Canada

In the news today: Canada's ambassador to the U.S. talks Trump, UN resolution on Gaza

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... 'Watershed year' for Canada-U.S. ties: Hillman Canada's ambassador to the Unite...

Dec 21, 2023

Canada learned lessons from Trump's first term — and vice versa, says ambassador

WASHINGTON - It's a truism in foreign-policy circles that the world learned some hard lessons from Donald Trump's volatile first term as president. But as the prospect of a second term looms, could it...

Dec 21, 2023

Canada faces green Christmas as El Nino follows warm summer, head climatologist says

Canada's chief climatologist says if you don't already have it, the song is only white Christmas you're likely to get. David Phillips of Environment Canada says most of the country has been unusually ...

Dec 21, 2023

Outgoing Norad commander says Canada, U.S. too slow to adapt to threats

OTTAWA - In a world of uncertainty, there is one critical mission the North American Aerospace Defence Command can count on every year: tracking Santa Claus. On Sunday, millions of people will log ont...

Dec 21, 2023

A 'watershed year' for Canada-U.S. relations, but guess who's lurking in the wings?

WASHINGTON - Two years ago, the new United States ambassador to Canada arrived in snowbound Ottawa for the first time, thinking he knew all about America's rock-ribbed relationship with its trusted no...

Dec 21, 2023

Quebec, Inuit to reopen self-government negotiations in new year

MONTREAL - The Quebec government and the organization that officially represents Inuit in the province are reopening negotiations around self-government for the province's Far North. Pita Aatami, pres...

Dec 20, 2023

Woman, 72, uses shovel to chase naked intruder from her Vancouver home, police say

VANCOUVER - Police say a 72-year-old woman used a shovel to chase a combative and naked man from her Vancouver home on Tuesday night. Vancouver police say in a statement the man entered the home by sm...

Dec 20, 2023

Qapik Attagutsiak, last survivor of Inuit war effort and beloved elder, dies at 103

Qapik Attagutsiak was already a young woman in 1940, a mother at ease on the land and a skilled midwife, when she heard about a conflict occurring among many people in faraway lands. Qapik, who prefer...

Dec 20, 2023

Intelligence watchdog's delayed report says Global Affairs program risks blowback

OTTAWA - Canada's intelligence watchdog says a program that has diplomats collecting sensitive information abroad runs the risk of blowback from foreign states. The National Security and Intelligence ...

Dec 20, 2023

Olympian, philanthropist, head of Canadian Women's Foundation appointed to Senate

OTTAWA - A former Olympian, a philanthropist and the head of the Canadian Women's Foundation have all been newly appointed to the Senate. The appointees include Marnie McBean, who was an Olympic medal...

Dec 20, 2023