Canada

Fiscal update includes loans for housing developers, affordable housing fund: source

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is set to present the fall economic statement on Tuesday, a document that will make billions in loans available for homebuilders and earmark a fund for affordable ho...

Nov 20, 2023

Eyes turn to Ottawa to help repair strained talks on global plastic pollution treaty

TORONTO - As the latest talks on a global plastics treaty ended in accusations of deadlocked negotiations, eyes are now turning to Canada, which will play host to the next round of negotiations at a t...

Nov 20, 2023

Air Canada rejects blame in $24M gold theft as it faces Brink's lawsuit

MONTREAL - Air Canada says it bears no responsibility for the daring theft of $23.8 million in gold and cash from its facilities at Toronto's Pearson airport earlier this year. The airline is facing a...

Nov 20, 2023

Quebec to appoint conciliator as labour unions prepare for major strikes this week

QUEBEC - The province says it will appoint a conciliator to help bridge the gap in stalled contract negotiations with public sector unions ahead of major strikes this week. The conciliator's recommend...

Nov 20, 2023

Saskatchewan squabbles with Ottawa over pavilion presentations at COP28 in Dubai

REGINA - Saskatchewan is squabbling again with Ottawa - this time over an event space at a climate conference in Dubai. The province says because Ottawa rejected most of its proposals, it decided to p...

Nov 20, 2023

Concerns emerge over NextStar's plans to hire foreign workers for battery plant

WINDSOR, Ont. - Concerns are rising over plans by NextStar Energy Inc. to bring in foreign workers to help build a battery plant in Windsor, Ont., that is being supported by an expected $15 billion in...

Nov 20, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Saskatchewan man pleads guilty to killing wife with strychnine drink

BATTLEFORD, Sask. - A Saskatchewan man has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the poisoning of his wife on their family farm. Cindy MacKay of Meota, who was 38, died in February of 2020. Court ...

Nov 20, 2023

Police testimony resumes in criminal trial of 'Freedom Convoy' organizers

OTTAWA - The criminal trial of two "Freedom Convoy" organizers resumed today after a two-week break with testimony from an Ottawa Police Service liaison officer. Const. Nicole Bach, the primary police...

Nov 20, 2023

Some nurse practitioners in Canada not being paid for administering MAID

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - For the past year, Ellen Gretsinger, a nurse practitioner in Ontario's Niagara region, has been providing patients with medically assisted deaths - and not getting paid for it. She ...

Nov 20, 2023

In the news today: Canadians still waiting to leave the Gaza Strip

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... No word on Canadians cleared to leave Gaza Strip Canadians with loved ones trap...

Nov 20, 2023