Canada

Carney to meet with automotive sector CEOs as U.S. trade talks continue

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet with automotive sector CEOs this morning. The sector is a key front in the trade war between the United States and Canada. U.S. President Donald Trum...

Jul 02, 2025

In the news today: Hundreds of wildfires burn across Canada, Montreal's trash problem

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Wildfires continue to scorch parts of Canada Wildfires are currently raging in several provinces across Canada...

Jul 02, 2025

Montreal's move to biweekly trash pick up proving to be a slow process

MONTREAL - The garbage may be piling up and causing some disgruntlement on the sidewalks of a few Montreal streets, but municipal officials say it's all part of a plan to become a zero-waste city by t...

Jul 02, 2025

Hundreds of wildfires continue to burn different parts of Canada,

Wildfires are currently raging in several provinces across Canada. The BC Wildfire Service reports that crews are battling more than 70 wildfires in British Columbia, with one particularly intense wil...

Jul 02, 2025

Canada-U.S. citizen in custody in deadly St. Lawrence River human smuggling case

WASHINGTON - A dual Canadian-American citizen that United States authorities allege was part of a deadly human smuggling operation that left migrants drowned in the St. Lawrence River was arrested las...

Jul 01, 2025

Quebec's traditional moving day arrives as thousands still looking for new homes

MONTREAL - More than 2,000 Quebec households are seeking help in finding new housing on the province's traditional moving day. Most residential leases in Quebec end June 30, resulting in a mass moveme...

Jul 01, 2025

Family of N.S. man found dead in Dominican Republic asks help to bring remains home

The family of a Canadian tourist who was found dead in a northern part of the Dominican Republic is raising money to bring his remains home. Dorian Christian MacDonald, 33, was found dead in the water...

Jul 01, 2025

Pet abandonments in Quebec used to spike around Canada Day; now they're year-round

MONTREAL - Canada Day has traditionally been synonymous in Montreal with moving day: piles of junk on street corners, sweaty bodies carrying couches up and down the city's winding staircases - and a s...

Jul 01, 2025

From bulky car phones to pocket computers, cellphones mark 40 years in Canada

MONTREAL - Pierre Robitaille remembers feeling embarrassed in 1985 when he made his cellphone calls from a bulky device that came with its own carrying case. Now 86 years old, Robitaille was one of th...

Jul 01, 2025

Ottawa set to host Canada Day celebration with Prince Edward, PM Carney

OTTAWA - Ottawa's Canada Day ceremony will be getting the royal treatment today, with Prince Edward set to make a speech during a noon event at LeBreton Flats Park. Prime Minister Mark Carney is also ...

Jul 01, 2025