Category Archives: Canada
Conservatives call for cuts to permanent residency admissions in immigration plan
OTTAWA - The Conservatives are calling on the government to implement temporary resident exit tracking, boost collaboration with the provinces and further reduce permanent residency admissions in the ...
Oct 22, 2026
Ottawa to announce $60 million in new funding for 60 national sport organizations
OTTAWA - More than 60 national sports organizations will share $60 million in additional federal funding as the government moves to shore up a national sport system that has been described as chronica...
Oct 22, 2026
Ottawa gives Stelco owner 15 days to address alleged violations or face legal action
OTTAWA - Ottawa has given the U.S. owner of Stelco Inc. a 15-day deadline to address alleged violations of commitments made when it purchased the Ontario steelmaker or face potential legal action that...
Oct 22, 2026
Some referendum questions flip to 'no' as the count continues in Alberta
EDMONTON - More of the constitutional questions in Alberta's historic referendum have flipped to "no" with votes still being counted. Alberta voters went to the polls on Monday and were asked 10 diffe...
Oct 22, 2026
In the news today: Update on base fire, Carney in Turkey, Emergencies Act ruling
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Officials to provide update on fatal fire at CFB Wainwright in Alberta Officials are set to provide an update...
Oct 22, 2026
Doerkson pins growth hopes on getting forestry 'back to business' and LNG opportunity
VANCOUVER - Interim British Columbia Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson is partly hanging his hopes on the province's beleaguered forestry sector to carry his election platform's economic growth forec...
Oct 22, 2026
Weather, time of day factors in probe of deadly Wainwright military base fire
EDMONTON - The decision to hold a live-fire training exercise at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright during a high-risk fire month will be part of the investigation into the fire that killed four soldiers...
Oct 22, 2026
In Ankara, Carney looks to turn the page in Canada's relationship with Turkey
ANKARA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is betting that a promise to deepen Canada's economic and social ties with Turkey will help reset relations between two countries that haven't always seen eye to ey...
Oct 22, 2026
Why has B.C.'s snap election caught both main parties unprepared?
When a snap election is called, at least one side would normally be prepared. But that hasn't been the case in British Columbia, resulting in a provincial election campaign like no other, political wa...
Oct 22, 2026
Supreme Court of Canada to hear federal appeal over use of Emergencies Act in 2022
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will hear federal arguments about the government's legal justification for using the Emergencies Act to quell protests in the national capital and at key border po...
Oct 22, 2026