Canada

Ng announces India trade mission, pledges a limited deal within months

OTTAWA - Trade Minister Mary Ng says it is "not going to be years" before Canada and India sign some form of trade agreement, more than a decade after negotiations began. Indian Commerce Minister Piyu...

May 12, 2023

People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier aims to run in Manitoba byelection

OTTAWA - Maxime Bernier says he will run in what he predicts will be a "two-horse race" for a federal seat in a coming byelection in rural Manitoba. The People's Party of Canada leader says the vote i...

May 12, 2023

BC Hydro predicting record-breaking power usage as heat descends on the province

BC Hydro is expecting potentially record-breaking demand on the power system as British Columbia and Alberta enter what's forecast to be a blistering heat wave. The company says if Monday's forecast h...

May 12, 2023

In The News for May 12 : Investigation continues into deadly OPP ambush

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 May 12 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...

May 12, 2023

Ambush in Bourget, Ont., leaves one OPP officer dead and two injured

BOURGET, Ont. - One Ontario Provincial Police officer remains in hospital as the investigation continues into an ambush that left one officer dead and two injured. Officials say Sgt. Eric Mueller was ...

May 12, 2023

Study finds search for women's remains at landfill could take years, cost up to $184M

WINNIPEG - A search for the remains of two First Nations women at a Winnipeg-area landfill could take up to three years and cost $184 million, says a study examining whether a successful search is pos...

May 12, 2023

First Nation did not prove Aboriginal title for entire claim area: B.C. Supreme Court

VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge ruling on a First Nations land title lawsuit says it did not prove it had rights to its entire claim area, although he suggested it may be time for t...

May 12, 2023

Suspect in stabbings of mother and child in Edmonton dies in hospital

EDMONTON - Police say the suspect in the stabbing deaths of a mother and child outside a school in Edmonton last week has died in hospital. The man was shot by police Saturday after a 35-year-old woma...

May 11, 2023

NDP leaves spring sitting at legislature facing turmoil in public housing management

VICTORIA - The New Democrat government in British Columbia started the spring legislative session promising more affordable homes for vulnerable people, but it ends the sitting amid turmoil over its p...

May 11, 2023

Canada to sanction Moldova groups aiding Russia, send judges to boost integrity

OTTAWA - Canada has set the stage with Moldova to start sanctioning people and companies based in that Eastern European country who are helping Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Prime Minister Jus...

May 11, 2023