Canada

Former business lobby head Blackburn confirms he is seeking Quebec Liberal leadership

MONTREAL - A former politician and head of an influential business lobby group is joining the race to be the next leader of the Quebec Liberals. Karl Blackburn published an open letter this morning th...

Mar 31, 2025

Markets tumble as Canada braces for new wave of U.S. tariffs

WASHINGTON - Markets tumbled today amid confusion over how U.S. President Donald Trump intends to pursue his global tariff agenda this week - and how it will hit Canada. Trump has said Wednesday will ...

Sheldon Spackman Mar 31, 2025

Hundreds of thousands in Ontario still without power on third day of spring storm

Hundreds of thousands of people across Ontario were still without power on the third day of a spring storm, after freezing rain coated swaths of the province with thick layers of ice. An outage map fr...

Mar 31, 2025

In the news today: Second week of election underway, with eyes on new U.S. tariffs

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Eyes warily turn to next round of U.S. tariffs during second week of federal election The second week of the f...

Mar 31, 2025

Eyes warily turn to next round of U.S. tariffs during second week of federal election

OTTAWA - The second week of the federal election campaign is underway, with a fresh round of U.S. tariffs expected to soon reverberate on the hustings. Eyes are turning to Wednesday when U.S. Presiden...

Sheldon Spackman Mar 31, 2025

'Still very dire': Canadian Red Cross is fundraising following Myanmar earthquake

A representative for the Canadian Red Cross says the situation on the ground in Myanmar is "still very dire and tragic" days after a massive earthquake that has killed at least 1,600 people. Canadian ...

Sheldon Spackman Mar 30, 2025

Europe's rearmament an 'extraordinary opportunity' for Quebec, Legault says

HANOVER - Quebec Premier Franois Legault believes Europe's rearmament presents an "extraordinary opportunity" for his province as it tries to diversify trade away from the United States. Legault told ...

Mar 30, 2025

American invasion of Canada would spark decades-long insurgency, expert predicts

HALIFAX - If U.S. President Donald Trump fails in his stated goal of annexing Canada through economic force, what would happen if he ordered the world's most powerful military to invade? Some experts ...

Mar 30, 2025

'Sobering statistic:' One-fifth of pollinators in North America at extinction risk

FREDERICTON - Many butterflies, bees and moths are fluttering into oblivion. A new report co-authored by a Canadian researcher warns that more than one-fifth of pollinator species it studied in North ...

Mar 30, 2025

Second week of campaign underway amid criticism, leaks within Conservative ranks

OTTAWA - As the 2025 federal election campaign begins its second week, U.S. President Donald Trump and another round of tariffs expected on April 2 could again sidetrack most of Canada's political dis...

Mar 30, 2025