229 people were added in the second quarter of the year for...

Sep 25, 2024

In the news today: Non-confidence vote in Ottawa, elections continue in B.C. and N.B.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Non-confidence vote set for later today Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is back in Ottawa today as members of Pa...

Sep 25, 2024

Foreign interference inquiry to hear from data-crunching academic researchers

OTTAWA - A federal inquiry into foreign interference plans to hear today from academics who study the flow of information in an era of growing distrust and polarization. The Media Ecosystem Observator...

Sep 25, 2024

Trudeau returns to Ottawa as MPs get set to vote on non-confidence motion

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is back in Ottawa today as members of Parliament get set for a vote that could - but likely won't - bring down his minority government. Conservative Leader Pierr...

Sep 25, 2024

B.C. party leaders talk mining promises on campaign trail

British Columbia's New Democrats and Conservatives issued their plans for the mining industry while campaigning in the province's resource-rich communities. Both NDP Leader David Eby and Conservative ...

Sep 25, 2024

Complainant to continue testimony in Jacob Hoggard's sexual assault trial

HAILEYBURY, Ont. - The woman who alleges that Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard sexually assaulted her in June 2016 is set to continue her testimony in court today. Crown prosecutors said Tuesday that j...

Sep 25, 2024

Francis Fox, former senator and Pierre Trudeau cabinet minister, dies at 84

OTTAWA - Francis Fox, a former senator and cabinet minister in Pierre Elliott Trudeau's government, has died at 84. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says in a statement announcing the death that Fox was ...

Sep 24, 2024

Unpaid hydro bills: Quebec says Indigenous protest 'not a good solution'

QUEBEC CITY - Quebec's minister responsible for relations with First Nations and Inuit says northern communities can't opt out of paying their electricity bills. Ian Lafrenire was reacting to a Radio-...

Sep 24, 2024

'Colonialist mentality:' Indigenous groups challenge Quebec over new history museum

QUEBEC CITY - Several Indigenous groups are calling on the Quebec government to distance itself from the "colonialist mentality" as it designs a new $92-million history museum project in the provincia...

Sep 24, 2024

Liberals launch pandemic preparedness agency, seeking faster vaccine development

OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are creating a new agency to beef up Canada's ability to handle rapidly spreading infectious diseases and protect from future pandemics. Health Emergency Readiness Canada...

Sep 24, 2024