Canada

Poilievre dangles 'carbon tax election,' as Liberal MPs ask critics for a better idea

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is threatening to try and plunge the country into a "carbon tax election," as Liberal MPs continue to defend the government's signature climate policy. Po...

Mar 20, 2024

Liberals to introduce legislation updating Elections Act, in keeping with NDP pact

OTTAWA - The Liberal government is poised to table legislation today that updates the federal Elections Act - part of its political pact with the NDP. Details have not been released, but the agreement...

Mar 20, 2024

Protesters block Newfoundland and Labrador legislature ahead of provincial budget

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A group of more than 100 protesting fishers blocked Newfoundland and Labrador government officials from entering the legislature on Wednesday ahead of the scheduled presentation of ...

Mar 20, 2024

In the news today: Ontario woman says brother died hungry in Gaza, waiting on visa

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Ontario woman says brother died hungry in Gaza, waiting for word on Canadian vi...

Mar 20, 2024

How to pay your respects to former prime minister Brian Mulroney in Ottawa

OTTAWA - People have another chance to pay their respects to Brian Mulroney in Ottawa today before the public tributes move to Montreal. The former prime minister died on Feb. 29 at age 84. Officials ...

Mar 20, 2024

Feds eye 'more responsive' models for RCMP's contract policing across Canada

OTTAWA - The Liberal government is looking for ways to improve policing services provided under contract by the RCMP across Canada - eyeing everything from overall cost and sustainability to stronger ...

Mar 20, 2024

Ontario woman says brother died hungry in Gaza, waiting for word on Canadian visa

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A 62-year-old Ontario woman says her brother has died in northern Gaza after weeks spent searching for food and refuge while he waited for word from the federal government about whe...

Mar 20, 2024

Uganda, Ghana LGBTQ+ activists urge Ottawa to step up action against homophobic laws

OTTAWA - Canada is missing a pivotal moment to fight a rollback of LGBTQ+ rights abroad, activists say, and they're urging the Liberal government to put more action behind its condemnation of homophob...

Mar 20, 2024

'Fire Weather' among books shortlisted for Shaughnessy Cohen Prize

TORONTO - John Vaillant's bestselling book about the Fort McMurray wildfire is shortlisted for the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing. "Fire Weather: The Making of a Beast" is one of five n...

Mar 19, 2024

Invasive species lead to access restrictions in B.C., Alberta national parks

Parks Canada is closing all bodies of water in British Columbia's Kootenay and Yoho national parks, and restricting watercraft in Alberta's Waterton Lakes National Park in an effort to slow the spread...

Mar 19, 2024