Canada

Montreal asks Quebec for help with language laws after English book club rejected

MONTREAL - The City of Montreal says it needs more guidance from the Quebec government in applying the province's language laws after a local library refused to offer space for an English-language boo...

Jan 31, 2025

Don't wait to act on opioid deaths, coroner warns in report on Quebec teen's death

MONTREAL - The death of a Quebec teen who was poisoned from a synthetic opioid should raise alarm bells for authorities to do more to prevent similar tragedies. Coroner Stphanie Gamache issued the cal...

Jan 31, 2025

Conservative fundraising for 2024 nearly doubles Liberal, NDP totals

OTTAWA - The Conservative Party had a banner fundraising year in 2024, when it nearly doubled the combined total collected by the Liberals and NDP by raising almost $41.8 million. The Conservatives br...

Jan 31, 2025

Here's the latest as Trump tariff deadline looms

U.S. President Donald Trump has said he will impose a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian goods as early as Saturday. Politicians and business groups are making a final push today in the hope of avoiding o...

Jan 31, 2025

Google payments for news organizations to begin later than expected

Canadian journalism organizations are having to wait a bit longer for their share of the $100 million Google agreed to pay news outlets to be exempt from the Online News Act. The organization administ...

Jan 31, 2025

Ottawa defers effective date of capital gains changes to 2026

The federal government says it is deferring the implementation of a hike to the capital gains inclusion rate to next year. The deferral moves back the implementation of the change from June 25, 2024 t...

Jan 31, 2025

Chrystia Freeland says Canada should target Elon Musk's Tesla in a tariff fight

OTTAWA - Liberal leadership hopeful Chrystia Freeland says Canada should target Teslas and U.S. alcohol as part of its tariff retaliation package should U.S. President Donald Trump made good on his tr...

Jan 31, 2025

Statistics Canada reports economy contracted 0.2 per cent in November

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says real gross domestic product decreased 0.2 per cent in November, the largest monthly contraction since December 2023. However, the agency says its preliminary estimate f...

Jan 31, 2025

Carney to announce plan to kill consumer carbon price; shift to green incentives

OTTAWA - Liberal leadership contender Mark Carney is expected to announce a plan on Friday to abandon consumer carbon pricing but keep industrial pricing in place. "The consumer carbon tax isn't worki...

Jan 31, 2025

In the news today: Ministers make pitch to avert Trump tariffs

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Ministers make pitch to avert Trump tariffs A trio of federal cabinet ministers is in Washington today making ...

Jan 31, 2025