Category Archives: Canada
Montreal mayor says city to provide police with body cameras and give them new powers
MONTREAL - The mayor of Montreal and the city's police chief have unveiled a plan that they say will restore public trust in law enforcement after a series of controversies and allegations of miscondu...
Aug 21, 2026
In the news today: Trump tariff looms, LGBTQ+ monument opens, Alberta cave rescue
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Deadline looms as Trump's 50 per cent tariffs set to kick in just after midnight U.S. President Donald Trump's...
Aug 21, 2026
Rescuers use new tech to save caver trapped vertically in Alberta's 'Psych Squeeze'
A caver has been rescued after being trapped underground at the Rat's Nest Cave in Canmore, Alta., in an operation that deployed volunteer-built underground radio technology for the first time. Search...
Aug 21, 2026
LeBlanc says 'more work to do' as Trump's tariff deadline nears
WASHINGTON - Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc says there is still "more work to do" to seal a trade deal with the United States just hours ahead of President Donald Trump's midnight tariff d...
Aug 21, 2026
Statistics and federal policy on crime have changed, but the politics remain the same
OTTAWA - New tough-on-crime laws and statistics showing falling crime rates aren't likely to change how Canadians currently feel about crime or whether it's used as a political wedge between parties, ...
Aug 21, 2026
National monument marking LGBTQ+ persecution unveiled in Ottawa
OTTAWA - Victims of state prosecution hope Canada's new national monument for LGBTQ+ people will be a place to learn, grieve and celebrate. The monument was officially unveiled Thursday in Ottawa, jus...
Aug 21, 2026
One dead as plane makes emergency landing on B.C. road, crashing into cars
PRINCE GEORGE - Police say one person is dead after a twin-engine plane made an emergency landing on a road in Prince George, B.C., crashing into cars and scattering debris including a propeller. Soci...
Aug 20, 2026
Vance weighs in on Jivani trade advocacy and how Carney tried to 'out-tough' Trump
WASHINGTON - U.S. Vice-President JD Vance weighed in on the latest trade deal with Canada at a fundraising event Wednesday, saying Prime Minister Mark Carney tried to "out-tough" President Donald Trum...
Aug 20, 2026
Domtar to indefinitely idle pulp mill in Howe Sound, B.C., putting 400 out of work
Another mill is shuttering in British Columbia, affecting about 400 workers in the industry that has taken repeated beatings from tariffs, global competition and a lack of fibre. Domtar announced Thur...
Aug 20, 2026
B.C. court ruling reveals drug suspects sought by U.S. could seek trial in Canada
VANCOUVER - Three men facing extradition to the United States over their alleged involvement in transnational drug trafficking may seek to be tried in Canada, but the British Columbia Supreme Court sa...
Aug 20, 2026