Canada

Alberta's renewable energy pause could become lingering stumble, observers say

EDMONTON - It was just supposed to be a pause, a breather for an overburdened regulator and concerned public to catch up with an industry growing beyond expectations. But for those who study the renew...

Dec 16, 2023

Toronto's homeless residents and frontline workers brace for bitter winter

TORONTO - In warmer weather, Jamie Lee Pauk is usually on the move searching for food or a job. But as winter closes in, she's mostly staying close to a downtown Toronto encampment squeezed into a chu...

Dec 16, 2023

Assault charge over car-swerving incident at Gaza protest near B.C. legislature

VICTORIA - A man who allegedly accelerated his car toward a pro-Palestinian protester near the British Columbia legislature earlier this month has been charged with assault and dangerous driving. Vict...

Dec 15, 2023

House of Commons rises after tumultuous fall sitting, begins six-week winter break

OTTAWA - The House of Commons has wrapped up its work for 2023 after an intense fall sitting, with MPs returning to their ridings for a six-week holiday break. A gun-control bill that enshrines a hand...

Dec 15, 2023

$115 M funding deal could help build 40,000 homes in Vancouver over decade: Trudeau

VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government has reached a funding deal with the City of Vancouver that could see more than 40,000 new homes built over the next decade. Trudeau, atten...

Dec 15, 2023

Hockey player, 11, dies days after getting hit by puck in Quebec

SAINT-EUSTACHE, Que. - An 11-year-old boy has died after getting hit by a puck during a junior hockey league practice near Montreal earlier this week. Police in the suburb of St-Eustache confirmed his...

Dec 15, 2023

Speaker Greg Fergus apologizes in House of Commons again for partisan video

OTTAWA - The Speaker of the House of Commons has once again apologized for filming a video played at a partisan event, after a parliamentary committee called on him to show more contrition. Speaker Gr...

Dec 15, 2023

Online News Act funding capped for private broadcasters, CBC: report

OTTAWA - The amount of funding private broadcasters will get through the government's $100-million deal with Google will be limited - with an even lower cap for the CBC - a federal government source c...

Dec 15, 2023

In the news today: Canada to send helicopters to Latvia as part of NATO mission

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 sending helicopters to Latvia Four Canadian Griffon helicopters will be ...

Dec 15, 2023

Freeland hosts annual meeting with provincial, territorial counterparts today

TORONTO - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is hosting her annual meeting of federal, provincial and territorial finance ministers in Toronto today. The meeting will focus on economic growth, housing...

Dec 15, 2023