Canada

Canada narrows choice of new submarine suppliers to Germany, South Korea

BERLIN - Government officials say Canada has narrowed down its shopping list for its next fleet of submarines to those made by a German and a South Korean supplier. Canada plans to replace its current...

Aug 26, 2025

Tax agency extends contracts of 850 call centre workers amid staffing concerns

OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency has offered contract extensions to around 850 call centre employees as their union sounds the alarm over staffing levels. CRA spokesperson Etienne Biram says the wor...

Aug 25, 2025

Dr. Oz says B.C. ostriches may have valuable avian flu secrets and should be saved

United States health official Dr. Mehmet Oz says about 400 ostriches at a British Columbia farm facing an avian flu cull should instead be saved and sent to America to learn potential "secrets" that h...

Aug 25, 2025

Carney took 'cautious' position in comments about sending troops to Ukraine

OTTAWA - Experts say Prime Minister Mark Carney raised more questions than answers about Canada's position when he said he's not ready to rule out sending troops to Ukraine once the war with Russia en...

Aug 25, 2025

Carney visiting Berlin to boost trade, defence ties

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Germany late Monday, looking to boost trade and defence ties with Europe's largest economy. Carney is moving to align Canada more closely with Europe as ...

Aug 25, 2025

LeBlanc set to meet Lutnick in Washington after Ottawa drops some tariffs

WASHINGTON - Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc is set to meet with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in Washington this week after Ottawa announced it would be lifting some retaliatory t...

Aug 25, 2025

Asked about Chinese ferry deal, Gregor Robertson says 'buy Canada' policy needs work

COQUITLAM - Gregor Robertson, the minister responsible for the federal agency that helped fund a BC Ferries contract to buy ships from China, says Canada needs to "catch up" with the United States whe...

Aug 25, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Following destructive wildfires, New Brunswick reopens forest access

New Brunswick is lifting most of the restrictions it had imposed on access to Crown land. The provincial government had banned public access to forests to reduce the risk of more wildfires erupting. O...

Aug 25, 2025

Auditor general to study the modernization of the federal pay system

OTTAWA - The federal government's troubled attempt to modernize its pay system will be probed by the federal auditor general as the government begins its move to another new payroll program. Ottawa an...

Aug 25, 2025

Montreal mayor hopefuls promise to dump plan for biweekly garbage pickup in borough

MONTREAL - A controversial switch to biweekly trash pickup in a Montreal borough could be coming to an end, at least during summertime. Two of the leading contenders for mayor have pledged to reverse ...

Aug 25, 2025