Canada

Federal economics and fiscal 'snapshot' coming July 8: Trudeau

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is promising to deliver a "snapshot" of the federal government's finances in the House of Commons July 8. The Liberals were supposed to present a full budge...

Jun 17, 2020

Greens' Elizabeth May wants inquiry into RCMP that believes it is 'above the law'

OTTAWA - The Green party's Elizabeth May wants a full inquiry into the RCMP, saying the national police force's culture of unaccountability must be put under a microscope. May, the part...

Jun 17, 2020

U.S. to investigate Canada's 'unfavourable' new Great Lakes shipping rules

WASHINGTON - Regulators in the United States have launched a formal investigation into Canada's plan to change the rules that govern shipping on the Great Lakes. U.S.-based shippers say proposed ...

Jun 17, 2020

Federal aid for oil sector still in development, three months later

OTTAWA - The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers says if bridge loans for smaller oil and gas companies aren't ready to flow soon some companies will have to turn to less-safe options to survi...

Jun 17, 2020

National parks to open campgrounds for existing reservations next week

OTTAWA - The federal environment minister says Canadians who have campground reservations in some national parks will be allowed to pitch their tents and pull in their trailers sta...

Jun 17, 2020

Conservative leadership debate and India-China clash; In The News for June 17

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 June 17 ... --- ...

Jun 17, 2020

Police shootings: New Brunswick premier to meet with First Nations chiefs

FREDERICTON - New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs will likely face some tough questions today when he meets with First Nations leaders. The meeting follows the deaths of two Indigenous people were...

Jun 17, 2020

Historic, physically-distant vote at UN determines Canada's Security Council bid

OTTAWA - Today could be decision day for what could be Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's biggest foreign policy gambit: Canada's bid for a temporary seat on the United Nations Security Council. The voti...

Jun 17, 2020

NDP support for spending bill assures no election in midst of pandemic

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faces a confidence vote today but there's little chance his minority Liberal government will fall in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Trudeau assure...

Jun 17, 2020

Conservative party leadership hopefuls face off for the first time tonight

OTTAWA - Four federal Conservative party leadership candidates face off against each other for the first time tonight in a race that's been repeatedly upended by the COVID-19 pandemic. Tonight's debat...

Jun 17, 2020