Canada

Planning a summer trip to Quebec's Îles-de-la-Madeleine? You'll have to pay up.

MONTREAL - Tens of thousands of visitors flock to Quebec's les-de-la-Madeleine every summer to behold its cliff-framed seascapes and sandy beaches. But starting next month, those island sojourns will ...

Apr 27, 2024

Globe wins seven newspaper awards; CP recognized for CSIS investigation

TORONTO - The Globe and Mail was the top winner at the National Newspaper Awards, which were handed out on Friday night. The Globe won nods in seven of the 23 regular categories. La Presse and the Tor...

Apr 26, 2024

A list of NNA winners and finalists; Globe and Mail nabs seven

TORONTO - The National Newspaper Awards were handed out in Toronto on Friday night. Here is the complete list of the winners and finalists: Arts and Entertainment: Winner: Matt Simmons, Cara McKenna a...

Apr 26, 2024

B.C. sex offender pleads guilty to breaching supervision order following manhunt

VANCOUVER - A high-risk sex offender who went on the run for 10 days in Vancouver has pleaded guilty to breaching his long-term supervision order and failing to attend court. The province's prosecutio...

Apr 26, 2024

CP NewsAlert: B.C. asks Health Canada to make drug use in public illegal again

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government is asking Health Canada to "urgently change" the province's decriminalization policy to stop drug use in public. Premier David Eby says in a statement the c...

Apr 26, 2024

Bin there, dumped that: Trash cans to be reinstalled along Montreal's Lachine Canal

MONTREAL - Parks Canada will reinstall around 30 garbage bins along Montreal's Lachine Canal after some visitors expressed frustration at their sudden disappearance earlier this month. The federal age...

Apr 26, 2024

Canada allocates millions for drone production, ammunition to support Ukraine

OTTAWA - The federal government is earmarking $3 million for production of drones in Ukraine in support of Kyiv's fight against Russia's invasion. Defence Minister Bill Blair says the financial assist...

Apr 26, 2024

Cap on plastic production may be too complicated for global treaty: Guilbeault

OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the world can solve its plastic problem without insisting on hard caps on plastic production. Guilbeault says talks on a treaty to end plastic wast...

Apr 26, 2024

Killer whale calf trapped in B.C. swims out of lagoon

The young killer whale trapped for more than a month in a B.C. lagoon swam past a bottleneck at high tide this morning. The Ehattesaht and Nuchatlaht First Nations say the team is ecstatic, although s...

Alex Rawnsley Apr 26, 2024

Ottawa, Quebec commit $100M for semiconductor capacity in Bromont, Que., 280 jobs

BROMONT, Que. - The federal and Quebec governments are spending close to $100 million to boost the country's manufacturing capacity for semiconductors, which are vital in technologies ranging from art...

Apr 26, 2024