Canada

Five still missing as search continues at site of fatal fire in Old Montreal

MONTREAL - Firefighters and police are continuing to search for at least five missing people at the site of a fatal fire in Old Montreal while the investigation continues. While the plan had been to d...

Mar 22, 2023

In The News for March 22 : A spring renewal for Canada's housing market

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 22 ... What we are watching in Canada .....

Mar 22, 2023

Don't assume U.S. minds are made up about Safe Third Country treaty: Canada's envoy

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden's administration is not dismissing out of hand the idea of renegotiating the bilateral 2004 treaty that governs the flow of asylum seekers across its northern border, ...

Mar 22, 2023

Take hard line on Canada's digital tax, online laws, tech associations urge Biden

WASHINGTON - A high-tech industry coalition in the United States is urging President Joe Biden to take a hard line against Canada's approach to digital services. The group says the proposed digital se...

Mar 22, 2023

Transportation Safety Board to report on 2020 scallop vessel sinking off Nova Scotia

HALIFAX - The Transportation Board of Canada is to release a report today on its investigation into the sinking of a scallop dragger off Nova Scotia more than two years ago. The Chief William Saulis c...

Mar 22, 2023

Federal decision to shut down B.C. salmon farms prompts company court challenge

VANCOUVER - A British Columbia salmon farming company is going to court to challenge the federal government's decision not to renew the licences for its open-net farms off Vancouver Island. Documents ...

Mar 21, 2023

Manitoba agrees to pay $17 million and apologize to settle disabled abuse lawsuit

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government has agreed to pay $17 million and apologize in the legislature to settle a lawsuit filed on behalf of former residents who say they were abused at a centre for peopl...

Mar 21, 2023

Highlights of Quebec 2023-24 budget

Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard presented his fifth budget on Tuesday, for the province's 2023-24 fiscal year. Here are some highlights: - Income tax cuts of one percentage point on the first two ...

Mar 21, 2023

Alberta premier says changes coming to ensure prompt reporting of oilsands spills

EDMONTON - Premier Danielle Smith says laggardly public notification of Imperial Oil oilsands wastewater spills has illuminated the need for Alberta to ensure future alarms are sounded quicker. Smith ...

Sheldon Spackman Mar 21, 2023

Canadian military rolls out new housing benefit for struggling troops

OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces is rolling out a new housing benefit that a senior commander says will help troops struggling to find affordable accommodations while saving the military money. The ...

Mar 21, 2023