Canada

In the news today: MPs returning, but it's hardly business as usual

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... MPs returning, but it's hardly business as usual The House of Commons returns today from a week-long break, bu...

Oct 21, 2024

Minimum wage to hire higher-paid temporary foreign workers set to increase

OTTAWA - The federal government is expected to boost the minimum hourly wage that must be paid to temporary foreign workers in the high-wage stream as a way to encourage employers to hire more Canadia...

Sheldon Spackman Oct 21, 2024

Parliament returns amid partisan wrangling, rumblings about Trudeau's leadership

OTTAWA - The House of Commons returns today from a week-long break, but it's unlikely to be business as usual. Members of Parliament are slated to resume debating a Conservative demand for documents a...

Oct 21, 2024

B.C.'s final election result won't be known until recounts complete Oct. 26-28

VANCOUVER - The final results of British Columbia's weekend election won't be known until at least next week. Elections BC says official recounts are being held in two tight ridings where the differen...

Oct 21, 2024

Montreal man detained in Sudan gets day in court with lawsuit against Ottawa

OTTAWA - Fifteen years after filing a lawsuit against the Canadian government over his detention in Sudan, Abousfian Abdelrazik is getting his day in court. An eight-week civil trial, slated to begin ...

Oct 21, 2024

Bishnoi gang: Experts say fear of Indian syndicate has existed for years in Canada

Alleged members of an Indian gang and its leader have been sending shivers down the spines of members of the South Asian diaspora in Canada for years, says a city councillor in Richmond, B.C. Kash Hee...

Oct 20, 2024

Here's what the party leaders said after British Columbia's tight election

The outcome of British Columbia's election was unclear after a close race between the NDP and the B.C. Conservatives, with the Greens poised to play a role in a potential minority government. Here's w...

Oct 20, 2024

B.C. wakes to election uncertainty, with Conservatives, NDP in tight race

VANCOUVER - British Columbia is waking to a reshaped political landscape but no clear winner of a provincial election marked by the rise of the B.C. Conservatives from the political fringe to centre s...

Oct 20, 2024

New Brunswick election campaign offered voters sharp contrast in visions for province

FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's election campaign has offered voters a sharp division in viewpoints for the future of the province, especially between the two leading candidates for the premier's office...

Oct 20, 2024

CP NewsAlert: B.C. Green Leader Sonia Furstenau loses seat after changing ridings

VICTORIA - Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau has lost her seat in the legislature after changing ridings to Victoria-Beacon Hill. Furstenau lost to Grace Lore, the minister of children and family dev...

Oct 19, 2024