Canada

Trudeau says he's 'proud of Canadians' in video posted on his last day in office

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a farewell message to Canadians today as he marks his last full day in office. In a video posted to X, Trudeau says he's proud to have served a country fu...

Mar 13, 2025

BC Hydro bans Tesla from charger rebate program as part of tariff fight

VANCOUVER - BC Hydro says Tesla products have been removed from its electric vehicle rebate program as part of the province's fight back against U.S. tariff threats. It says on its website that the mo...

Mar 13, 2025

Mark Carney set to name cabinet ministers at Friday morning ceremony

OTTAWA - Mark Carney will reveal the makeup of his cabinet on Friday morning, a collection of Liberal ministers who will see Canada through the next election. The swearing-in ceremony for Carney's gov...

Mar 13, 2025

Tools, electronics, sports equipment from the U.S. hit with Canadian counter-tariffs

OTTAWA - Many consumer goods could be up to 25 per cent more expensive in Canada due to retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. - including the kitchen sink. Matching 25 per cent tariffs on $29.8 billion...

Mar 13, 2025

U.S. tariffs push Ottawa to invest more in Canadian steel, aluminum projects

OTTAWA - Industry Minister Francois Philippe Champagne says he's telling his department to prioritize investments in projects that primarily use Canadian steel and aluminum - part of Ottawa's reply to...

Mar 13, 2025

Media outlets start receiving Google payments from Online News Act: journalism group

Money has started to flow to Canadian news outlets from the $100 million Google agreed to pay them in exchange for an exemption from the Online News Act, the organization administering the fund said. ...

Mar 13, 2025

'Get ready for a wild ride': Weather Network issues Canada's spring forecast

Canada's recent flirtation with balmy temperatures will give way to spring's characteristically volatile weather, the Weather Network's chief meteorologist said, with a new seasonal forecast suggestin...

Mar 13, 2025

In the news today: Tariff talks in Washington and G7 foreign ministers in Quebec

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Ministers, premier to meet with Lutnick in D.C. Canadian officials are set to meet with the U.S. commerce secr...

Mar 13, 2025

Canadian ministers, Ontario premier to meet with Lutnick as tariff fight continues

WASHINGTON - Canadian officials are set to meet with the U.S. commerce secretary in Washington today - days after a dust-up with U.S. President Donald Trump that ended with Ontario pausing its surchar...

Mar 13, 2025

Mountain biking groups 'stretched thin' with trail work as popularity grows

VANCOUVER - The outdoors were a refuge for many during the pandemic as people hit their local trail networks to mountain bike, hike, run and walk, but advocates in British Columbia say the value of tr...

Mar 13, 2025