Canada

Liberal minister says Trump was joking when he suggested Canada become 51st state

OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says president-elect Donald Trump was joking when he suggested Canada become the 51st U.S. state during a dinner with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in F...

Dec 3, 2024

Canada Post removes deadline for Santa letter program amid strike

Canada Post says it has removed the deadline for its Santa Claus letter program amid an ongoing national workers' strike that has halted mail delivery leading up to the holiday season. Some 55,000 wor...

Dec 3, 2024

In the news today: Canada mulling patrol changes at U.S. Border

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Canada mulling patrol changes at U.S. Border Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says his department is con...

Dec 3, 2024

Assembly of First Nations special chiefs assembly kicks off in Ottawa

OTTAWA - The Assembly of First Nations is hosting a special chiefs assembly in Ottawa today with child welfare, economic reconciliation and First Nations policing on the agenda. The gathering comes af...

Dec 3, 2024

B.C. police discipline ruling voided because officer overseeing investigation retired

VANCOUVER - A disciplinary decision against a former Vancouver police sergeant, who was found to have improperly shared degrading messages about a colleague who was sexually assaulted, has been voided...

Dec 3, 2024

Canada is mulling giving more power to patrol border, though not a priority: minister

OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says his department is considering giving additional powers to the Canada Border Services Agency to patrol the U.S. Border. He also says the RCMP and CB...

Dec 3, 2024

Canadian among three climbers missing on New Zealand's highest peak

A Canadian is among three climbers missing after they'd planned to climb New Zealand's highest peak. A news release from the New Zealand Police says two Americans, Kurt Blair, 56, and Carlos Romero, 5...

Dec 2, 2024

AFN special chiefs assembly to focus on child welfare, policing, economics

OTTAWA - Hundreds of First Nations chiefs are gathering in Ottawa for three days this week to discuss economic reconciliation, reforming the First Nations child welfare system, the policing system and...

Dec 2, 2024

Spy service pushed for Abdelrazik's inclusion on Canadian no-fly list, court hears

OTTAWA - A former senior Canadian Security Intelligence Service official acknowledges the spy service wanted Abousfian Abdelrazik placed on Canada's no-fly list. David Vigneault struggled to recall ot...

Dec 2, 2024

Decision to pause private refugee sponsorships was a 'big surprise' to aide groups

OTTAWA - The federal government's decision to pause private refugee sponsorship applications from community organizations and groups of five or more people caught aide organizations off guard. Lauren ...

Dec 2, 2024