Canada

Despite pushback, Montreal forges ahead with strict new short-term rental rules

MONTREAL - Montreal is forging ahead with new rules banning many short-term rentals for nine months a year, hoping to alleviate a housing crunch and strike a blow in a lengthy battle against unauthori...

Jun 02, 2025

Former national chief calls for list of demands as PM, premiers talk infrastructure

OTTAWA - The former national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is calling for an emergency meeting of chiefs to come up with demands for governments as they seek to fast-track projects they deem ...

Jun 02, 2025

Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon begins testimony in sex-assault civil trial

MONTREAL - Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon is beginning his testimony today in his civil trial on allegations of sexual assault. Nine women are suing Rozon for nearly $14 million in damages for ...

Jun 02, 2025

Here are some facts about the proposed cull of hundreds of ostriches at B.C. farm

Protesters have been gathered for weeks at an ostrich farm in Edgewood, B.C., where an outbreak of avian flu killed 69 of the birds in December and January. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency wants t...

Jun 02, 2025

B.C. ostrich farm calls for independent testing to prevent 'unnecessary destruction'

EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - The operators of a British Columbia ostrich flock that's facing a cull order after an avian flu outbreak are calling for independent testing of the birds to preven...

Jun 02, 2025

Ottawa collects extra $617M from import duties in March as counter-tariffs hit U.S.

OTTAWA - Ottawa collected an extra $617 million in import duties this past March compared to a year earlier as counter-tariffs against U.S. trade restrictions came into effect. The federal government'...

Jun 02, 2025

First Nations infrastructure critical but not nation-building: minister

OTTAWA - The new federal Crown-Indigenous relations minister says building up First Nations infrastructure is "critical" but doesn't qualify as nation-building as her government works to fast-track ne...

Jun 02, 2025

Former PM Harper calls for renewed ties with India, does not mention murder probe

OTTAWA - Former prime minister Stephen Harper says it's time for Canada to move past its dispute with India because the country is an indispensable partner in a volatile world. Harper made the comment...

Sheldon Spackman Jun 02, 2025

Joly commits to prioritizing Canadian steel, aluminum for defence, infrastructure

OTTAWA - Industry Minister Mlanie Joly says Ottawa is committed to using Canadian steel and aluminum in national infrastructure and defence projects as President Donald Trump threatens to impose more ...

Sheldon Spackman Jun 02, 2025

In the news today: Cooler week ahead as fires burn by Flin Flon, Man.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Cooler week ahead as fires burn by Flin Flon, Man. Cooler temperatures and a chance of rain this week is forec...

Jun 02, 2025