Canada

Harry and Meghan should cover their own security costs: NDP heritage critic

OTTAWA - The NDP's Canadian-heritage critic says he believes Prince Harry and his family should pay for their own security while they're in Canada. Alexandre Boulerice, who is also deputy leader of th...

Jan 24, 2020

Province seeking financial help as St. John's recovers from blizzard

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - One week after a record-breaking blizzard battered eastern Newfoundland, businesses in St. John's have been allowed to call in staff to prepare for the expected lifting of...

Jan 24, 2020

One dead, five tourists missing after snowmobiles break through ice in Quebec

ST-HENRI-DE-TAILLON, Que. - Quebec provincial police search-and-rescue teams scoured the frigid waters of the Lac-Saint-Jean region on Wednesday for five missing French tourists,&n...

Jan 24, 2020

Trump, seeking support, to headline at anti-abortion rally in D.C.

WASHINGTON - Donald Trump, anxious to buttress his support with evangelical voters, is slated to be a surprise headliner at today's March for Life rally in Washington, the first sitting U.S....

Jan 24, 2020

Leadership race or no, Tories will hold Liberal government to account: Scheer

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says the fact his party is now in a leadership race doesn't mean the Liberal government will get a free ride in the House of Commons. He says a minority...

Jan 24, 2020

Flights resume after blizzard and analyzing bird poop; In The News for Jan. 22

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 Jan. 22 ... What we are wa...

Jan 24, 2020

Jagmeet Singh says NDP wants exhaustive review of new NAFTA before ratification

OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he wants to take a "thoughtful approach" to ratifying Canada's new North American trade deal, calling for an exhaustive review of the agreement before&...

Jan 24, 2020

Coronavirus lockdown and a return to the Super Bowl; In The News for Jan. 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 Jan. 24 ... What we are wa...

Jan 24, 2020

Fraud case against Meng is straightforward, Crown argues at extradition hearing

VANCOUVER - Lawyers representing the Canadian attorney general say the fraud case against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou is not complicated and a judge should commit the woman for extradition to t...

Jan 24, 2020

Volkswagen ordered to pay $196.5M in emissions scandal

TORONTO - Volkswagen was ordered Wednesday to pay $196.5 million to the Canadian government for importing cars that secretly violated the country's emissions standards, a record-setting fine an Ontari...

Jan 24, 2020