Canada

Montreal subway extension delayed until 2029 as cost estimate rises to $6.4 billion

MONTREAL - The long-planned extension of a Montreal subway line will open in 2029 and cost some $6.4 billion, government officials said Friday. It is the fifth time in the last 33 years that politicia...

Mar 18, 2022

Beaver Lake Cree Nation to prove anew it needs funding for suit against feds, Alberta

OTTAWA - An Alberta First Nation fighting what it calls overdevelopment of its traditional territory has been given a second chance to convince the courts that governments should advance money for its...

Mar 18, 2022

Quebec seniors home investigated for alleged mistreatment of workers from Africa

LVIS, Que. - Quebec's labour minister says an investigation is underway into allegations that a private seniors residence in Lvis, Que., paid workers from Africa just $70 a week to work as orderlies f...

Mar 18, 2022

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says western countries more unified than ever

TORONTO - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says the Russian invasion of Ukraine has unified western nations like never before and strengthened NATO's alliance. Speaking to a crowd at the Universit...

Mar 18, 2022

Dikes to protect N.S.-N.B. link from flooding expected to cost hundreds of millions

HALIFAX - An engineering study looking at three options to save the land link between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick from climate-related flooding is pegging costs at between $189 million and just over...

Mar 18, 2022

Canadians cutting back spending on groceries, restaurants as inflation rises: poll

OTTAWA -- A new poll suggests Canadians are looking for ways to cut back on spending as their concerns about the cost of living rise alongside headline inflation rates.Four-fifths of respondents to th...

Mar 18, 2022

Convoy protest cost Ottawa $36.3 million, city memo says

OTTAWA - Local leaders in Ottawa are being told that the city's response to the three-week convoy protest last month cost municipal coffers over $36 million. A memo to councillors released by the city...

Mar 18, 2022

The Canadian Press receives four National Newspaper Award nominations for photos

The National Newspaper Awards have named the finalists for its annual journalism honours and given four nominations to The Canadian Press. The national newswire agency received the nominations in vari...

Mar 18, 2022

Charest says leaders must listen to health experts on lifting federal COVID mandates

OTTAWA - Jean Charest says when it comes to lifting federal COVID-19 mandates, leaders should listen to health experts and not replace that advice with their own judgment. Federal Conservatives and th...

Mar 18, 2022

Bump in COVID-19 cases 'not unexpected' as public health measures lifted, Tam says

OTTAWA - Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says increased COVID-19 transmission is "not unexpected" as public health measures are lifted and cases pick up internationally. Tam says the numbe...

Mar 18, 2022