Canada

Alleged Chinese spy working for Hydro-Québec seeking bail

LONGUEUIL, Que. - A former employee of Quebec's electricity utility who is charged with economic espionage for the benefit of China told his bail hearing today he wants to stay in Canada to clear his ...

Nov 24, 2022

Effect of rate hikes on economy will be more powerful than people think: Poloz

OTTAWA - Former Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz says the effect of interest rate hikes will be larger than people anticipate. Speaking at a conference in Ottawa hosted by Western University's Iv...

Nov 24, 2022

Police did not entrap men in child sex cases, Supreme Court of Canada rules

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says a Toronto-area police force did not entrap men in an operation aimed at buyers of sexual services from children. The finding comes today in unanimous decision...

Nov 24, 2022

In The News for Nov. 24: What will Freeland have to say at Emergencies Act Inquiry?

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

Nov 24, 2022

Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland to testify on 'Freedom Convoy' at Emergencies Act inquiry

OTTAWA - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland is next on the witness list at the public inquiry probing the federal government's decision to invoke the Emergencies Act in response to weeks-long pro...

Nov 24, 2022

Climate Changed: Adaptation strategy to set targets to fight heat, floods, fires

OTTAWA - Canada is set to have a new national climate adaptation strategy, outlining the government's intention to eliminate deaths from heat and forest fires, protect homes and businesses at the high...

Nov 24, 2022

LGBTQ and other rights issues at World Cup a 'huge blemish' on FIFA: Hall of Famer

VANCOUVER - Carrie Serwetnyk, the first woman inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame and an advocate for equal rights in sports,is in Qatar for the 2022 World Cup and says the event is "still ...

Nov 24, 2022

Inflation relief measures should be well-targeted and temporary, says Macklem

OTTAWA - Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says governments looking to provide inflation relief to Canadians should choose measures that are well-targeted and temporary. At a House of Commons commi...

Nov 23, 2022

B.C. man convicted of killing his four- and six-year-old daughters denied appeal

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia man who killed his two young daughters on Christmas Day in 2017 has been denied an appeal by the province's highest court. Andrew Berry claimed the lower court made nu...

Nov 23, 2022

Feds file judicial review of $40B Indigenous child-welfare settlement

OTTAWA - The federal government is asking a judge to review some aspects of the $40-billion settlement agreement over discrimination in the Indigenous child-welfare system, after the Canadian Human Ri...

Nov 23, 2022