Canada

Montreal bicycle rental company sets new records during public transit strike

MONTREAL - Montreal's main bicycle rental company says it smashed past its all-time record during the recent public transit strike. BIXI Montreal says its bicycles made more than 80,000 trips a day du...

Jun 18, 2025

Hundreds of groups call on Ottawa to scrap border bill over privacy, rights concerns

OTTAWA - More than 300 civil society organizations are calling on the Liberal government to withdraw its new border bill, saying the legislation threatens liberties, refugee and migrant rights and the...

Jun 18, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Quebec corruption police raiding offices of auto insurance board

QUBEC - Quebec's corruption police are searching the headquarters of the province's auto insurance board. The auto board has been mired in a scandal for nearly two years over the botched rollout of it...

Jun 18, 2025

Canadian population growth continued to slow with almost no increase in Q1: StatCan

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says population growth stalled in the first quarter. The agency says the Canadian population rose by 20,107 people from Jan. 1 to April 1 to 41,548,787, the smallest increas...

Sheldon Spackman Jun 18, 2025

In the news today: G7 success for Carney, Oilers lose cup final to Panthers again

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney guided G7 in 'diplomatic Rockies': expert Prime Minister Mark Carney pulled off a successful performanc...

Jun 18, 2025

LGBTQ refugee group says number of requests for help has increased

OTTAWA - An organization that helps LGBTQ+ people file refugee claims says it has seen a spike in pleas for assistance from around the world since 2020. Devon Matthews, program head with Rainbow Railr...

Jun 18, 2025

Carney guided the G7 through the 'diplomatic Rockies,' says expert

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney pulled off a successful performance hosting the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta., say some world leaders and foreign policy experts commenting on his perceived pragma...

Jun 18, 2025

Carney to return to Ottawa after fruitful summit with G7 leaders in Alberta

KANANASKIS - Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading home to Ottawa today after hosting the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta. He had been meeting with world leaders since Sunday to discuss topics such as U...

Sheldon Spackman Jun 18, 2025

Panthers beat Oilers, again, to repeat as Stanley Cup champions

SUNRISE - Canada may be the home of hockey, but the Stanley Cup is maintaining its residence in the Sunshine State. For the second straight season, the Florida Panthers have extended Canada's Cup drou...

Jun 17, 2025

Highlights from Day 2 of the G7 meeting in Kananaskis

OTTAWA - Canada hosted the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta., with the agenda on Day 2 focused on foreign policy. The summit continued without U.S. President Donald Trump, who left early due to the confl...

Jun 17, 2025