Category Archives: Canada
Forced labour or leverage: What Trump's new tariffs are really about
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration says it's hitting Canada and dozens of other countries with double-digit tariffs because they're not doing enough to fight forced labour - but not everyone is con...
Jul 24, 2026
Quebec obstetricians and gynecologists association head to court over pay gap
MONTREAL - Quebec's obstetricians and gynecologists have filed a legal challenge against the medical specialists federation over what they call a persistent gender-related pay gap. The association rep...
Jul 24, 2026
Canada will celebrate the Gordie Howe bridge's opening today. Here's what to know
A new cross-border bridge between Windsor, Ont., and Detroit is set to open Monday, with a Canada-only celebration today marking the end of a project mired by lengthy delays and political tension. The...
Jul 24, 2026
Yves-François Blanchet has regained control of his X account, which had been hacked
MONTREAL - The leader of the Bloc Qubcois, Yves-Franois Blanchet, has regained control of his personal account on the social media platform X, which had been hacked. Earlier this week, two posts promo...
Jul 24, 2026
Canada-only event held to mark Gordie Howe bridge opening as questions linger on deal
WINDSOR - A Canada-only ceremony took place Friday to mark the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge as the Liberal government faced more questions about a new revenue-sharing deal with the ...
Jul 24, 2026
In the news: Canada cuts ribbon on new bridge with U.S., wildfires spread in B.C.
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Canada-only Gordie Howe bridge ceremony to be held A Canada-only ceremony is set to take place today to mark ...
Jul 24, 2026
Jury hears tape of New York police search for murdered Montreal girl
ELIZABETHTOWN - A New York jury heard a three-hour recording Friday that was captured in a police cruiser last July as officers drove a father up and down an interstate highway, searching for his miss...
Jul 24, 2026
Critics accuse Ottawa of ignoring human rights as it signs trade deal with Ecuador
OTTAWA - Critics are accusing Ottawa of prioritizing trade over human rights by signing a free trade deal with Ecuador. International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu and Ecuador's minister of production...
Jul 24, 2026
Hit man in former Air India suspect's murder gets 15 years for unrelated B.C. killing
ABBOTSFORD - A hit man who is already serving a life sentence for the 2022 murder of a former suspect in the Air India terrorist attack has been sentenced to another 15 years for an unrelated killing ...
Jul 23, 2026
Woman pleads guilty to human smuggling after migrants drown in St. Lawrence River
Another person has pleaded guilty in a human smuggling case that involved the drowning of nine people in the St. Lawrence River as they tried crossing into the United States. Two families from Romania...
Jul 23, 2026