Canada

New Brunswick MP Jake Stewart says he's not running in the next election

OTTAWA - Conservative MP Jake Stewart says he won't run in the next election. In a post on social media, Stewart says the last 18 years in politics have taken a toll on his family and his health. The ...

Mar 06, 2025

Ottawa, plaintiffs agree to settle lawsuit over 'Indian hospitals'

OTTAWA - The federal government announced Thursday it has reached a settlement with plaintiffs who filed a class action lawsuit over their experiences at so-called "Indian hospitals." The federal gove...

Mar 06, 2025

Quebec to table budget March 25 with focus on infrastructure, tariffs

MONTREAL - Quebec's finance minister will table the province's next budget on March 25, with a focus on shoring up businesses and workers amid the economic disruption of U.S. tariffs. Eric Girard says...

Mar 06, 2025

Trudeau says call with Trump was 'colourful' and he wants tariffs lifted entirely

OTTAWA - One day after he had what he describes as a "colourful call" with U.S. President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau continues to insist the Trump administration's tariffs on Canada m...

Mar 06, 2025

Ottawa announces locations for first three Arctic military hubs

OTTAWA - The federal government says Iqaluit, Inuvik and Yellowknife will be the sites for three planned northern operational support hubs. Defence Minister Bill Blair is in Nunavut's capital this mor...

Mar 06, 2025

Here's the latest as the U.S. imposes tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico

OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico - a 25 per cent across-the-board levy, with a lower 10 per cent charge on Canadian energy - triggering a cont...

Mar 06, 2025

In the news today: Trade agreement worthless with Trump tariffs

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Architects say Trump's tariffs 'blows a complete hole' in continental trade agreement The architects of the Ca...

Mar 06, 2025

Shots over the bow: Why provinces are using liquor leverage in trade war with U.S.

VANCOUVER - The dozens of Kentucky bourbons listed on the BC Liquor Stores website range from a two-ounce bottle of Maker's Mark, priced at $5.29, to a $2,400 bottle of Woodford Reserve, aged in cogna...

Mar 06, 2025

Architects say Trump's tariffs 'blows a complete hole' in continental trade agreement

WASHINGTON - The Canadian and Mexican architects of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement say Donald Trump's trade war has crossed a line that essentially wipes out the continental trade pact, as experts s...

Mar 06, 2025

Joly told Liberals she briefed Carney on Trump tariffs

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly's office confirms she has briefed Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney on President Donald Trump's tariffs days ahead of Sunday's leadership vote this...

Mar 05, 2025