Canada

Business group urges Ottawa to start charm offensive on trade ahead of U.S. election

OTTAWA - The Canadian Chamber of Commerce is calling on Ottawa to conduct another NAFTA-style charm offensive to defend Canada's trade interests in the U.S. ahead of November's presidential election. ...

Jan 02, 2024

Montreal organization may have to stop feeding homeless for first time since 1877

Montreal's oldest organization serving people without housing says it can no longer afford to serve meals on weekends. Accueil Bonneau, which operates a soup kitchen and provides other services in Old...

Jan 02, 2024

CP NewsAlert: Amber Alert for baby missing from Montreal area this morning

MONTREAL - An Amber Alert has been issued for a baby girl missing from the Montreal area. Montreal police say one-year-old Zeynab Cherrabi El Alaoui was allegedly abducted today by her 18-year-old mot...

Jan 02, 2024

Canada pledges to work with U.S. over competing claims to Arctic sea floor

The federal government is pledging to work with its American counterparts after the U.S. claimed parts of the Arctic sea floor that Canada also wants. The U.S. filed its claim last month with the Unit...

Jan 02, 2024

2 N.B. men to learn if they will be tried again after 1984 murder convictions quashed

FREDERICTON - Two New Brunswick men whose 1984 murder convictions were recently quashed are expected to learn this week whether they will be put on trial again. A hearing is set for Thursday involving...

Jan 02, 2024

Singh urges solidarity, respect amid heightened fear in Jewish and Muslim communities

OTTAWA - Federal New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh says Canadians can and must do better as hate crimes increase during the Israel-Hamas war. Singh says in a year-end interview with The Canadian Press...

Jan 02, 2024

In the news today: CEO pay broke new records in 2022: report

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Canada's 100 highest-paid CEOs broke new compensation records in 2022: report T...

Jan 02, 2024

Amid push for foreign registry, many say other measures needed to fight interference

OTTAWA - For more than a year, Canada has been mulling the creation of a foreign agent registry to fight interference in the country's democratic processes. The Liberal government and even some firm s...

Jan 02, 2024

Quebec appeal court upholds ruling finding that police watchdog issued biased release

MONTREAL - The Quebec Court of Appeal has upheld a lower court decision which found that the family of a Montreal man killed by police was harmed when the province's police watchdog issued a biased ne...

Jan 01, 2024

Company issues national recall for hypoallergenic infant formula

OTTAWA - A national recall has been issued for a brand of hypoallergenic infant formula over concerns it may be contaminated with a bacteria. An advisory from Health Canada says the Enfamil brand Nutr...

Jan 01, 2024