Canada

Trudeau touts embattled carbon levy to global audience, says it faces misinformation

RIO DE JANEIRO - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is defending is embattled carbon-pricing program on the world stage, and he argues that misinformation is threatening environmental progress. Trudeau arr...

Nov 17, 2024

Prince Harry makes surprise Grey Cup appearance in Vancouver

VANCOUVER - Prince Harry surprised football fans Sunday, appearing at the Grey Cup in Vancouver before the Toronto Argonauts took on the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He appeared on the sidelines ahead of th...

Nov 17, 2024

Trudeau says he could have acted faster on immigration changes, blames 'bad actors'

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government could have acted faster on reining in immigration programs, after blaming "bad actors" for gaming the system. Trudeau released a near...

Nov 17, 2024

B.C. charities worried Canada Post strike will affect fundraising efforts

VANCOUVER - Some B.C. charities and not-for-profits say they are worried the Canada Post strike will jeopardize their year-end fundraising efforts. Nicole Mucci, a spokeswoman for Union Gospel Mission...

Nov 17, 2024

Trump's new energy council could mean trade opportunity for Canada: experts

WASHINGTON - As Donald Trump builds his new energy-focused administration, experts say it could open opportunities for Canada to expand the two countries' long-standing partnership amid threats of wid...

Nov 17, 2024

Quebec police no longer looking for second person after fatal house fire in Beauce

MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police say they're no longer looking for a second person following a fatal Friday night house fire in the Beauce region southeast of Quebec City. Police had originally sai...

Nov 17, 2024

Nova Scotia Liberal Leader Zach Churchill's passion for politics started early

HALIFAX - Zach Churchill freely admits he's a career politician. The leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal party - first elected to the legislature when he was 26 - makes no apologies for dedicating his w...

Nov 17, 2024

Parliament on the road to an unprecedented confidence crisis, but there are off-ramps

OTTAWA - If no political party is willing to say uncle, the drawn-out stalemate in the House of Commons is heading for an unprecedented situation that could amount to a tacit lack of confidence in the...

Nov 17, 2024

Trudeau heads to G20 in Brazil as Canada crafts approach to emerging countries

LIMA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to leave Peru this morning for the G20 summit in Brazil as Ottawa seeks its place in a rift between the United States and booming economies in the developin...

Nov 17, 2024

Eby says new B.C. cabinet built around 'kitchen table' issues: affordability, homes

VICTORIA - Premier David Eby says the British Columbia cabinet he introduces Monday will be tasked with focusing on issues voters strongly told the government they are most concerned about: affordabil...

Nov 17, 2024