Category Archives: Canada
Justice minister defends border bill's restrictions on asylum claims
OTTAWA - Justice Minister Sean Fraser says there will still be mechanisms allowing people to make asylum claims after being in the country for more than a year if the government's border bill passes. ...
Jun 04, 2025
Edmonton, Sunrise mayors up the ante in bet over Stanley Cup rematch
EDMONTON - If history repeats itself, Edmonton's mayor may soon declare an official Florida Panthers Day in Alberta's capital city. Last year's bet between Amarjeet Sohi and Mike Ryan, the mayor of Su...
Jun 04, 2025
Bank of Canada holds key rate at 2.75% as tariff uncertainty persists
The Bank of Canada held its benchmark interest rate steady at 2.75 per cent today as policymakers wait for more clarity on how tariffs will impact the economy.The central bank says there was consensus...
Jun 04, 2025
Fraser apologizes, says comments on Indigenous consultation eroded trust
OTTAWA - Justice Minister Sean Fraser is apologizing today for comments he made about the government's duty to consult with Indigenous leaders on major projects. Fraser said Tuesday that the UN Declar...
Jun 04, 2025
Jobs minister presses Canada Post, workers to reach a deal
Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu is calling on Canada Post and its union to return to the bargaining table to hash out terms for binding arbitration. In a social media statement Wednesday, the minister also ...
Jun 04, 2025
Steel group calls for government to step in to protect industry as U.S. tariffs jump
TORONTO - The head of Canada's steel industry association says time is of the essence for the federal government to step in and help the industry as it faces existential threats from U.S. tariffs. U.S...
Jun 04, 2025
‘Another universe of pain and suffering’: Patients allege neglectful obstetrical and gynecological care by Toronto doctor
TORONTO - Marie-Louise Fitrion says she was asleep in a hospital bed when she woke up to an obstetrician's hand in her vagina. It was Oct. 25, 2018, the morning of giving birth to her second child, an...
Jun 04, 2025
In the news today: Steel and aluminum tariffs double to 50 per cent
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Trump's 50 per cent steel and aluminum tariffs go into effect Tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum to the ...
Jun 04, 2025
Bank of Canada set for interest rate decision as tariff uncertainty persists
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is set to make an interest rate decision today as the United States' trade dispute continues to cloud the economic outlook. A poll of economists provided by LSEG Data &...
Jun 04, 2025
Canada hopes eighth time a charm as nation seeks first Stanley Cup in a generation
EDMONTON - Here we go again. From B.C. to all points north and east, Canadian hockey fans are hoping the nation's Stanley Cup nightmare-drought ends as the Edmonton Oilers host the Florida Panthers in...
Jun 04, 2025