Canada

CP NewsAlert: Carney extends Canadian military mission in Latvia to 2029

RIGA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will keep troops in Latvia through to 2029, as part of a mission to deter Russian aggression in Europe. Carney is in Riga where he is meeting with Latvian...

Aug 26, 2025

Montreal's LaSalle College classes resume, impasse endures with Quebec over $30M fine

MONTREAL - A Montreal college has resumed classes even as it faces a $30-million fine by the Quebec government for exceeding enrolment in English-language programs. LaSalle College had postponed the r...

Aug 26, 2025

Quebec committee says government should stop funding private religious schools

MONTREAL - An independent committee says the Quebec government should phase out public funding of religious private schools. The idea is one of 50 recommendations included in a report published this m...

Aug 26, 2025

CBC going to court to fight disclosure order for Gem subscriber numbers

OTTAWA - CBC/Radio-Canada is going to court to defend its refusal to disclose subscriber numbers for its Gem streaming service. A spokesperson says the public broadcaster will make its case in Federal...

Aug 26, 2025

More Canadians commuting as remote work decline, hybrid workers on-site more often

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the proportion of employed people mostly working from home in May edged down compared with a year earlier for the fourth year in the row. The agency says those mostly w...

Josh Hall Aug 26, 2025

Parliamentary Budget Officer says 3.2 million new homes needed to close housing gap

OTTAWA - The Parliamentary Budget Officer estimates Canada needs to build 3.2 million new homes in the next decade to close the housing gap but isn't currently on track to do that. The latest PBO repo...

Aug 26, 2025

Canada eyes deeper energy ties with Germany through critical minerals partnership

BERLIN - Canada is signing a critical minerals partnership with Germany that encourages the joint public financing of natural resources projects. Prime Minister Mark Carney says for too long, key Cana...

Aug 26, 2025

In the news today: Canada narrows sub suppliers to two options

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Canada narrows sub suppliers to two options Government officials say Canada has narrowed down its shopping lis...

Aug 26, 2025

'Just shoot me': Calgarian fighting in Ukraine in painful recovery after drone attack

KYIV - A 23-year-old Calgary man who has been fighting for Ukraine faces a painful recovery after receiving burns to nearly 30 per cent of his body in a Russian drone strike on Canada Day. Mac Hughes ...

Aug 26, 2025

Woman being sued for calling four others 'pretendians' says she's protecting identity

OTTAWA - A First Nations woman is being sued for calling four women "pretendians," with the plaintiffs seeking more than $500,000 in damages and retractions to the heavily publicized comments made abo...

Aug 26, 2025