Canada

Teens dead after falling through ice on Rideau River attended same Ottawa high school

OTTAWA - A spokeswoman for an Ottawa school board says its community is feeling the tragedy deeply after local police confirmed the deaths of two teens who fell through ice on the Rideau River in the ...

Dec 29, 2023

St-Onge wants CBC's role redefined before next election, withstand government change

OTTAWA - Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge says she wants the role of the public broadcaster redefined before the next federal election. St-Onge says in a year-end interview with The Canadian Press th...

Dec 29, 2023

Quebec police say man, 77, allegedly defied driving ban for eighth time since 1998

GATINEAU, Que. - Police in Western Quebec say they have arrested a 77-year-old man for allegedly flouting a driving ban for an eighth time in the last 25 years. Gatineau, Que., police say Roger Murray...

Dec 29, 2023

Clocked-out trade talks will curdle supply of British cheese on Canadian shelves

OTTAWA - Canadian supermarkets will soon see their supply of British cheese crumble, as both countries seek fair trade terms following the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union. Dec. 31 will m...

Dec 29, 2023

Once Canada's most popular premier, Quebec's Legault trails in polls after bad year

QUEBEC - For more than four years, Quebec's governing Coalition Avenir Qubec enjoyed a political honeymoon that lasted through the COVID-19 pandemic and helped the party get re-elected in 2022 with 90...

Dec 29, 2023

Federal Liberals will announce 'renewed' housing plan in 2024, minister says

OTTAWA - Housing Minister Sean Fraser says Canadians can expect to see a full plan from the federal government in 2024 that lays out how it will tackle the housing crisis. "We're working to develop a ...

Dec 29, 2023

Gov. Gen. Mary Simon asks Canadians to commit to kindness in year-end message

OTTAWA - Gov. Gen. Mary Simon is calling on Canadians to commit themselves to kindness in her annual year-end message. The Governor General says the year 2023 presented challenges brought on by climat...

Sheldon Spackman Dec 29, 2023

In the news today: Palestinians streaming into Rafah as Israeli offensive widens

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Tens of thousands of Palestinians stream into Rafah as Israel expands its offen...

Dec 29, 2023

Ottawa agrees climate adaptation saves money, but experts ask: where's the funding?

Canada's first-ever climate adaptation strategy was little more than six weeks old when fast-moving wildfires swept through communities in British Columbia's southern Interior, forcing thousands to fl...

Dec 29, 2023

Warm weather wreaks havoc on some B.C. ski hills as lack of snow leaves trails barren

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's abnormally warm winter has left local ski resorts grappling with a lack of snow during the holiday tourism season, as resorts struggle to keep runs open. Fewer than half...

Dec 29, 2023