Canada

Canada will airlift people from Tel Aviv this week, Joly says

The federal government will begin to airlift Canadian citizens, permanent residents and their families from Tel Aviv by the end of the week, Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly said Wednesday.Joly wo...

Oct 11, 2023

Alberta MP accuses premier of 'baseless,' 'ludicrous' statements on electricity

CALGARY - The fuse is lit for fireworks in Ottawa next week with a Liberal member of Parliament accusing Alberta's premier of making false claims. Calgary MP George Chahal says Danielle Smith is makin...

Oct 11, 2023

Ottawa extending amnesty for 'assault-style' firearms again, until October 2025

OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government says it will extend an amnesty order on guns it prohibited in the wake of the deadly 2020 Nova Scotia shooting rampage for an extra two years. Public Safety Can...

Oct 11, 2023

Major Canadian grocers won't confirm discounts, price freezes feds promised last week

Major grocers in Canada are not yet confirming whether they have committed to special promotions to stabilize grocery prices, as was recently promised by the federal government. Industry Minister Fran...

Alex Rawnsley Oct 11, 2023

Conservationists raise concerns over B.C.'s proposed grizzly bear stewardship plan

Grizzly bears seen starving in the rainforests of British Columbia's south coast because there isn't enough salmon to sustain them raises alarm bells for wildlife biologist Wayne McCrory, who's known ...

Oct 11, 2023

War crimes inquiry research sheds fresh light on Canadian screening, policies

OTTAWA - When an individual suspected of taking part in the Second World War murder of Jews in western Ukraine applied for admission to Canada in 1951, immigration officials did not follow up with pot...

Oct 11, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Canada will airlift people from Tel Aviv this week

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says the federal government will begin to airlift Canadian citizens, permanent residents and their families from Tel Aviv by the end of the week. As of Tu...

Oct 11, 2023

In the news today: Health ministers in Charlottetown and Joly talks Israel airlifts

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Joly to provide update on Canada's Israel airlift plans Foreign Affairs Ministe...

Oct 11, 2023

Health ministers converge in P.E.I. as governments negotiate final deals

OTTAWA - Federal Health Minister Mark Holland is set to sit down with his provincial and territorial counterparts in Charlottetown on Wednesday to discuss how they're going to grow the health workforc...

Oct 11, 2023

Judge to decide if Ottawa locals can testify in 'Freedom Convoy' organizers' trial

OTTAWA - The criminal trial of two prominent "Freedom Convoy" organizers is expected to resume today with a ruling on whether the court will hear testimony from local Ottawa residents. Tamara Lich and...

Oct 11, 2023