Canada

Trans activist wants federal guidance on U.S. travel after Trump orders

OTTAWA - A prominent trans activist says she'll be avoiding travel to the U.S. following President Donald Trump's executive order limiting gender expression to male or female, and wants Canada to upda...

Jan 21, 2025

B.C. First Nations leader reverses stance on Northern Gateway pipeline after Trump

VANCOUVER - The president of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs is reversing his previous opposition to the scrapped Northern Gateway pipeline project linking Alberta to the Pacific Ocean. Grand Chief Stew...

Jan 21, 2025

Mark Carney secures four key cabinet endorsements in race to become prime minister

OTTAWA - Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney has secured the endorsements of four more current and former cabinet ministers. On Tuesday, Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu, Crown-Indigenous R...

Jan 21, 2025

Canada should focus on larger vision in talks with Trump administration: ambassador

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's return to the White House brought with it an executive order launching a study of the United States' trade relationship with Canada, pushing the threat of devasta...

Jan 21, 2025

Cutting energy to U.S. in response to Trump tariffs is 'absurd,' says Bloc leader

OTTAWA - The leader of the Bloc Qubcois says Canada is playing with fire by suggesting it could cut oil or electricity exports to the United States if President Donald Trump makes good on his promise ...

Jan 21, 2025

RCMP says three alleged human smugglers charged with conspiracy in Quebec

MONTREAL - Quebec RCMP say three men have been charged for allegedly planning to help smuggle people into the United States. Edward Alejandro Rojas Sanchez, 24, Julian Camilo Rojas Murcia, 27, and Fer...

Jan 21, 2025

Inflation ticks lower to 1.8% in December, thanks in part to GST tax break

OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate fell to 1.8 per cent in December, thanks in large part to the federal government's temporary tax break. Statistics Canada's consumer price index report on Tuesd...

Jan 21, 2025

Parts of tundra releasing more carbon than they absorb: study

A new study suggests regions of the Arctic tundra are now releasing more planet-warming gases than they absorb, upending a millennia-old trend. The study published in academic journal Nature Climate C...

Jan 21, 2025

More than a third of Canadians turn to online info due to lack of doctor access: poll

A new poll suggests more than a third of Canadians say they have no choice but to seek health information online because they don't have access to a doctor, further highlighting challenges posed by an...

Jan 21, 2025

In the news today: Trump signals tariffs may be coming Feb. 1

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Trump signals tariffs may be coming Feb. 1 U.S. President Donald Trump suggested his administration could move...

Jan 21, 2025