Canada

Liberals release plan to 'solve the housing crisis,' branding it as a call to action

OTTAWA - The federal Liberals have unveiled their plan to solve the housing crisis, building on recent announcements with new tax incentives, more than a billion dollars for homelessness and a country...

Apr 12, 2024

Smith says she expects Poilievre to work with provinces to give cities housing cash

OTTAWA - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she has no problem with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's proposal to give municipalities a building bonus, so long as he goes through her provincial ...

Apr 12, 2024

Supreme Court of Canada says treaty entitled Alberta First Nation to larger reserve

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says an Alberta First Nation ended up with less land than it should have received under a treaty made with the Crown well over a century ago. In a 7-0 ruling today...

Apr 12, 2024

CP NewsAlert: Ex-space agency engineer acquitted on charge of acting for Chinese firm

LONGUEUIL, Que. - Former Canadian Space Agency engineer Wanping Zheng has been acquitted of breach of trust at the courthouse in Longueuil, Que. Zheng, 63, a resident of the Montreal suburb of Brossar...

Apr 12, 2024

In the news today: Walmart Canada outfitting warehouses with robots

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Walmart Canada says robots are coming to two Ontario warehouses, but jobs not a...

Apr 12, 2024

French PM in Quebec: News conference with premier at legislature

MONTREAL - French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal will be in Quebec City and Montreal as he wraps up a three-day visit to Canada today. Attal and Quebec Premier Franois Legault will hold a working sessio...

Apr 12, 2024

Increasing renewable energy to create more conflicts between environmental values

An Alberta environmental group opposes a solar power project over concerns it would damage antelope habitat and block their migration. Homeowners in the province are fighting a renewable natural gas p...

Apr 12, 2024

Orphaned B.C. orca: Rescue team prepares landing site for complex rescue

ZEBALLOS, B.C. - A team of about two dozen people is preparing the planned landing area for the complex rescue of an orphaned killer whale calf trapped in a remote tidal lagoon off northwest Vancouver...

Apr 12, 2024

Spy director to face questions today on what feds were told about foreign meddling

OTTAWA - The head of Canada's spy agency is slated to face fresh questions today on exactly what the federal government was told about foreign meddling. Canadian Security Intelligence Service director...

Apr 12, 2024

Conservative immigration policy should focus on the goal of citizenship: Tory critic

OTTAWA - Conservative immigration critic Tom Kmiec says immigration policy should be focused on the ultimate goal of citizenship. He moderated a panel on the Conservative approach to immigration at th...

Apr 11, 2024