Canada

Government faces third Tory non-confidence vote ahead of potential fiscal hurdle

OTTAWA - The Liberals are set to face a third Conservative non-confidence vote today, but the government is likely to survive with the support of the NDP. Members of Parliament are supposed to vote on...

Dec 09, 2024

The Canada Post strike involving more than 55,000 has hit 25 days

The Canada Post strike involving more than 55,000 workers has hit 25 days. In a statement Sunday, Canada Post says it is awaiting a formal response from the Canadian Union of Postal Workers to the pro...

Dec 09, 2024

In the news today: Government faces third Tory non-confidence vote

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Government faces third Tory non-confidence vote The Liberals are set to face a third Conservative non-confiden...

Dec 09, 2024

Police search for three men who escaped from immigration holding centre in Quebec

MONTREAL - Authorities are searching for three Chilean nationals who escaped from the Laval Immigration Holding Centre north of Montreal. Canada Border Services Agency says arrest warrants have been i...

Dec 08, 2024

Border control and tariffs: Quebec Premier François Legault meets Trump in Paris

Quebec Premier Franois Legault says he met U.S. president-elect Donald Trump in Paris and they discussed border control and a proposed tariff on Canadian goods. Legault posted a photo on social media ...

Dec 08, 2024

Updated advisory urges Canadians to avoid all travel to Syria, leave if possible

Ottawa is urging Canadians to avoid all travel to Syria and to consider leaving the country if it's safe to do so. An updated travel advisory is warning people to avoid the Middle Eastern country due ...

Dec 08, 2024

Understanding the science behind Hinton and Hopfield's Nobel Prize in physics

British-Canadian computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton and co-laureate John Hopfield are set to receive the Nobel Prize for physics on Tuesday in Stockholm. The pair landed the accolade because they used...

Dec 08, 2024

Nobel recipient Geoffrey Hinton wishes he thoughts of AI safety sooner

Geoffrey Hinton says he doesn't regret the work he did that laid the foundations of artificial intelligence, but wishes he thought of safety sooner. The British-Canadian computer scientist often calle...

Dec 08, 2024

'Go beyond the board': Chess helping Alberta youth keep troubles in check

EDMONTON - Every Friday in a southern Alberta classroom, youth are learning how to keep their troubles in check. Hunched over chess boards at the University of Lethbridge, teens and young adults who a...

Dec 08, 2024

Kenya LGBTQ+ activists try switching role of religion from oppression to empowerment

KISUMU - Every Sunday in the Kenyan port city of Kisumu, an HIV-prevention group gathers dozens of gay and bisexual men for a service to help maintain their physical and spiritual health. Standing in ...

Dec 08, 2024