Canada

Ottawa to launch $6B infrastructure fund to help build homes — with strings attached

HALIFAX - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says upcoming federal budget will include a $6-billion infrastructure fund to support homebuilding, as well as a $400-million top-up to the housing accelerator ...

Apr 2, 2024

Canadian-American citizen among seven aid workers killed by Israeli airstrike in Gaza

A Canadian-American citizen is among the seven aid workers who were killed by an apparent Israeli airstrike in Gaza. The World Central Kitchen says three British nationals, an Australian, a Polish nat...

Apr 2, 2024

In the news today: Key politicians to testify at foreign interference inquiry today

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Han Dong to address foreign interference inquiry A federal inquiry into foreign...

Apr 2, 2024

Federal review must include Canada's underreported forestry emissions: Enviro groups

Nearly a dozen environmental groups are calling on the federal government to expand its review of Canada's forestry sector emissions, saying the current scope fails to address their concerns about und...

Apr 2, 2024

Stranded orca calf remains in B.C. lagoon, breaching at regular intervals

ZEBALLOS, B.C. - A stranded killer whale calf is showing signs of regular activity as it breaches every seven to 10 minutes in a lagoon near the northern Vancouver Island village of Zeballos. The two ...

Apr 2, 2024

Uber legacy: Class-action lawsuit by taxi drivers against Quebec begins

MONTREAL - A trial opens Tuesday in a class-action lawsuit accusing the Quebec government of wiping out hundreds of millions of dollars in the value of taxi permits by allowing ride-hailing company Ub...

Apr 2, 2024

MP Han Dong, political party officials set to address foreign interference inquiry

OTTAWA - A federal inquiry into foreign interference is set to hear from the Independent MP at the centre of allegations about foreign meddling in Canadian elections. Han Dong left the Liberal caucus ...

Apr 2, 2024

'It just needs to stop': Carbon price protesters slow traffic on Trans-Canada Highway

COCHRANE, Alta. - Horns blared along the Trans-Canada Highway west of Calgary on Monday as a protest against the hike in the federal carbon price slowed traffic to a crawl. Hundreds of protesters, man...

Sheldon Spackman Apr 1, 2024

Premiers making 'political hay' out of carbon pricing increase, Trudeau says

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says premiers would rather complain and "make political hay" out of his federal carbon pricing program than present an alternative to reduce greenhouse gas emiss...

Sheldon Spackman Apr 1, 2024

Trudeau announces national school food program to feed 400,000 more kids per year

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the upcoming federal budget will include a national school food program. Trudeau made the announcement in Toronto today with Finance Minister Chrystia Freel...

Apr 1, 2024