Canada

Talks in Germany end without decision on sending Leopard battle tanks to Ukraine

OTTAWA - Defence Minister Anita Anand is returning to Canada after a meeting in Germany today where allies failed to make much headway on providing battle tanks to Ukraine. The question was at the top...

Jan 20, 2023

Premiers are united in push for more health funding from Ottawa: Ford

LONDON, Ont. - The provinces won't be signing individual deals on health-care funding with the federal government, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Friday. Premiers and health ministers across the count...

Jan 20, 2023

Canada hopes to position itself as future leader in commercial space launches

LONGUEUIL, Que. - Canada is hoping to capitalize on its vast geography and space expertise to position itself as the next global player in commercial space launches. Transport Minister Omar Alghabra a...

Jan 20, 2023

Ottawa gives $40M to Atlantic shellfish farmers hit by post-tropical storm Fiona

SPRINGBROOK, P.E.I. - The federal government is providing up to $40 million over two years to shellfish farmers in Atlantic Canada to help them recover from damage caused by post-tropical storm Fiona....

Jan 20, 2023

In The News for Jan. 20 : Will the Bank of Canada raise its interest rates again?

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 Jan. 20 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Jan 20, 2023

How thieves stole a Toronto condo in 'total title fraud', selling it for $970,000

The professional photographs posted on a property tour website last year show Moffy Yu's condo in downtown Toronto, a light-filled two-bedroom home with floor-to-ceiling windows framing sweeping views...

Jan 20, 2023

Police to release their findings of B.C. bank shootout where two suspects died

SAANICH, B.C. - Police will release the results of their investigation into the dramatic shootout last June in which two gunmen were killed outside a Victoria-area bank branch. The Vancouver Island In...

Jan 20, 2023

Nunavut energy corporation targeted in cybersecurity attack

Nunavut's energy corporation says cybersecurity experts are investigating after it was targeted in a cyberattack over the weekend. The Qulliq Energy Corporation says its network was breached, but it's...

Jan 19, 2023

Ex-Reform leader Preston Manning picked to chair review of Alberta's COVID response

EDMONTON - Premier Danielle Smith has struck a committee to investigate how the Alberta government responded to the COVID-19 pandemic and has appointed former Reform Party leader Preston Manning to ch...

Jan 19, 2023

Ottawa spends additional $80M on Inuvik airport upgrades

INUVIK, N.W.T. - The federal government is increasing its funding contribution for upgrades to an airport in the Northwest Territories by $80 million. It has now spent $230 million to extend and moder...

Jan 19, 2023