Canada

Vancouver port authority suspends Rolling Truck Age Program for at least nine months

OTTAWA - The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority is suspending a controversial program to replace older trucks servicing the port for at least another nine months while it reassesses its plans. It is the ...

Feb 24, 2023

Man accused of crashing bus into Quebec daycare and killing 2 kids fit to stand trial

LAVAL, Que. - The Quebec man accused of killing two young children when the city bus he was driving slammed into a Montreal-area daycare has been judged fit to stand trial. Pierre Ny St-Amand made an ...

Feb 24, 2023

Joy is gone but hope remains: Canadian ambassador to Ukraine on invasion anniversary

Ukraine's capital city was eerily quiet Friday as people in Kyiv marked the start of its second year of war since the Russian invasion. In a city of millions, the sidewalks were mostly empty and littl...

Feb 24, 2023

Canada sending another $30M in aid to Turkey, Syria, as rebuild begins

OTTAWA - The federal government is sending another $20 million in aid for people affected by the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria, and matching millions more in private donations. Internatio...

Feb 24, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario Métis sign self-government deal

EDMONTON - Three Mtis groups have signed a deal with Ottawa that recognizes them as Indigenous governments. The deal between the federal government and the Mtis nations of Alberta, Saskatchewan and On...

Feb 24, 2023

Manitoba, federal government reach $6.7B health-care deal

WINNIPEG - The federal government says in a news release that it has signed an agreement in principle with Manitoba to invest more than $6.7 billion in the province's health-care system over 10 years....

Feb 24, 2023

Canadians 'Stand with Ukraine' on one-year anniversary of Russian invasion

From coast to coast, thousands of Canadians are expected to take part today in a series of rallies in support of Ukraine on the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion. Spearheaded by the Ukrainian ...

Feb 24, 2023

In The News for Feb. 24: After a year of war, Canadians still stand with Ukraine

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 Friday, Feb. 24, 2023... What we are watching ...

Feb 24, 2023

Ontario church Harriet Tubman attended gets upgrades, to soon reopen for tours

Edward Roy Cassell Smith sometimes imagines his ancestors rejoicing in the balcony of the Salem Chapel, where freed slaves first came to worship nearly 170 years ago. The small church in St. Catharine...

Feb 24, 2023

A grim anniversary: Ukrainians mark one year since Russia invaded Kyiv

KYIV, Ukraine - Ukrainians woke up to their second year of war this morning, as the military continued to beat back invading Russian forces in the southeastern region of the country. Missile strikes r...

Feb 24, 2023