Canada

Liberal leadership hopefuls distance themselves from carbon pricing

OTTAWA - The three frontrunners in the Liberal leadership race have all backed away - to one degree or another - from the Liberal government's keystone climate policy in a bid to take a major Conserva...

Jan 21, 2025

Justin Trudeau to speak after Donald Trump muses about tariffs coming Feb. 1

MONTEBELLO, Que. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to speak with media today, the first time he'll take questions since President Donald Trump's inauguration in Washington. Trudeau is huddling wi...

Jan 21, 2025

Authorities say a US border patrol agent was fatally shot in Vermont south of border

A U.S. Border Patrol agent was fatally shot Monday on a highway in northern Vermont south of the Canadian border, authorities said. The death was confirmed by the FBI and Benjamine Huffman, acting sec...

Jan 20, 2025

Alberta government lifts coal mining moratorium, critics say it's 'open season'

EDMONTON - Alberta's government has quietly rescinded its moratorium on new coal exploration and development in the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains. It's a move critics say means the province ha...

Jan 20, 2025

Salmonella linked to recalled mini pastries may have infected nearly 1,600: PHAC

TORONTO - The Public Health Agency of Canada said nearly 1,600 people may have been infected with salmonella linked to the recall of mini pastries. The federal agency's director of outbreak management...

Jan 20, 2025

Environment minister says Donald Trump pulling out of Paris pact is "deplorable"

MONTEBELLO, QUEBEC - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says it's "deplorable" that President Donald Trump is again pulling the U.S. out of the 2015 Paris Accord. He says it's "quite ironic" that ...

Jan 20, 2025

Federal immigration department to cut more than 3,300 jobs, unions say

OTTAWA - Two federal public service unions say the Immigration Department is set to cut 3,300 jobs. The Public Service Alliance of Canada and the Canada Employment and Immigration Union say in a joint...

Jan 20, 2025

Mass of Arctic air invades parts of Canada, sends mercury plunging

FREDERICTON - A mass of cold air that meandered south from the Arctic has sent temperatures plunging across parts of Canada from New Brunswick to eastern Alberta. Peter Kimbell, meteorologist with Env...

Jan 20, 2025

New Montreal report reveals lack of consensus on dismantling homeless encampments

MONTREAL - A report by a committee formed to study homelessness in Montreal has revealed a lack of consensus on whether the city should continue to dismantle tent encampments. Montreal has long mainta...

Jan 20, 2025

Canada's privacy watchdog 'concerned' about students' personal info after data breach

The federal privacy watchdog says he's "concerned" about a data breach involving a student information system used across Canada, and his office is seeking more information from the U.S.-based company...

Jan 20, 2025