Canada

Poilievre links Pride with freedom but stays mum on parades, condemns Uganda bill

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is wishing LGBTQ people a happy Pride Month, saying it marks a symbol for freedom, but he has not specified whether he'll be seen at any Pride events. Poi...

Jun 02, 2023

In The News for June 2 : Provincial fire bans spark campfire alternatives

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of June 2 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...

Jun 02, 2023

Canada silent on Polish democratic backslide as prime minister visits Ottawa

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is welcoming Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki to Canada Friday as the federal Liberals keep quiet about a democratic backslide in his country. "There is ...

Jun 02, 2023

'All about the campfire': Campers adjust their plans with fire bans in place

EDMONTON - Jade Najam was getting excited about camping during the May long weekend, sitting around the campfire late into the night with his family and sipping hot chocolate. "Camping is all about th...

Jun 02, 2023

Barrington Lake blaze largest ever in recorded in provincial history at 200 square km

Four out-of-control wildfires continue to burn throughout Nova Scotia, including the largest wildfire ever recorded in provincial history. Despite the best efforts of firefighters, the Barrington Lake...

Jun 02, 2023

Urban sprawl on wooded lands presents unique challenges when fires spread: experts

As more people build houses on the fringes of wooded areas, the approach to firefighting is getting more complex -- and the out-of-control wildfire near Halifax is one stark example, experts say. The ...

Jun 02, 2023

Poilievre tries to head off PPC vote as Bernier bets on social conservatives

OTTAWA - Pierre Poilievre is off to Manitoba to rally Conservative supporters ahead of a byelection that Maxime Bernier is hoping will send him back to Parliament. The far-right People's Party of Cana...

Jun 02, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Meta will test blocking news on Instagram, Facebook for some Canadians

OTTAWA - Meta is planning to run a test that will block news for some Canadian users on Facebook and Instagram in response to the Liberal government's controversial online news bill. If passed in the ...

Jun 01, 2023

Federal government provides $5.9M for Indigenous clean energy projects in B.C.

VANCOUVER - The minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada has announced the government is giving nearly $6 million for Indigenous communities in British Columbia to de...

Jun 01, 2023

B.C. man who worked at drug rehab centre faces three sexual-assault charges

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Police in New Westminster, B.C., say a 50-year-old man who worked at a drug recovery organization has been charged with three counts of sexual assault. The New Westminster Poli...

Jun 01, 2023