Canada

Canada facing fresh U.S. pressure to agree to review cross-border mining toxins

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden is expected to add today to the pressure on Canada for a bilateral investigation into toxic mining runoff in a key cross-border watershed. Activists, experts and Indig...

Mar 24, 2023

No early morning crowds as President Biden prepares for day on Parliament Hill

OTTAWA - The streets in front of Parliament were quiet early Friday morning as police prepared for a spectacle big enough to draw celebrities to the city, but disruptive enough to keep morning commute...

Mar 24, 2023

In The News for March 24 : Will higher alcohol prices prompt Canadians to go dry?

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 March 24 ... What we are watching in Canada .....

Mar 24, 2023

Changing salmon hatchery release practices can improve survival rates: B.C. study

A first-of-its kind study in British Columbia suggests salmon hatcheries could improve survival rates by optimizing the weight of the juvenile fish and the timing of their release. More than five bill...

Mar 24, 2023

Sophie Grégoire Trudeau to introduce FLOTUS to curling during first lady's visit

OTTAWA - The United States' first lady will be given a sweeping introduction to Canadian sports culture in Ottawa today as Sophie Grgoire Trudeau takes Jill Biden to the curling rink. President Joe Bi...

Mar 24, 2023

Dinner fit for a president: Friday's menu showcases Canadian ingredients

OTTAWA - United States President Joe Biden is staying in Ottawa on his short trip north of the border, but the catering team from the National Arts Centre plans to take him on a cross-country culinary...

Mar 24, 2023

Norad, Haiti, migration, critical minerals to top agenda for Trudeau and Biden

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden is embarking on a 27-hour whirwind visit to Ottawa, where he will meet Friday with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and speak to a joint session of Parliament - his ...

Mar 24, 2023

Trudeau hopes to advance policy as pomp surrounds Biden's whirlwind visit to Ottawa

OTTAWA - The pomp and circumstance of a presidential visit will give way today to a series of talks about green energy, migration and Haiti, as U.S. President Joe Biden heads to Parliament Hill. Prime...

Mar 24, 2023

Appeal Court hears trucker convicted of killing Edmonton woman wants new trial

EDMONTON - Alberta's Court of Appeal heard arguments Thursday that a former Ontario truck driver should be tried for a third time in the 2011 death of an Indigenous woman. Bradley Barton, 55, was sent...

Mar 23, 2023

Clean electricity grid, new tax credits will be among highlights of federal budget

OTTAWA - Canada's push for a zero-emission electricity grid will get a significant funding boost in the federal budget on March 28, including with new tax credits expected to encourage the development...

Mar 23, 2023