Canada

Tories accuse minister of 'politicizing' Governor General's office over online harms

OTTAWA - A spokeswoman for Gov. Gen. Mary Simon says she will continue to advocate for "digital respect," despite suggestions it's inappropriate for her to wade in when a government bill addressing th...

Apr 17, 2024

10 years in U.S. prison for Canadian man who stole millions with fake psychic fraud

MONTREAL - A former Montreal resident has been sentenced to 10 years in a United States federal prison for a multi-decade fraud that manipulated more than one million Americans into sending money to f...

Apr 17, 2024

Federal budget ignores Indigenous infrastructure needs: Assembly of First Nations

OTTAWA - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says the latest federal budget all but ignores the needs of the communities she represents. Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak says Ottawa is neglecti...

Apr 17, 2024

CAQ whip resigns from caucus, to run for Conservatives in next federal election

QUEBEC - Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has dipped into the Quebec government ranks to add a new candidate to his team. Eric Lefebvre, the Coalition Avenir Qubec government whip, is leav...

Apr 17, 2024

In the news today: Fed's budget pitch begins, Leaf's Matthews still shy of 70

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Liberals to sell budget as boon to fairness It's now up to the federal Liberal ...

Apr 17, 2024

Liberals must now sell a budget they say will help younger Canadians catch up

OTTAWA - It's now up to the federal Liberal government to sell a spending plan it says will help younger Canadians catch up to their elders. So far, if unsurprisingly, their critics and political riva...

Apr 17, 2024

B.C. killer seeks to attend sentencing by video as lawyer cites safety concerns

VANCOUVER - A defence lawyer for Ibrahim Ali, who was convicted of first-degree murder of a 13-year-old girl in Burnaby, B.C., says the man wants to appear at his sentencing hearing by video over fear...

Apr 16, 2024

B.C. coroner's jury hears from victim's son about night of fatal hostage taking

BURNABY, B.C. - The son of a woman killed in a hostage standoff in Surrey, B.C., in 2019 says he stood a block away watching as a "tank" was brought in, and heard multiple flashbangs going off on the ...

Apr 16, 2024

Some of the key highlights from the Liberal government's 2024 federal budget

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland introduced the 2024 federal budget on Tuesday. Some key highlights: Housing In hopes of building nearly 3.9 million new homes across Canada by 2031, the gov...

Alex Rawnsley Apr 16, 2024

Budget 2024: Key numbers from the Liberals' latest spending plan

OTTAWA - Here are some key numbers from the Liberal government's federal budget: $535 billion: Total government spending for the 2024-25 financial year. $39.8 billion: The total deficit, just shy of t...

Apr 16, 2024