Canada

In the news today: Online Harms Act among bills stuck in House

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Online Harms Act among bills stuck in House Justice Minister Arif Virani is unapologetic about the money it wo...

Dec 24, 2024

After decades in the gnar, B.C. mountain biking royalty go beyond the extreme

NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. - Betty Birrell expertly guides her mountain bike over an elevated wooden ramp, catching some air, then lands smoothly on a trail she's ridden countless times before. At 76, the ...

Dec 24, 2024

Parties agree on the need to act on online harms, but time is running out for new law

OTTAWA - Justice Minister Arif Virani is unapologetic about the money it would take to set up new regulators to tackle online harms under his proposed legislation. Canadians want children to be safe o...

Dec 24, 2024

Trudeau could stay or go. Either way, Canadians should brace for a spring election

OTTAWA - Canada appears to be barrelling toward a spring election now that the NDP is vowing to vote down the government early next year - whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stays on or not. Politi...

Dec 24, 2024

Quebec doing better job at retaining immigrants, Atlantic Canada still struggling

MONTREAL - Immigrants are increasingly choosing to stay in Quebec, according to a new report from Statistics Canada, but the same isn't true in the Atlantic region, which continues to lose newcomers t...

Dec 24, 2024

Canada's chief actuary report at odds with Alberta's pension plan estimate

EDMONTON - A report from Canada's chief actuary suggests Alberta would not be entitled to more than half of the Canada Pension Plan's assets that the province has argued it should get if it were to le...

Sheldon Spackman Dec 23, 2024

Union for striking aviation fuel workers in Vancouver says aging pipeline poses risk

BURNABY, B.C. - A union representing striking aviation fuel workers in British Columbia is warning that diversion of the fuel to get around the industrial action could pose an environmental hazard. IL...

Dec 23, 2024

Judge rejects lawsuit tied to controversial 2017 Montreal Formula E car race

MONTREAL - An entrepreneur who sued the City of Montreal for not considering his bid to organize a 2017 electric car race has failed in his effort to obtain more than $3 million in compensation. A jud...

Dec 23, 2024

Quebec fugitive killed in Mexican resort town, RCMP say

MONTREAL - RCMP are confirming that a fugitive wanted by Quebec provincial police has died in Mexico, in what local media are calling a murder. Mathieu Blanger had been on the run since Quebec provinc...

Dec 23, 2024

Bank of Canada watching economy closely after half-point rate cut

OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada's governing council expects its second straight outsized interest rate cut helped it turn a corner in its fight to tame inflation, but it is watching the economy closely am...

Dec 23, 2024