Category Archives: Canada
In The News for March 24 : Will higher alcohol prices prompt Canadians to go dry?
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of March 24 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Mar 24, 2023
Sophie Grégoire Trudeau to introduce FLOTUS to curling during first lady's visit
OTTAWA - The United States' first lady will be given a sweeping introduction to Canadian sports culture in Ottawa today as Sophie Grgoire Trudeau takes Jill Biden to the curling rink. President Joe Bi...
Mar 24, 2023
Changing salmon hatchery release practices can improve survival rates: B.C. study
A first-of-its kind study in British Columbia suggests salmon hatcheries could improve survival rates by optimizing the weight of the juvenile fish and the timing of their release. More than five bill...
Mar 24, 2023
Norad, Haiti, migration, critical minerals to top agenda for Trudeau and Biden
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden is embarking on a 27-hour whirwind visit to Ottawa, where he will meet Friday with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and speak to a joint session of Parliament - his ...
Mar 24, 2023
Dinner fit for a president: Friday's menu showcases Canadian ingredients
OTTAWA - United States President Joe Biden is staying in Ottawa on his short trip north of the border, but the catering team from the National Arts Centre plans to take him on a cross-country culinary...
Mar 24, 2023
Trudeau hopes to advance policy as pomp surrounds Biden's whirlwind visit to Ottawa
OTTAWA - The pomp and circumstance of a presidential visit will give way today to a series of talks about green energy, migration and Haiti, as U.S. President Joe Biden heads to Parliament Hill. Prime...
Mar 24, 2023
Appeal Court hears trucker convicted of killing Edmonton woman wants new trial
EDMONTON - Alberta's Court of Appeal heard arguments Thursday that a former Ontario truck driver should be tried for a third time in the 2011 death of an Indigenous woman. Bradley Barton, 55, was sent...
Mar 23, 2023
Clean electricity grid, new tax credits will be among highlights of federal budget
OTTAWA - Canada's push for a zero-emission electricity grid will get a significant funding boost in the federal budget on March 28, including with new tax credits expected to encourage the development...
Mar 23, 2023
Alberta legislature wraps up with attacks, insults; next stop is May 29 election
EDMONTON - The Alberta legislature wrapped up its spring sitting Thursday with politicians on both sides of the aisle test-driving insults and expected attack lines ahead of the scheduled May 29 provi...
Mar 23, 2023
Alberta auditor general seeks reforms to how province manages oilpatch liabilities
EDMONTON - Alberta's auditor general says the province's system for managing environmental risks from old oilpatch facilities needs significant improvement. In a report issued today, Doug Wylie says t...
Mar 23, 2023