Canada

In the news today: Canadian housing, health-care woes fuelled by higher immigration?

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Canadians link immigrants and housing crisis: poll A large majority of Canadian...

Nov 29, 2023

Lawyers spar over conspiracy allegation in 'Freedom Convoy' organizers' trial

OTTAWA - The lawyers in the criminal trial of two "Freedom Convoy" organizers are expected to continue their debate today over whether Tamara Lich and Chris Barber were co-conspirators in the protest....

Nov 29, 2023

Three in four Canadians say higher immigration is worsening housing crisis: poll

OTTAWA - A large majority of Canadians agree that higher immigration is fuelling the housing crisis and putting pressure on the health-care system, a new Leger poll suggests. New federal voting intent...

Nov 29, 2023

Tortoise Frank the Tank, found wandering bok choy field, gets a new home in B.C.

VANCOUVER - Adoption requests came from as far away as New Zealand, but Frank the Tank, a 17-kilogram tortoise found wandering in a Richmond bok choy field last month, will be staying in British Colum...

Nov 28, 2023

Liberals say pharmacare bill unlikely to pass this year, despite promise to NDP

OTTAWA - Government House leader Karina Gould warned Tuesday the Liberals are unlikely to get a pharmacare bill passed by the end of the year, despite their promise to do so in an agreement with the N...

Nov 28, 2023

Digital services tax still part of the plan, says Freeland, but timing unclear

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is pushing back against the idea that the federal government is wavering on its Jan. 1 timeline for implementing a new digital services tax. Language in las...

Nov 28, 2023

Québec solidaire loses longtime member after deciding men can't run in byelections

MONTREAL - A three-time Qubec solidaire candidate says he's leaving the left-wing party after it adopted a resolution to nominate only women and non-binary people as candidates in future byelections. ...

Nov 28, 2023

Federal politicians criticize Alberta Energy Regulator over oilsands leak, monitoring

OTTAWA - Federal politicians have criticized the Alberta Energy Regulator at an environment committee meeting looking into two releases of oilsands wastewater at Imperial Oil's Kearl mine earlier this...

Nov 28, 2023

Saskatchewan starts tribunal to review Ottawa's clean electricity regulations

REGINA - The Saskatchewan government is using its autonomy legislation for the first time to review the federal government's proposed clean-electricity regulations. Justice Minister Bronwyn Eyre says ...

Nov 28, 2023

Four large Quebec public sector unions say they will strike for a week in December

MONTREAL - Four large Quebec public sector unions say they will strike for a week in December in an effort to accelerate contract negotiations with the provincial government. The four unions, who are ...

Nov 28, 2023