Canada

Federal government will spend $900M to build housing in Quebec, matched by province

LONGUEUIL, Que. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is announcing a $900-million federal contribution over the next four years to accelerate housing construction in Quebec. He made the announcement today ...

Nov 9, 2023

NDP MP calls on Commons to support her bill seeking to criminalize coercive control

OTTAWA - New Democrat MP Laurel Collins says she began paying close attention to the issue of coercive control when her sister showed up to her door in tears. The member of Parliament from Victoria sa...

Nov 9, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Freeland to table fall economic statement on Nov. 21

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is expected to table the federal government's fall economic statement on Nov. 21. More coming. The Canadian Press

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CP NewsAlert: Two Montreal Jewish schools hit by gunshots, police say, nobody injured

Montreal police say two Jewish schools in the city were hit overnight by gunshots. Staff members discovered bullet holes on the exterior of the buildings when they arrived this morning. Police say nob...

Nov 9, 2023

Labour minister tables replacement-worker legislation promised in Liberal-NDP deal

OTTAWA - Replacement workers would be banned during strikes and lockouts at federally regulated workplaces under new legislation introduced in the House of Commons today. Labour Minister Seamus O'Rega...

Nov 9, 2023

High court to hear appeal of B.C. law slapping health care costs on opioid companies

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear an appeal from four pharmaceutical manufacturers, distributors or retailers trying to halt a proposed class-action lawsuit by the British Columb...

Nov 9, 2023

Republican presidential hopeful wants to build a wall — along the Canada-U.S. border

WASHINGTON - It was a well-worn Canadian punchline during the Trump years: someone should build a wall along the Canada-U.S. border. One of the former president's would-be successors says he wants to ...

Nov 9, 2023

Canadians and other foreign nationals still waiting for border crossing to reopen

A key crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt has remained closed today as hundreds of people connected to Canada await news of when - and whether - they will be able to escape the besieged Palestin...

Nov 9, 2023

In The News for today: Gaza bombardment overnight hits close to hospital

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Israel and Hamas conflict continues The general director of Gaza City's main ho...

Nov 9, 2023

Study looks back centuries to peer into the future for polar bears

New research suggests that ancient polar bear populations shrank as sea ice dwindled, adding weight to concerns about the predator's future as climate change melts the Arctic. "The population size see...

Nov 9, 2023