Canada

CP NewsAlert: Ontario sees another sharp increase in measles cases

Ontario has seen another sharp increase in measles cases over the last week as the highly infectious disease spreads among mostly unvaccinated people. Public Health Ontario is reporting 470 measles ca...

Mar 20, 2025

Transportation Safety Board issues preliminary report on Pearson airport plane crash

TORONTO - A preliminary report into a plane crash at Toronto's Pearson airport last month says the aircraft's alert system indicated a high rate of descent less than three seconds before touchdown. Th...

Mar 20, 2025

PM Mark Carney expected to call federal election on Sunday

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to call a federal election on Sunday for a vote as early as April 28. Sources would not confirm the specific date of the vote, but federal campaigns mus...

Sheldon Spackman Mar 20, 2025

Poilievre wants 'shovel ready zones' with pre-approved construction permits

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre wants to create what he calls "shovel ready zones" that would have pre-approved permits for major projects resources or energy projects. In a media statem...

Sheldon Spackman Mar 20, 2025

In the news today: Local news continues shrinking, P.M.'s blind trust explained

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Local news coverage in steep decline: report The number of local news outlets has been in significant decline ...

Mar 20, 2025

Quebec to table new bill to strengthen secularism in schools

MONTREAL - The Quebec government will table new legislation today to strengthen secularism in the province's schools. Education Minister Bernard Drainville says that religious accommodations have no p...

Mar 20, 2025

B.C. Greens want answers about New Democrats' emergency powers legislation

British Columbia's Green Party says the NDP government needs to "explain why" its proposal for broad-reaching emergency cabinet powers is needed before its two members support the legislation. Interim...

Mar 20, 2025

Confused about Mark Carney's blind trust? Here's how they work

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's critics have been asking pointed questions lately about the assets in the former central banker's blind trust - a tool meant to allow politicians to avoid conflic...

Mar 19, 2025

Trump annexation talk prompted defence talks with Europe, Joly says

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says Canada is in the "advanced" stages of negotiations with Europe on joining its new defence partnership - prompted in large part by growing concern abo...

Mar 19, 2025

Prime Minister Mark Carney's government terminates consumer carbon price

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's first move after taking office on Friday was to eliminate the consumer carbon price, undoing Justin Trudeau's signature climate policy. Carney addressed members o...

Sheldon Spackman Mar 19, 2025