Canada

NDP on track to pay off 2021 election debt, set to begin building election war chest

OTTAWA - The federal New Democrats believe they will be able to pay off their 2021 election debt soon but are awaiting end-of-year fundraising totals before they can celebrate. NDP director Anne McGra...

Jan 08, 2024

Insured damage from severe weather exceeded $3.1B in 2023: insurance bureau

OTTAWA - Severe weather and natural disasters caused more than $3 billion in insured damages for the second year in a row in 2023. The Insurance Bureau of Canada's annual tally is topped by wildfires ...

Jan 08, 2024

Interim government House leader Steven MacKinnon seeks better decorum in the Commons

OTTAWA - The new interim Liberal house leader says every MP from all parties needs to set a better tone when the House of Commons resumes later this month. Ottawa-area MP Steven MacKinnon will take on...

Jan 08, 2024

Victim of New York bus crash identified as 74-year-old Montreal woman

MONTREAL - New York State Police have identified Jeanne Elzanie Jourdan Colin, a 74-year-old Montrealer, as the person who died in a tour bus crash in Lake George, N.Y., on Friday. They say one person...

Jan 08, 2024

In the news today: Trudeau to join mourners at memorial for victims of downed plane

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Mourners to mark fourth anniversary of PS752 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will...

Jan 08, 2024

Report expected on Manitoba intersection where crash claimed 17 lives

WINNIPEG - A report is expected today on potential safety improvements to a Manitoba highway intersection that was the scene of a deadly crash last June. The Manitoba government started the review aft...

Jan 08, 2024

Mourners to mark fourth anniversary of downing of PS752 by Iranian military

RICHMOND HILL, Ont. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will join mourners in Richmond Hill, Ont., this afternoon to mark four years since the Iranian military shot down Flight PS752. Everyone aboard was ...

Jan 08, 2024

One dead in helicopter crash near Revelstoke, B.C., RCMP confirms

REVELSTOKE, B.C. - The RCMP says one person has died in a helicopter crash near Revelstoke, B.C. They say the helicopter, which was first reported missing Friday, was found in Glacier National Park. P...

Jan 07, 2024

Quebec's 'common front' public sector unions will vote on new contract

MONTREAL - An alliance of Quebec unions representing 420,000 public sector workers says it will take a new tentative contract agreement to its members for approval. The labour alliance representing th...

Jan 07, 2024

Person killed in New York bus crash was Canadian, Global Affairs says

MONTREAL - Global Affairs Canada says the person who died in a tour bus crash in Lake George, N.Y. on Friday was a Canadian citizen. The department says it is also aware of two Canadians who were inju...

Jan 07, 2024