Canada

A look at federal child-care deals signed with jurisdictions across Canada

Ontario has signed a child-care agreement with the federal government, making it the last jurisdiction to sign onto a national plan to bring $10-a-day child care to every province and territory by 202...

Mar 28, 2022

New emissions plan coming this week more specific than ever, Guilbeault says

OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault will show Canadians this week how many greenhouse gas emissions every polluting sector in the country will have to cut if Canada is to hit its latest cl...

Mar 28, 2022

Liberals expected to launch negotiations to buy F-35 fighter jets

OTTAWA - The Liberal government is expected to announce today that it will enter into final negotiations on purchasing the F-35 fighter jet. Government and industry sources have told The Canadian Pres...

Mar 28, 2022

Ontario MPP Randy Hillier facing charges after Ottawa convoy protest

OTTAWA - Randy Hillier, an independent member of Ontario's legislature, surrendered to Ottawa police on Monday to face nine charges related to his involvement in the protest that seized the core of th...

Mar 28, 2022

'Absolutely tragic': Three children, two adults dead after Brampton, Ont., house fire

Three children and two adults died in an early-morning house fire in Brampton, Ont. on Monday, as firefighters risked their lives to battle the flames, a fire chief said. Brampton Fire Chief Bill Boye...

Mar 28, 2022

Elections Canada report finds failures denied First Nations voters right to vote

OTTAWA - Elections Canada has apologized to voters in three Ontario First Nations communities after breakdowns in communication led to them being denied their right to vote in the last election. An in...

Mar 28, 2022

Métis and Inuit delegates to meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican

ROME - Mtis and Inuit delegates are set to speak with Pope Francis at the Vatican in two separate meetings today. The Mtis delegates will have a one hour meeting with the Pope first and the Inuit enco...

Mar 28, 2022

Mass shooting inquiry in Nova Scotia to hear testimony today from three RCMP officers

HALIFAX - The public inquiry investigating the mass shooting in Nova Scotia that claimed 22 lives resumes today with testimony expected from the first three RCMP officers to arrive at the chaotic scen...

Mar 28, 2022

Canadian soccer fans rejoice as men's team clinches World Cup berth

TORONTO - Canadian soccer fans rejoiced upon seeing Canada's men's soccer team clinch a berth in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar after a 4-0 win over Jamaica on Sunday at BMO Field. This is just the secon...

Mar 27, 2022

CP NewsAlert: Ontario signs $10.2 billion child care deal with federal government

OTTAWA - Ontario sources say the provincial government has now signed a $10.2 billion child-care deal with the federal government. Both the provincial and federal governments say Prime Minister Justin...

Mar 27, 2022