Canada

Liberal MP wants to see major projects bill amended, studied further

OTTAWA - Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith says he wants the House of Commons to sit for another week to study Prime Minister Mark Carney's major projects bill. Erskine-Smith was the only Liberal to vote ...

Jun 17, 2025

Montreal invests $100K to lure research talent seeking to escape United States

MONTREAL - The City of Montreal is investing $100,000 to lure scientists and researchers who want to leave the United States. In a news release, Mayor Valrie Plante says the "current situation" in the...

Jun 17, 2025

Canadians spending less time with friends, especially those of working age: StatCan

A Statistics Canada report says Canadians are spending less time with friends than ever, with the decline sharpest among the working-age demographic. The new data show that in 2022, only 19.3 per cent...

Jun 17, 2025

CP NewsAlert: MP resigns seat so Poilievre can run in Alberta byelection

OTTAWA - Alberta Conservative Damien Kurek says he has officially resigned as an MP after promising earlier in the spring to vacate his seat in the Battle River-Crowfoot riding to allow Conservative L...

Ian Gustafson Jun 17, 2025

Military vice-chief says there are no plans to arm Coast Guard vessels

OTTAWA - The vice chief of the defence staff says the federal government does not intend to arm the Canadian Coast Guard. Lt-Gen. Stephen Kelsey says the Coast Guard will remain a separate entity as i...

Jun 17, 2025

Military police watchdog says military police still resisting civilian oversight

OTTAWA - The Military Police Complaints Commission says resistance to civilian oversight in the Canadian Forces Provost Marshal's office "worsened" last year. The military police watchdog released a r...

Jun 17, 2025

Liberals under fire for rushing bill through Parliament to speed up resource projects

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is coming under fire for seeking to rush through a major piece of legislation that grants cabinet sweeping powers to quickly approve major projects. Go...

Jun 17, 2025

Quebec man who killed his young twins displayed domestic violence signs: coroner

MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner is recommending improved domestic violence training for the province's police officers. Andr Cantin's recommendation follows his investigation into a man who killed his thr...

Jun 17, 2025

Minister says all federal bills should be analyzed through an Indigenous lens

OTTAWA - As First Nations leaders prepare to rally on Parliament Hill against Ottawa's controversial 'major projects' legislation, the federal minister for Indigenous services says she's asked Prime M...

Jun 17, 2025

Lack of appropriate safeguards led to 23andMe data breach, joint investigation finds

OTTAWA - Canada's privacy watchdog says inadequate security measures opened the door to a data breach discovered two years ago at genetic testing company 23andMe. Privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresn...

Jun 17, 2025