Category Archives: Canada
Major Canadian grocers won't confirm discounts, price freezes feds promised last week
OTTAWA - Major grocers in Canada are not yet confirming whether they have committed to special promotions to stabilize grocery prices, as was recently promised by the federal government. Industry Mini...
Oct 11, 2023
Conservationists raise concerns over B.C.'s proposed grizzly bear stewardship plan
Grizzly bears seen starving in the rainforests of British Columbia's south coast because there isn't enough salmon to sustain them raises alarm bells for wildlife biologist Wayne McCrory, who's known ...
Oct 11, 2023
War crimes inquiry research sheds fresh light on Canadian screening, policies
OTTAWA - When an individual suspected of taking part in the Second World War murder of Jews in western Ukraine applied for admission to Canada in 1951, immigration officials did not follow up with pot...
Oct 11, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Canada will airlift people from Tel Aviv this week
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says the federal government will begin to airlift Canadian citizens, permanent residents and their families from Tel Aviv by the end of the week. As of Tu...
Oct 11, 2023
In the news today: Health ministers in Charlottetown and Joly talks Israel airlifts
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Joly to provide update on Canada's Israel airlift plans Foreign Affairs Ministe...
Oct 11, 2023
Health ministers converge in P.E.I. as governments negotiate final deals
OTTAWA - Federal Health Minister Mark Holland is set to sit down with his provincial and territorial counterparts in Charlottetown on Wednesday to discuss how they're going to grow the health workforc...
Oct 11, 2023
Judge to decide if Ottawa locals can testify in 'Freedom Convoy' organizers' trial
OTTAWA - The criminal trial of two prominent "Freedom Convoy" organizers is expected to resume today with a ruling on whether the court will hear testimony from local Ottawa residents. Tamara Lich and...
Oct 11, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to visit fire-ravaged Northwest Territories
HAY RIVER, N.W.T. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to visit areas ravaged during a record wildfire season in the Northwest Territories today. Trudeau is scheduled to meet with local leaders in H...
Oct 11, 2023
Canada to airlift citizens, permanent residents out of Israel in 'coming days': Joly
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says Ottawa is planning to airlift Canadians out of Tel Aviv in "the coming days," as conflict between Israel and Hamas escalates. Joly says the governmen...
Oct 10, 2023
Saskatchewan legislature resumes over pronoun policy, looming notwithstanding clause
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Party government was preparing Tuesday to introduce legislation and invoke the notwithstanding clause over its pronoun policy in schools. Meanwhile, more than 100 people gath...
Oct 10, 2023