Canada

Liberal MP says she regrets 'distress' caused to witnesses who left meeting in tears

OTTAWA - Liberal MP Anita Vandenbeld fell short of an apology today after instigating a fracas that led two witnesses to storm out of a parliamentary committee hearing. Vandenbeld only says that she d...

Aug 1, 2024

Labour leaders endorse NDP candidate, including the Conservative candidate's manager

OTTAWA - More a dozen labour leaders are endorsing the NDP candidate in an upcoming federal byelection in Winnipeg, including the business manager of the Conservative candidate's own union. The endors...

Aug 1, 2024

Alberta meditation centre tent collapses in high winds, killing 1 and injuring dozens

BUSBY, Alta. - One person died and dozens were injured after a large tent collapsed at a Buddhist monastery northwest of Edmonton during powerful winds. RCMP Cpl. Troy Savinkoff said there were as man...

Sheldon Spackman Aug 1, 2024

Canadian-born captive and American journalist freed in prisoner swap with Russia

WASHINGTON - Canadian-born Paul Whelan and Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich were set free today as the United States and Russia completed their largest prisoner swap in post-Soviet histor...

Aug 1, 2024

PBO estimates capital gain tax change to bring in $17.4B in revenue over five years

OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer estimates the Liberals' increase to the capital gains inclusion rate will bring in $17.4 billion in revenue over five years. That's two billion dollars less t...

Aug 1, 2024

In the news: Canada nabs bronze men's in swimming, B.C. landslide assessment planned

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Kharun ends Canadian men's dry spell in the pool The moment wasn't too big for Ilya Kharun. While La Defense A...

Aug 1, 2024

Jasper wildfire leaves hundreds of foreign workers scrambling to arrange work, homes

EDMONTON - It didn't take long for Namneet Singh to find full-time employment again, after a fire in Jasper, Alta., last week destroyed the hotel he had worked at for more than a year. Singh, who was ...

Sheldon Spackman Aug 1, 2024

B.C. issues flood warning, watches after landslide blocks river, forces evacuations

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - British Columbia's Ministry of Land and Water says personnel are conducting assessments near a landslide that blocked the Chilcotin River in the province's Interior, including to...

Aug 1, 2024

B.C. port union plans to hold strike vote while heading to court over CIRB decision

VANCOUVER - A union representing foremen at British Columbia's ports says it is being forced to take an industry-wide strike vote after one employer refused to bargain about automation issues directly...

Jul 31, 2024

Landslide sets off evacuation order for those living along B.C.'s Chilcotin River

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A landslide blocking a river in British Columbia's central Interior has injured a man and prompted the Cariboo Regional District to issue evacuation orders due to "immediate dang...

Jul 31, 2024