Canada

PM accused of "callousness" for heading to Tofino during reconciliation events

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing backlash over his decision to fly to British Columbia to spend time with his family on the first National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. The Native W...

Oct 01, 2021

Enbridge says still willing to talk on Line 5, despite Michigan's frustration

WASHINGTON - Enbridge Inc. says it remains committed to a mediated settlement of its Line 5 dispute, even though the state of Michigan has given up on the talks. The Calgary-based pipeline giant says ...

Oct 01, 2021

Environment minister restores federal assessment of Alberta coal mine

Federal Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson has reinstated his decision to subject a thermal coal mine expansion in Alberta to a federal review. Wilkinson said in July 2020 that the Vista project ...

Oct 01, 2021

Quebec to move ahead with plan to redistribute $39 million to Lac-Mégantic victims

LAC-MGANTIC, Que. - The Quebec government is moving ahead with plans to redistribute $39 million to those impacted by the 2013 rail disaster in Lac-Mgantic, Que., that killed 47 people. About $20 mill...

Oct 01, 2021

CP NewsAlert: Quebec coroner urges Quebec to recognize systemic racism

MONTREAL - The coroner who investigated the death of Joyce Echaquan says the Quebec government should recognize the existence of systemic racism and make a commitment to rooting it out of institutions...

Oct 01, 2021

Quebec watchdog probes fatal police shooting of man in Laurentians

SAINTE-ADLE, Que. - Quebec's police watchdog is probing the death of a man shot by provincial police in Ste-Adle, north of Montreal. According to preliminary information, provincial police were called...

Oct 01, 2021

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Statistics Canada says GDP fell 0.1 per cent in July

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says real gross domestic product was down 0.1 per cent in July. The agency's initial estimate for July had been for a contraction of 0.4 per cent. Its initial estimate for A...

Oct 01, 2021

Quebec's overhaul of its strict French-language law under microscope at hearings

MONTREAL - Quebec's proposed overhaul of its French-language charter is under the microscope at legislative hearings, with participants this week raising concerns about the bill's effect on English sp...

Oct 01, 2021

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and market jitters : In The News for Oct. 1

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 Oct. 1 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...

Oct 01, 2021

Former fashion leader Peter Nygard's extradition hearing on U.S. sex charges to begin

WINNIPEG - An extradition hearing for a former Canadian fashion mogul facing sex trafficking and racketeering charges in the United States is to begin today. Peter Nygard, who is 80, was arrested in W...

Oct 01, 2021