Category Archives: Canada
Montreal's LaSalle College classes resume, impasse endures with Quebec over $30M fine
MONTREAL - A Montreal college has resumed classes even as it faces a $30-million fine by the Quebec government for exceeding enrolment in English-language programs. LaSalle College had postponed the r...
Aug 26, 2025
Parliamentary Budget Officer says 3.2 million new homes needed to close housing gap
OTTAWA - Canada needs to build 3.2 million new homes in the next decade to close the housing gap but isn't on track to do that, the Parliamentary Budget Officer said in a new analysis published on Tue...
Aug 26, 2025
More Canadians commuting as remote work declines, hybrid workers on site more often
The number of Canadians commuting to work rose for the fourth year in a row, a Statistics Canada report said Tuesday, as hybrid workers are increasingly spending more time in the workplace than at hom...
Aug 26, 2025
Quebec committee says government should extend religious symbols ban to daycares
MONTREAL - The Quebec government should phase out public funding of religious private schools and extend the religious symbols ban to daycare workers, says a committee tasked with advising the provinc...
Aug 26, 2025
CBC going to court to fight disclosure order for Gem subscriber numbers
OTTAWA - CBC/Radio-Canada is going to court to defend its refusal to disclose subscriber numbers for its Gem streaming service. The move comes after the information commissioner ordered CBC to make av...
Aug 26, 2025
Canada eyes deeper energy ties with Germany through critical minerals partnership
BERLIN - Canada signed a critical minerals partnership with Germany on Tuesday that encourages the joint public financing of natural resources projects as Ottawa works to boost development and exports...
Aug 26, 2025
In the news today: Carney unveils energy agreement with Germany
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney unveils energy agreement with Germany Canada is signing a critical minerals partnership with Germany th...
Aug 26, 2025
Woman being sued for calling four others 'pretendians' says she's protecting identity
OTTAWA - A First Nations woman is being sued for calling four women "pretendians," with the plaintiffs seeking more than $500,000 in damages and retractions to the heavily publicized comments made abo...
Aug 26, 2025
'Just shoot me': Calgarian fighting in Ukraine in painful recovery after drone attack
KYIV - A 23-year-old Calgary man who has been fighting for Ukraine faces a painful recovery after receiving burns to nearly 30 per cent of his body in a Russian drone strike on Canada Day. Mac Hughes ...
Aug 26, 2025
Canada narrows choice of new submarine suppliers to Germany, South Korea
BERLIN - Canada has narrowed down its shopping list for its next fleet of submarines to those made by two suppliers, Germany's Thyssen Krupp Marine Systems and South Korea's Hanwha Ocean Co. Ottawa pl...
Aug 26, 2025