Canada

In the news today: Trump threatens Canada with 35 per cent tariffs

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Trump threatens 35 per cent tariffs on Canada on Aug. 1 in letter posted online U.S. President Donald Trump th...

Jul 11, 2025

Ottawa to reimburse auto dealers on hook for $11 million in unpaid EV rebates

OTTAWA - The federal government will explain today how it plans to reimburse auto dealers who were left hanging when Ottawa suspended its electric vehicle rebate program earlier this year. In January,...

Jul 11, 2025

Manitoba is under provincewide emergency order as wildfires continue to burn

Manitoba is under a provincewide state of emergency as wildfires continue to rage, forcing even more evacuations out of northern communities. The government declared the order Thursday, for the second...

Jul 11, 2025

A timeline of U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war with Canada

For over a year before the November 2024 presidential election, Donald Trump had been signalling plans to impose across-the-board tariffs if he won the United States presidency. Trump was elected on N...

Jul 10, 2025

A look at the countries that received Trump's tariff letters

U.S. President Donald Trump has sent letters to Canada and a handful of other countries this week outlining higher tariffs they'll face if they don't make trade deals with the U.S. by Aug. 1. Some of ...

Jul 10, 2025

NDP leadership to begin in September, new leader chosen no later than March 29

OTTAWA - The NDP's leadership race to replace Jagmeet Singh will formally begin in September, with a six-month race to follow according to a rules framework adopted by the party's national council. A ...

Jul 10, 2025

'Sense of shock' in Quadeville, Ont., after teen charged in attack on eight-year-old

A tight-knit village in eastern Ontario is shaken after learning that a teenager was charged with attempted murder and sexual assault on an eight-year-old girl in what police initially suspected to be...

Jul 10, 2025

Former justice minister David Lametti confirms start date as adviser to PM Carney

OTTAWA - Former Liberal justice minister David Lametti starts his new job in Mark Carney's Prime Minister's Office on Monday. Lametti posted on LinkedIn to confirm his start date as Carney's principal...

Jul 10, 2025

Elections commissioner fines Conservative agent four times

OTTAWA - The elections commissioner has levied four fines totalling $4,500 against an accountant relating to his work as an agent for the Conservative party. The Office of the Commissioner of Canada E...

Jul 10, 2025

Ten British Columbians in hospital with the measles, as disease spreads in north

VICTORIA - British Columbia's health ministry says 10 people are hospitalized with measles in the province, with one active, contagious case as of July 8. It says the infections are among 102 confirme...

Jul 10, 2025