Canada

PM Carney says he has no plans to tackle 24 Sussex question during his mandate

OTTAWA - Almost a decade after 24 Sussex Drive was abandoned as the official residence of the Canadian prime minister, taxpayers are still shelling out tens of thousands of dollars a year to maintain ...

Jun 14, 2025

Canada's Foreign Minister urges restraint after Iran retaliatory attack on Israel

OTTAWA - Canada has condemned an Iranian attack on Israel that saw long-range missiles launched at Tel Aviv on Saturday morning in retaliation for an Israeli strike on Iran. The attack has killed at l...

Jun 14, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Albertans to start paying for COVID-19 shots this fall

EDMONTON - Alberta's government says residents who are not immunocompromised or on social programs will have to pay to get the COVID-19 vaccine starting this fall. More coming. The Canadian Press

Jun 13, 2025

Report on B.C. port strike says right-to-strike should be preserved

VANCOUVER - Labour experts tasked with studying a days-long labour dispute at British Columbia's ports say the right to strike or be locked out should be preserved for the longshore industry in Canada...

Jun 13, 2025

High court overturns B.C. sex assault conviction, clarifies 'confusion' over evidence

The Supreme Court of Canada says a British Columbia man convicted of sexual assault in 2022 should get a new trial because social media messages used as evidence against him were admitted to court wit...

Jun 13, 2025

Surrey, B.C., police launch team to counter extortions in South Asian community

SURREY - A series of reports of extortion from people and businesses in the South Asian community has prompted a wider investigation by police in Surrey, B.C. The Surrey Police Service says in a state...

Jun 13, 2025

Thousands of B.C. reservations at risk due to short-term rental regulations: Airbnb

Short-term vacation rental platform Airbnb says "thousands" of reservations in British Columbia are at risk of being cancelled due to the province's crackdown on the industry amid a housing crisis. Al...

Jun 13, 2025

Anishinabek Nation chief says he briefed OPP on protests against fast-track bills

OTTAWA - A regional chief for Anishinabek Nation says he briefed Ontario Provincial Police yesterday on what to expect when First Nations take to the streets to protest provincial and federal legislat...

Jun 13, 2025

Public service shrinks by nearly 10,000, with tax, immigration hit the hardest

OTTAWA - The federal public service shed almost 10,000 people last year, with the Canada Revenue Agency and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada losing the most employees. The last time the pu...

Jun 13, 2025

Police warn of hundreds of Hells Angels in Surrey, B.C., this weekend

Police in Surrey, B.C., are warning residents about hundreds of Hells Angels who have arrived in the city, saying they have a history as "perpetrators and attractors of violence." Surrey Police say of...

Jun 13, 2025