Canada

Beef emerging as sticking point in free trade talks between Canada and Britain

OTTAWA - A potential clash over hormone-treated Canadian beef is emerging as a sticking point as free trade talks between Canada and Britain formally begin. U.K. Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan a...

Mar 24, 2022

Canada under the gun as NATO allies to present defence spending plans by June

BRUSSELS - Canada faces fresh pressure to increase its defence spending as the head of the NATO military alliance says leaders have agreed to present plans by June on investing billions of additional ...

Mar 24, 2022

Trudeau meets with NATO, reconciling faith with identity: In The News for March 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 March 24 ... What we are watching in Canada .....

Mar 24, 2022

Backbench Tory MP running for leadership says he knows his political reality

OTTAWA - A backbench member of Parliament who entered the Conservative leadership race on a promise to trigger an inquiry into the COVID-19 pandemic says he's aware of the "political realities" he fac...

Mar 24, 2022

Legacy and language around masks will be debated long after pandemic recedes: experts

VANCOUVER - First, we didn't have enough masks to protect us against COVID-19, then we all needed to wear them. Then we didn't, then we did again. There were fights, criminal charges and protests over...

Mar 24, 2022

'Reconciliation was possible:' Indigenous priest reconciles faith with identity

Cristino Bouvette's mind often goes to his grandmother when he thinks about reconciliation: her strength, her empathy and her ability to forgive. He is a Roman Catholic priest and his kokum, Amelia Ma...

Mar 24, 2022

Alleged head of extremist group one of two charged after anti-mask protests in N.S.

HALIFAX - A police investigation of anti-mask protests outside the home of Nova Scotia's chief medical officer has led to charges of criminal harassment against two people, including a man described a...

Mar 23, 2022

90 scientists ask feds to protect carbon-rich old forests in upcoming climate plan

Days before the federal government is expected to explain how it will meet greenhouse gas targets, 90 prominent scientists have written a letter urging it to ensure that old-growth forests are a big p...

Mar 23, 2022

Canadian troops ordered to stay away as foreign fighters flock to Ukraine

OTTAWA - Members of the Canadian Armed Forces have been banned from entering Ukraine unless their presence is approved by Gen. Wayne Eyre, chief of the defence staff. Thousands of foreigners, includin...

Mar 23, 2022

British minister hopes for free trade deal with Canada within a year

OTTAWA - Britain's trade minister says she hopes her country can finalize a formal free trade agreement with Canada within a year now that negotiations are set to start in earnest. U.K. Trade Secretar...

Mar 23, 2022