Canada

B.C. premier suspects Ottawa holding on to information about foreign interference

VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby says he "strongly" suspects that the federal government is holding back information that could help the province protect its residents with connections t...

Sep 22, 2023

How does India's visa office suspension affect Canadian travellers?

TORONTO - The suspension of Indian visa services for Canadians this week has prompted uncertainty among many who had hoped to travel to India in the near future. The news came Thursday as India's visa...

Sep 22, 2023

Yukon 'trying to understand the path forward' following India trade mission

WHITEHORSE - Yukon's premier says meetings in India aimed at attracting more workers to the territory went very well, but the path forward is murky after the prime minister suggested India was involve...

Sep 22, 2023

Police arrest two more people following killing of eight-year-old girl in Alberta

EDMONTON - Police in Edmonton have charged two more people following the killing of an eight-year-old girl whose remains were found on a First Nation south of the provincial capital. Officers responde...

Sheldon Spackman Sep 22, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Critical incident involving RCMP, B.C. Premier David Eby says

COQUITLAM, B.C. - British Columbia Premier David Eby says there's been a critical incident involving RCMP in the Metro Vancouver suburb of Coquitlam. A witness on the scene says she saw an officer wit...

Sep 22, 2023

'Ajuinnata Ukraine': Gov. Gen. Mary Simon inspires Zelenskyy with Inuktitut word

OTTAWA - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ended his historic wartime address to Canada's House of Commons with an Inuktitut message of inspiration and reliance that came from the Governor Gener...

Sep 22, 2023

Here's what Canada is pledging in multi-year support for Ukraine, updated trade deal

OTTAWA - Canada is making a multi-year commitment to provide steady support to Ukraine, including hundreds of millions of dollars for new armoured vehicles. The two countries have also signed a modern...

Sep 22, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Quebec man given 15 months in jail for fomenting hatred against Jews

MONTREAL - A Quebec man convicted of promoting hatred against Jews has been sentenced to 15 months in jail and three years of probation. Quebec court Judge Manlio Del Negro said today that it's clear ...

Sep 22, 2023

Alberta NDP promises to axe proposed plan to quit CPP if it wins 2027 election

EDMONTON - Alberta's long road to quitting the Canada Pension Plan would run smack into the scheduled 2027 provincial election, with Opposition New Democrats promising to kill the idea if they win. Op...

Sheldon Spackman Sep 22, 2023

Canada Post reviewing use of address data following criticism from privacy watchdog

OTTAWA - Canada Post says it is reviewing how it uses data for tailored marketing campaigns after the federal privacy watchdog found the post office was breaking the law by gleaning information from t...

Sep 22, 2023