Canada

Federal government says it will build 17,000 homes, pegs cost at $2 billion

OTTAWA - The federal government says it will spend more than $2 billion to build 17,000 homes, including thousands of affordable units. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement today in Kit...

Aug 30, 2022

RCMP investigating harassment of Chrystia Freeland during Alberta visit

OTTAWA - The RCMP says it is investigating an incident last Friday in which Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia was subjected to a profane tirade in Grande Prairie, Alta. A video posted on Twitter by an ac...

Aug 30, 2022

Convoy organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber to face trial in September 2023

OTTAWA - Two of the main "Freedom Convoy" organizers, Tamara Lich and Chris Barber, are expected to face trial in September 2023 for charges related to the massive protest that gridlocked downtown Ott...

Aug 30, 2022

Over half of Conservative members have voted for new leader one week before deadline

OTTAWA - More than half of Conservative party members have returned their leadership ballots with one week left before the deadline on Sept. 6. The party says just over 350,000 ballots have been recei...

Aug 30, 2022

Ottawa invokes pipeline treaty, infant death in B.C.: In The News for Aug. 30

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 Aug. 30 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Aug 30, 2022

Polls say question in Quebec election is not who will win, but who will come second

MONTREAL - With the Coalition Avenir Qubec party dominating the polls at the start of the provincial election campaign, the most pressing question of the race may not be who wins, but who comes in sec...

Aug 30, 2022

Pete the peacock remains on the lam about two months after escape from N.B. garden

FREDERICTON - Pete the peacock flew the coop on his first night in Kingsbrae Garden, on the southern shores of New Brunswick. That was about two months ago - and it's been a wild goose chase ever sinc...

Aug 30, 2022

Quebec election: CAQ heads into territory strongly contested by upstart Conservatives

QUEBEC - Coalition Avenir Qubec Leader Franois Legault is holding a news conference this morning in a riding strongly contested by the upstart Conservative Party of Quebec. Beauce-Sud, south of Quebec...

Aug 30, 2022

Canada formally initiates challenge of 'unfair' U.S. duties on softwood lumber

OTTAWA - International Trade Minister Mary Ng says Canada is formally initiating a challenge of "unwarranted and unfair" U.S. duties on Canadian softwood lumber. The Canadian government filed notice o...

Aug 29, 2022

Use of facial recognition as security tool on Parliament Hill would pose risks: study

OTTAWA - The use of facial recognition technology as a security tool on Parliament Hill would pose substantial legal, privacy and human rights risks - and might even be unlawful, says a study prepared...

Aug 29, 2022