Category Archives: Canada

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... House committee meeting today to debate Gordie Howe bridge deal A House of Commons committee is holding a spe...

OTTAWA - Liberal MPs have blocked parliamentary hearings aimed at clarifying what the Carney government promised U.S. President Donald Trump to get the Gordie Howe International Bridge opened. The mov...

TORONTO - Chris Alexander, a former Conservative cabinet minister and ambassador who once made headlines for Ottawa's handling of the Syrian refugee crisis, is entering the race to become Toronto's ne...

NEW WESTMINSTER - British Columbia's Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says a 44-year-old woman has been sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison for the death of her 18-month-old child. Police say the...

EDMONTON - Alberta's capital city has broken the record for its wettest summer on record days before the start of August, bringing with it flooding, show cancellations and relentless mosquitoes. Edmon...

OTTAWA - A Canadian facing espionage charges in Belgium will remain in custody for the time being. Following a closed-door hearing Tuesday, the Belgian federal prosecutor's office said the suspect wou...

OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Lena Diab says that, starting today, online passport renewal is open to all eligible Canadian adults. To qualify, applicants must have an address in Canada, be older than...

OTTAWA - CBC/Radio-Canada won't disclose how much participating in the Eurovision song contest could cost, while a government document notes the tab for the international cultural event has hit $1.5 m...

WASHINGTON - Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc is set to travel to Washington this week after United States President Donald Trump threatened to slap new tariffs on an array of Canadian goods...

TORONTO - Two Ontario residents face charges after a Competition Bureau probe found they allegedly misled Canadians into thinking they were dealing directly with the federal government's passport serv...