Category Archives: Canada
Expectations high for Jean Charest in French-language Conservative leadership debate
OTTAWA - A former Conservative leadership candidate says expectations will be high for ex-Quebec premier Jean Charest when he takes the stage in his home province for the party's French-language debat...
May 24, 2022
About 76 per cent of homes in Quebec back on the grid after powerful weekend storm
MONTREAL - Quebec's hydro utility says more than 130,000 customers are still without power after a powerful weekend storm uprooted trees and power lines across a large swath of the province. Hydro-Qub...
May 24, 2022
COVID and air pollution, storm cleanup in Ontario and Quebec : In The News for May 24
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 May 24 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
May 24, 2022
Hedley frontman's sex assault trial set to resume in Toronto today
TORONTO - The sex assault trial of Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard is set to resume in Toronto today. The Crown finished presenting its evidence early last week, and the defence is expected to begin m...
May 24, 2022
'It all comes back to lodging': electrician says lack of housing slows construction
KUUJJUAQ, Que. - Daniel Gabois would usually be out hunting this time of year. Flocks of Canada geese have started to appear overhead in their V-formations, returning to nesting grounds in the norther...
May 24, 2022
Death toll from Saturday's storm hits 10 as communities survey damage
Power outages caused by the powerful and deadly storm that swept across Ontario and Quebec on Saturday are stretching into another day, as hydro providers warned customers they could be waiting even l...
May 24, 2022
NewsAlert: CFL players turn down new collective bargaining agreement with league
TORONTO - CFL players have rejected the new collective bargaining agreement with the league. According to the source, CFL players voted against ratifying the tentative deal reached Wednesday between t...
May 23, 2022
Conservative party ends its investigation into complaint about a racist email
The Conservative Party of Canada has ended its investigation into a racist email sent to leadership contender Patrick Brown's campaign team after the party member purportedly behind it resigned their ...
May 23, 2022
Military members urged to contact Habitat for Humanity amid housing crisis
OTTAWA - An email encouraging members of the Canadian Armed Forces to consider contacting Habitat for Humanity if they can't find affordable housing is casting a spotlight on a growing challenge facin...
May 23, 2022
Prime minister should have lieutenant-governor shortlists, constitutional lawyer says
OTTAWA - The COVID-19 emergency and a recent court ruling in New Brunswick show why the prime minister should have a succession plan for lieutenant-governors, one constitutional lawyer says. "The weir...
May 23, 2022