Canada

Three Conservative MPs who met with far-right German politician will stay in caucus

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says three members of his party who met with a German politician from a far-right party will stay in caucus. Speaking to reporters today in Ottawa, Poilie...

Sheldon Spackman Mar 6, 2023

EU head says Canada should focus on exporting clean hydrogen ahead of Ontario visit

OTTAWA - The head of the European Union says Canada should focus on exporting clean hydrogen to Europe as the continent shifts its fuel sources away from Russia. In an email interview with The Canadia...

Sheldon Spackman Mar 6, 2023

CN workers back union strike mandate as contract talks for 3,000 employees continue

MONTREAL - CN workers backed a strike vote with negotiations set to resume on a contract for around 3,000 Canadian employees. Unifor announced Sunday that workers with Local 100 are 98 per cent in fav...

Mar 6, 2023

In The News for March 6 : Worker shortages plague vital airlines in the North

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 6 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Mar 6, 2023

Climate change threatens Canadian security, prosperity, warns stark spy agency brief

OTTAWA - Canada's spy service warns that climate change poses a profound, ongoing threat to national security and prosperity, including the possible loss of parts of British Columbia and the Atlantic ...

Mar 5, 2023

Canadian environmental groups praise UN accord to protect marine life on high seas

OTTAWA - Praise poured in from Canadian environmental groups on Sunday for a newly signed treaty that will help protect biodiversity in the high seas, where conservation efforts across vast stretches ...

Mar 5, 2023

TikTok to remain sponsor at Broadbent Institute conference despite security concerns

OTTAWA - The Broadbent Institute is keeping TikTok as a sponsor during their upcoming conference, despite rising national security concerns from the government of Canada regarding the popular app. Jen...

Mar 5, 2023

B.C. logging firm wants to avoid cutting old growth, but province said it must pay

A British Columbia company that wants to avoid logging sections of at-risk old growth was told by the Crown corporation that manages B.C.'s public forests to cut the trees down or pay to leave them st...

Mar 5, 2023

Canadian Press newscaster Geri Smith, on air for nearly 35 years, dead at 60

TORONTO - Geraldine "Geri" Smith, a long-time Canadian Press newscaster whose voice became familiar to listeners across the country during her nearly 35 years with the national wire service, has died....

Mar 4, 2023

RCMP officer accused of on-duty assault in Nunavut facing criminal charges

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut RCMP say an officer is facing three criminal charges after an alleged assault while he was on duty. Const. Luke Tomkinson has been charged with assault with a weapon, pointi...

Mar 3, 2023