Category Archives: Canada
David Suzuki says Mark Carney is driving Canada 'into a ditch' with shift on climate
OTTAWA - David Suzuki said that when Prime Minister Mark Carney was first elected last year, he celebrated. Having met and interviewed the prime minister before, the national environmentalist icon sai...
Sep 23, 2026
StatCan says fertility rate remains at the all-time low seen the previous year
TORONTO - New data shows Canada's fertility rate in 2025 remained at an all-time low recorded the previous year, while women who do have kids are doing so at a later age. Statistics Canada said Wednes...
Sep 23, 2026
AI's dangers 'real and imminent,' Canadian AI pioneer Yoshua Bengio tells UN
OTTAWA - Canadian AI pioneer Yoshua Bengio and the heads of two major American AI companies pleaded with the United Nations on Wednesday to set controls on the burgeoning technology. Bengio told the U...
Sep 23, 2026
Trump claims Canada 'destroying itself' by welcoming millions of people 'unchecked'
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump took aim at Canada again Wednesday, this time to claim that Canada is "destroying itself" by allowing millions of people into the country "essentially unchecked an...
Sep 23, 2026
13 federal departments, agencies spending more than $18 million on return-to-office
OTTAWA - Federal government departments and agencies are set to spend more than $18 million to get their employees to work in the office more often. Thousands of federal public servants started a new ...
Sep 23, 2026
In the news today: labour law reform, snap election in B.C., Polaris prize crowned
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Labour law changes would bring 'sunlight' to collective bargaining: jobs minister Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu sa...
Sep 23, 2026
B.C. Conservatives vow new rule to keep Doerkson leader, as Rustad exits
The British Columbia Conservatives moved Wednesday to head off suggestions that interim leader Lorne Doerkson would not remain premier if he wins the Oct. 24 election, as it announced former leader Jo...
Sep 23, 2026
Don't fear a referendum, PQ leader says in final debate of election campaign
MONTREAL - Parti Qubecois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon urged Quebecers not to be afraid of a referendum, as the five main party leaders clashed Wednesday on sovereignty, finances and the cost of li...
Sep 23, 2026
Labour law changes would bring 'sunlight' to collective bargaining: jobs minister
OTTAWA - Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu says the Liberals' proposed changes to the Canada Labour Code would bring some much-needed "sunlight" to collective bargaining in federally regulated sectors. Hajdu ...
Sep 23, 2026
Health minister says she's not considering looser regulations on nicotine pouches
OTTAWA - Federal Health Minister Marjorie Michel says she's not considering changes to regulations that restrict the sale of nicotine pouches, while tobacco control groups say the government needs to ...
Sep 23, 2026