LOCAL NEWS, DELIVERED DAILY. Subscribe to our daily news wrap and get the top stories sent straight to your inbox every evening.
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling for Canada to deepen its trade and security ties with the U.K., Australia and New Zealand in the face of an increasingly unpredictable world. I...
The Canadian Press Mar 03, 2026
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the flow of foreign direct investment into the economy came close to a two-decade high last year, while economists caution the volume of capital entering Canada isn't t...
The Canadian Press Mar 03, 2026
MONTRAL - Hotels across Quebec are reporting a relatively quiet March break week. A survey by the province's main hotel association shows there are fewer overall bookings this week compared with last ...
The Canadian Press Mar 03, 2026
TORONTO - A woman's encounter with Frank Stronach decades ago was consensual, the businessman's lawyer suggested Tuesday as she questioned the seventh and final complainant in his Toronto sexual assau...
The Canadian Press Mar 03, 2026
OTTAWA - Errors stemming from the federal government's Phoenix pay system continue to plague thousands of public servants, 10 years after the system's launch. Karine Chawla, who works for Transport Ca...
The Canadian Press Mar 03, 2026
TORONTO - A new survey suggests about three million Canadian adults are currently taking GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic or Mounjaro and that many more would like to, but cost is a barrier. The poll condu...
The Canadian Press Mar 03, 2026
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney in Australia to deepen trade, defence ties Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Australia as Canada seeks t...
The Canadian Press Mar 03, 2026
SYDNEY - Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Australia, where he says his government is focused on forging new partnerships in investment, defence, security, critical minerals and artificial intelligence...
The Canadian Press Mar 03, 2026
VICTORIA - An inquest into the deaths of nine people in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., will examine how the mental health and public safety systems intersect, the province's chief coroner says. Dr. Jatinder Bai...
The Canadian Press Mar 03, 2026
SYDNEY - Four days after Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada supports the U.S. actions in Iran, he said that support comes "with regret," as they demonstrated the continued decline of the rules-bas...
The Canadian Press Mar 02, 2026