Canada

Meta ends contract for journalism fellowship program as Bill C-18 fallout continues

TORONTO - Digital giant Meta is terminating the contract for a fellowship program that supports the hiring of a limited number of emerging journalists at newswire service The Canadian Press The move c...

Jun 29, 2023

Double whammy of new climate policies in Atlantic Canada fuel political battle

OTTAWA - The federal government is accusing Atlantic premiers of playing politics with the planet in a clash of wills over two new climate policies set to take effect on Saturday. But some Atlantic Li...

Jun 29, 2023

Lawyers ask Amsterdam court to reduce Canadian 13-year cyberbullying sentence to Dutch citizen

AMSTERDAM (AP) - A 13-year sentence a Canadian court handed to a Dutch cyber bully in a notorious case involving a young girl who took her own life in 2012 should be reduced to four-and-a-half years i...

Jun 29, 2023

Quebec wildfires: Montreal fireworks festival cancels event over air quality concerns

Montreal amusement park La Ronde has cancelled the first night of an international fireworks festival because of concerns over air quality stemming from forest fires in northern Quebec. La Ronde owner...

Jun 29, 2023

Canada, allies head to international court over Iran's downing of Flight PS752

OTTAWA - Canada is among four countries turning to international law to ensure Iran is held accountable for shooting down Flight PS752 more than three years ago. The group of nations - which also incl...

Jun 29, 2023

Canadian cyberspy agency says it disrupted foreign extremist activity

OTTAWA - Canada's cyberspy agency says it conducted operations in the last year to disrupt and remove harmful terrorist content spread online by foreign, ideologically motivated extremists. In its lat...

Jun 29, 2023

Canadian Chamber of Commerce wants B.C. port strike averted, cites economic impact

VANCOUVER - The Canadian Chamber of Commerce says it is "deeply disturbed" the British Columbia port workers' union has served strike notice and is prepared to walk out on Saturday. The chamber has is...

Jun 29, 2023

In the news today: Potential gravesites found at Alberta residential school

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Search suggests 88 graves at Alberta residential school University of Alberta r...

Jun 29, 2023

Reconciliation sparks a reckoning for Canada Day fireworks displays

VANCOUVER - Chief Don Tom of the Tsartlip First Nation on Vancouver Island says he's been known to "partake" in watching fireworks, as a way to bring families together. But on Canada Day, he wants peo...

Jun 29, 2023

Conservative voters less likely to be proud to be Canadian, new survey suggests

TORONTO - Canadians' pride in their nationality, like most things these days, seems to be divided down partisan lines, a new poll suggests. While a strong majority of the 1,512 respondents to the surv...

Jun 29, 2023