Category Archives: Canada

Carney says he's still committed to green incentives promised during leadership race
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says he's still committed to delivering incentives to help Canadians go green, something he promised during his bid for the Liberal leadership a year ago but has so...
6h ago

Anand to join U.K.-led talks on Strait of Hormuz following trip to Riyadh
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand will join talks Thursday with her counterparts from more than 30 other nations on finding diplomatic options to reopen the critical Strait of Hormuz trade...
6h ago

Former CAQ minister Lionel Carmant rejoining party caucus after leaving last fall
QUBEC - Former Quebec minister Lionel Carmant is rejoining the Coalition Avenir Qubec caucus, five months after he resigned from the governing party to sit as an Independent over concerns with a bill ...
8h ago

Quebec coroner investigating after three homeless people died last week in Montreal
MONTREAL - The Quebec coroner's office says it has ordered an investigation into the deaths of five homeless people in Montreal after noticing an increase in deaths among some of the city's most vulne...
8h ago

Canada gives Ukrainians who fled war another year to apply for work permit extensions
OTTAWA - The federal government is giving Ukrainians who fled the Russian invasion another year to apply for work permit extensions. Ukrainians who came to Canada before March 31, 2024, will now have ...
9h ago

In the news: Canadian astronaut's wife ready for lift-off, remembering Stephen Lewis
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Astronaut Hansen fulfilling lifelong dream: wife As Jeremy Hansen prepares to begin a historic mission to the...
15h ago

CP NewsAlert: Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen launches to the moon on Artemis II
CAPE CANAVERAL - With a fiery roar from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen launched to the moon aboard the Artemis II today. The 50-year-old from London, Ont., is se...
15h ago

Stephen Lewis awakened Canadians to the HIV-AIDS pandemic raging in Africa: experts
TORONTO - Stephen Lewis awakened the Canadian public's consciousness to the HIV-AIDS pandemic raging in Africa and galvanized the political will to stop standing idle, experts said following his death...
15h ago

Judge says she can't convict Frank Stronach on charges related to one complainant
TORONTO - The judge overseeing the sexual assault trial of billionaire businessman Frank Stronach told the court Wednesday she "couldn't possibly convict" him on the charges related to one of the comp...
15h ago

Prosecutors ask Appeal Court to overturn bail for Ontario lawyer in Ryan Wedding case
TORONTO - Prosecutors argued Wednesday that an Ontario judge "speculated and drew inferences" not grounded in evidence when he granted bail to a Toronto-area lawyer accused of advising the murder of a...
15h ago