Canada

B.C. to require Canadian-made biofuels to meet standards for gas, diesel

British Columbia's energy minister says the province will soon require Canadian-made products to fulfil renewable fuel standards for gasoline and diesel. Adrian Dix says B.C.'s requirement of five-per...

Feb 27, 2025

Montreal-area mayors outraged as Quebec tables bill to expand hazardous landfill

MONTREAL - Montreal-area mayors are denouncing the Quebec government's decision to force the City of Blainville to cede a piece of land for the expansion of a hazardous waste disposal site. Blainville...

Feb 27, 2025

Trudeau calls idea of banning Trump from Canada 'irresponsible'

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is rejecting NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh's call for the federal government to bar U.S. President Donald Trump from coming to Canada for the G7 summit this June. At ...

Feb 27, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Quebec minister Éric Caire resigns over auto board scandal

QUBEC - A long-serving minister in Quebec's Coalition Avenir Qubec government has resigned amid a scandal over the auto insurance board's online platform. Quebec Premier Franois Legault says Cybersecu...

Feb 27, 2025

Quebec man sentenced for 3D-printed guns, online hate speech against Jews

MONTREAL - A Quebec man has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to charges including hate speech against Jews and the 3D printing of firearms. Pascal Tribout, 38, was sentence...

Feb 27, 2025

Ukrainians express fear and worry as Urkraine-Russia war enters fourth year

KYIV - The memorials fade but the memories remain and the emotions burn hot as Ukraine enters its fourth year of war. In Kyiv's St. Michael's Square, the Memory Wall of the Fallen Defenders of Ukraine...

Feb 27, 2025

Groups call on Ottawa to activate foreign influence registry as election approaches

OTTAWA - Members of diaspora communities are urging Ottawa to get its planned foreign influence transparency registry up and running before the coming general election. Countries engaging in foreign i...

Feb 27, 2025

Federal government moves closer to taking over Russian cargo plane for Ukraine

OTTAWA - The federal government is moving closer to gaining full control over a massive Russian cargo plane parked in Toronto and hopes to use the proceeds to support Ukraine. In June 2023, the federa...

Feb 27, 2025

'It's a heavy day': Families react after potential remains found in Manitoba landfill

WINNIPEG - A relative of a victim of a Winnipeg serial killer says she's still in shock after potential human remains were discovered at a landfill north of the city. Police believe the remains of Mor...

Feb 27, 2025

MP Angus calls for Amazon boycott after company closes seven Quebec warehouses

OTTAWA - New Democrat MP Charlie Angus is calling for a countrywide consumer boycott of Amazon to protest the online retail giant's closure of seven of its warehouses in Quebec. The closures have elim...

Feb 27, 2025