Category Archives: Canada
Halfway through the Quebec election campaign, leaders and voters look to first debate
MONTREAL - With the Quebec election campaign almost at its halfway point, party leaders made themselves scarce on Monday as they prepared for their first two debates this week. The first debate is sch...
Sep 14, 2026
Ottawa says it ended refugee residency sponsor exemption over 'integrity concerns'
OTTAWA - A permanent residency sponsorship exemption for some refugees was allowed to expire earlier this month due to unspecified "potential integrity concerns," an Immigration Department spokesperso...
Sep 14, 2026
Here's a list of August inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 3.0 per cent in August, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated widely becau...
Sep 14, 2026
Here's a list of August inflation rates for Canadian provinces
OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 3.0 per cent in August, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): - Newfoundland and Labrador: 4.3 per cen...
Sep 14, 2026
In the news today: investment summit, Alberta police shooting, age verification
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Prime Minister Carney to kick off first investment summit in Toronto Prime Minister Mark Carney is welcoming ...
Sep 14, 2026
Inflation holds at 3% in August as high oil prices not spilling over: economists
OTTAWA - Canada's inflation rate held steady in August, suggesting higher energy costs have yet to spill over significantly into broader consumer prices. The consumer price index report released Monda...
Sep 14, 2026
Three PMs: Carney recruits Chrétien, Harper to kick off investment summit
OTTAWA - Three prime ministers were on hand in Toronto to mark one of the largest private sector investments in Canadian history on Monday -- the opening salvo in Mark Carney's two-day summit aimed at...
Sep 14, 2026
Tech companies are implementing 'age assurance' tech. Here's how it works.
OTTAWA - The federal government has introduced digital safety legislation that would introduce a ban on social media for kids under 16. Big tech companies are already using age assurance technology to...
Sep 14, 2026
Google to begin using age assurance tech to identify underage accounts in Canada
OTTAWA - Google is bringing its age assurance technology - which uses artificial intelligence to detect underage users - to Canada. "Our age estimation model uses machine learning to interpret a varie...
Sep 14, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada wants 'unique alliance' with EU, not membership
TORONTO - Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is not looking to become a member of the European Union, but is seeking a "unique alliance" with the economic bloc. Carney was asked Sunday about a Wal...
Sep 13, 2026