Canada

Parti Québécois, Quebec Liberals to vote against language bill for opposite reasons

MONTREAL - The Quebec Liberal Party and the Parti Qubcois say they plan to vote against the government's new language-reform bill for opposite reasons. Liberals say the bill goes too far and violates ...

May 24, 2022

Canada can do more for military members struggling to find housing: defence minister

OTTAWA - Canada's defence minister says the federal government has more to do to support military members who are struggling to find housing. Anita Anand says the government has taken several steps to...

May 24, 2022

Canada shipping 20,000 rounds of artillery ammunition to Ukraine

OTTAWA - Defence Minister Anita Anand says Canada is shipping 20,000 rounds of artillery ammunition to Ukraine. Anand says the ammunition is "exactly" what Ukraine's government asked for from its alli...

May 24, 2022

Infant formula crisis another symptom of North American 'managed trade,' experts say

WASHINGTON - The White House says it is treating the shortage of infant formula as a top priority - a crisis experts say is one more symptom of North America's new era of "managed trade." And there is...

May 24, 2022

Expectations high for Jean Charest in French-language Conservative leadership debate

OTTAWA - A former Conservative leadership candidate says expectations will be high for ex-Quebec premier Jean Charest when he takes the stage in his home province for the party's French-language debat...

May 24, 2022

About 76 per cent of homes in Quebec back on the grid after powerful weekend storm

MONTREAL - Quebec's hydro utility says more than 130,000 customers are still without power after a powerful weekend storm uprooted trees and power lines across a large swath of the province. Hydro-Qub...

May 24, 2022

COVID and air pollution, storm cleanup in Ontario and Quebec : In The News for May 24

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

May 24, 2022

Hedley frontman's sex assault trial set to resume in Toronto today

TORONTO - The sex assault trial of Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard is set to resume in Toronto today. The Crown finished presenting its evidence early last week, and the defence is expected to begin m...

May 24, 2022

'It all comes back to lodging': electrician says lack of housing slows construction

KUUJJUAQ, Que. - Daniel Gabois would usually be out hunting this time of year. Flocks of Canada geese have started to appear overhead in their V-formations, returning to nesting grounds in the norther...

May 24, 2022

Death toll from Saturday's storm hits 10 as communities survey damage

Power outages caused by the powerful and deadly storm that swept across Ontario and Quebec on Saturday are stretching into another day, as hydro providers warned customers they could be waiting even l...

May 24, 2022