Canada

Ottawa lands Chignecto Isthmus deal with Nova Scotia and New Brunswick

HALIFAX - The federal government will join New Brunswick and Nova Scotia in spending a total of $650 million on protecting the Chignecto Isthmus, the narrow strip of flood-prone land that links the tw...

Mar 20, 2025

Ex-PM Stephen Harper says he's perplexed, heartbroken by Canada-India tensions

OTTAWA - Former prime minister Stephen Harper told a conference in India last month that he doesn't "entirely understand" why Canada has such a poor relationship with India, and suggested the Liberal ...

Mar 20, 2025

Trade war windfall for B.C. food bank — hundreds of kilograms of unsold U.S. produce

The trend toward buying Canadian has created a silver lining for a food bank in Nanaimo, B.C., which has been flooded with hundreds of kilograms of American produce. Peter Sinclair, executive director...

Mar 20, 2025

Ex-student activist Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, with Québec solidaire, to leave politics

MONTREAL - Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, co-spokesperson of the left-wing Qubec solidaire party who rose to prominence during the 2012 student strike, says he is stepping down from the party's leadership tea...

Mar 20, 2025

PM Carney returns to Edmonton, meets with Premier Smith, skates with Oilers

EDMONTON - With reports swirling of a weekend election call, Prime Minister Mark Carney came to Edmonton on Thursday to meet with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, announce more money to rebuild fire-ra...

Mar 20, 2025

Bank of Canada signals shift in how it sets rates amid tariff uncertainty

OTTAWA - The head of the Bank of Canada is signalling a shift in how the central bank sets its key interest rate as trade uncertainty with the United States makes long-term forecasting much more diffi...

Mar 20, 2025

Federal union concerned about planned cuts to Translation Bureau

OTTAWA - A major federal union says it's worried about a plan to eliminate more than 300 positions at Canada's Translation Bureau. In a news release, the Canadian Association of Professional Employees...

Mar 20, 2025

Oilers fan Carney practices with team before game against visiting Jets

EDMONTON - Prime Minister Mark Carney joined the Edmonton Oilers on the ice Thursday as the NHL team prepared for a game against the Western Conference-leading Winnipeg Jets. Carney took the ice weari...

Mar 20, 2025

Canada's deal to export hydrogen to Germany awaits more federal funding decisions

OTTAWA - A deal to send Canadian green hydrogen exports to Germany is awaiting Ottawa's final decision on funding and a verdict from European regulators on whether the project has adequate competition...

Mar 20, 2025

Mark Carney will maintain oil and gas production cap, environment minister says

OTTAWA - Environment Minister Terry Duguid says a Mark Carney government will maintain a cap on oil and gas production. In an interview with The Canadian Press, Duguid says Canada wants the energy but...

Mar 20, 2025