Canada

Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan leaving cabinet, sources say

OTTAWA - Two sources with knowledge of the situation say federal Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan is stepping down from cabinet and will not be seeking re-election. A Liberal Party source says O'Regan i...

Jul 18, 2024

Canadians should remind American neighbours of important relationship: ambassador

MILWAUKEE - As Donald Trump prepares to speak at the Republican National Convention, Canada's ambassador to the United States is urging Canadians to talk to Americans about the countries' important re...

Jul 18, 2024

'Major damage': Vandalism at federal immigration minister's office in Montreal

MONTREAL - Police say the Montreal constituency office of federal Immigration Minister Marc Miller was vandalized overnight. Outside, windows were smashed and walls were defaced with paint and graffit...

Jul 18, 2024

Two Listeria deaths were in Ontario, health ministry confirms

TORONTO - Ontario's Health Ministry has confirmed that the two listeriosis deaths linked to a plant-based milk recall were in that province. Twelve people, including 10 in Ontario, one in Quebec and o...

Jul 18, 2024

Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly to visit China after years-long rift

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly is headed to China on Friday at the invitation of Beijing, after years of diplomatic strain following the 2018 detention of two Canadians. In recent month...

Jul 18, 2024

In the news today: New defence chief takes command, protective zones for MPs proposed

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carignan set to officially become defence chief Lt.-Gen. Jennie Carignan is set to officially take over comman...

Jul 18, 2024

Lt.-Gen. Jennie Carignan to officially take over command of Armed Forces in ceremony

OTTAWA - Lt.-Gen. Jennie Carignan is set to officially take over command of the Armed Forces this morning in a ceremony at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa. Carignan will also be promoted to the rank...

Jul 18, 2024

Former safety minister wants 'protective zones' for MPs' offices as threats increase

OTTAWA - Former public safety minister Marco Mendicino is calling for the creation of "protective zones" around political constituency offices to shield members of Parliament and their staff from a ri...

Jul 18, 2024

A decade after Insite, drug policy landscape is still being shaped in B.C.

VANCOUVER - In 2021, the Vancouver-based Drug User Liberation Front approached Health Canada with a proposal. It wanted permission to buy heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine on the dark web, before ha...

Jul 18, 2024

What is listeriosis, the illness recently linked to a recall of plant-based milks?

Two people have died and several others are sick with listeriosis in an outbreak that triggered a national recall of certain plant-based milk. WHAT IS LISTERIA? The Listeria bacterium is found in soil...

Jul 17, 2024