Category Archives: Canada
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...
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
Trudeau to chair Canada-U.S. relations cabinet committee amid calls to resign
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will chair a meeting of the cabinet committee on Canada-U.S. relations today, amid increasing calls for his resignation. A mid-day adjustment to Trudeau's itiner...
Dec 23, 2024
Ontario asks Canada's highest court to hear youth-led climate case
TORONTO - Ontario is asking the Supreme Court of Canada to urgently decide whether it will hear a historic youth-led challenge of the province's climate plan. It's the first case to be tried in Canada...
Dec 23, 2024
In the news today: Green Party leader reflects on chaotic week
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Green Party leader reflects on chaotic week Elizabeth May says in all her years on Parliament Hill she has nev...
Dec 23, 2024