Canada

In the news today: StatCan to release estimate for Q3 economic growth

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... StatCan to release August GDP report, estimate for third quarter economic growth Statistics Canada is set to p...

Oct 31, 2024

StatCan to release August GDP report, estimate for third quarter economic growth

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is set to publish its August gross domestic product report, which will include an early estimate for economic growth in the third quarter. The agency's preliminary estimate ...

Oct 31, 2024

Israel envoy seeks hostages 'at any cost,' says Canada has strained ties during war

OTTAWA - Israel's ambassador to Canada says the war that started a year ago has profoundly changed Israelis' views on peace in the Middle East - and strained his country's long-standing strong relatio...

Oct 31, 2024

Tobacco company opposes proposed $32.5B settlement with provinces, smokers: court doc

TORONTO - One of three major tobacco companies involved in years of negotiations with creditors says it opposes the proposed multi-billion-dollar settlement announced in the case earlier this month. J...

Oct 31, 2024

Foreign affairs minister seeks support for plan to return deported Ukrainian children

MONTREAL - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says she hopes countries from around the world will support a plan to bring back Ukrainian children who have been deported to Russia since the war in Uk...

Oct 30, 2024

B.C. judge halts the medically assisted death of Alberta woman

VANCOUVER - A British Columbia judge has granted an injunction stopping a woman's medically assisted death, the day before it was scheduled to take place in Vancouver. The injunction granted on Saturd...

Sheldon Spackman Oct 30, 2024

Quebec names new head of embattled youth protection agency amid multiple scandals

QUBEC - The Quebec government has named Lesley Hill as the province's new youth protection director, after her predecessor stepped down earlier this week amid a number of scandals plaguing the agency....

Oct 30, 2024

B.C. groups lose bid to stop Alaskan fishery's sustainable certification

A coalition of Canadian environmental groups has lost its latest bid to prevent Alaska's salmon fishery from being labelled as sustainable by an international certification body. The groups - includin...

Oct 30, 2024

Global Affairs won't confirm reports Canadian dead in Russia was foreign fighter

OTTAWA - Global Affairs Canada says it is aware of the death of a Canadian citizen in Russia. But the department won't confirm reports the Canadian was among four foreign fighters who had crossed into...

Oct 30, 2024

Mother of teen victim in mass killing suing Manitoba's child welfare agency

WINNIPEG - The mother of a 17-year-old victim in a mass slaying in Manitoba is suing a child welfare agency for allegedly failing to protect the girl. Juliette Hastings claims in the lawsuit that Winn...

Oct 30, 2024