Canada

Beijing denies meddling after MP Han Dong's resignation from Liberal caucus

OTTAWA - Beijing says it has nothing to say about ongoing allegations that China has meddled in Canadian affairs, including those regarding a member of Parliament who has left the Liberal caucus. Han ...

Mar 23, 2023

Second crane joins search for missing after two more Montreal fire victims found

MONTREAL - After the recovery of two more bodies Wednesday from the rubble of a deadly Old Montreal fire, a second crane is being brought in to continue the search for people still missing. Martin Gui...

Mar 23, 2023

Supreme Court restores driver's conviction despite police violation of Charter right

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has restored the conviction of an Ontario driver who had been drinking even though police made an unauthorized stop on a private driveway. In a unanimous ruling to...

Mar 23, 2023

Largest recorded Alberta earthquake not natural, from oilsands wastewater: study

EDMONTON - The largest recorded earthquake in Alberta's history was not a natural event, but most likely caused by disposal of oilsands wastewater, new research has concluded. "This event was caused b...

Mar 23, 2023

In The News for March 23: Liberal MP quits caucus amid Chinese interference claims

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 23 ... What we are watching in Canada .....

Mar 23, 2023

Budget 2023 to detail crackdown on 'junk fees' for consumers: federal source

OTTAWA - A federal source says the coming budget will detail how the Liberals plan to go after hidden or unexpected consumer fees, following the United States announcing its own crackdown on these cha...

Mar 23, 2023

An unbreakable friendship: A look at past U.S. presidential addresses to Parliament

OTTAWA - United States President Joe Biden is set to deliver a speech to Parliament on Friday, becoming the ninth president to address Canadians in Ottawa. Here's a look back at past presidential spee...

Mar 23, 2023

From pastries to policy, here's a look at a century of presidential visits to Canada

OTTAWA - It remains to be seen whether the president's Irish eyes will be smiling in Ottawa this week, but Joe Biden and Justin Trudeau will almost certainly have a more pleasant get-together than the...

Mar 23, 2023

Pope Francis' tour came with a minimum $55-milliion price tag for Ottawa

A family member of residential school survivors says the minimum $55-million price tag for Pope' visit to Canada last year feels like another slap in the face for Indigenous people. "Think of all the ...

Mar 23, 2023

Firm handshakes, hard lines: Trudeau, Biden to talk protectionism, Haiti, migration

WASHINGTON - He's hell-bent on restoring blue-collar American manufacturing to its former glory, considers free trade a dirty word and wants Canada to wade voluntarily into a failed, gang-ravaged stat...

Mar 23, 2023