Canada

Quebec government says 'Go Habs Go!' expression is part of province's identity

MONTREAL - The Quebec government has stepped in to defend the phrase "Go Habs Go!" French-language Minister Jean-Franois Roberge says the slogan is part of the DNA and identity of Quebec and has been ...

Apr 25, 2025

Poilievre pushes crime crackdown in Saskatoon, Carney talks tariffs in a steel town

OTTAWA - Leaders are hitting the hustings as election day approaches, with Liberal Leader Mark Carney focusing on U.S. tariff threats in a steel town and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre campaigni...

Apr 25, 2025

Canada's envoy to Vatican: Pope Francis funeral will unite a rare range of humanity

OTTAWA - Canada's ambassador to the Holy See says the Vatican will be the capital of the world Saturday during the funeral of Pope Francis, who earned the respect of vastly different people. Joyce Nap...

Sheldon Spackman Apr 25, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Court declares mistrial in hockey players' sexual assault case

LONDON - An Ontario judge has declared a mistrial in the sexual assault case of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team. The ruling means a new trial will be held for Michael McLeod, ...

Apr 25, 2025

In the news today: Poilievre campaigning in Conservative-safe ridings

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Poilievre campaigning in Conservative-safe ridings Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is campaigning in what...

Apr 25, 2025

Canadians rate U.S. relations as poor as ties with Russia, worse than links to China

OTTAWA - Canadians say their relations with Washington are just as bad as ties with Moscow, according to polling that suggests an openness to improving links with China and especially Mexico. Just 16 ...

Apr 25, 2025

New B.C. corrections unit offers involuntary care for mental health, addictions

SURREY - British Columbia has opened the first of the government's promised secure units to provide involuntary treatment for people with brain injuries and overlapping mental-health and addiction con...

Apr 24, 2025

Federal party leaders work to drive home key messages as election day approaches

Party leaders emphasized familiar themes Thursday as they criss-crossed the country to shore up support in the final stretch of the federal election campaign.Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre began...

Apr 24, 2025

B.C. First Nation at UN calling for government help in battling toxic drug crisis

NEW YORK - Members of the Tsilhqot'in Nation in British Columbia are at the United Nations headquarters in New York City calling for the provincial and Canadian governments to fund recovery beds and o...

Apr 24, 2025

Man given five months in U.S. jail for smuggling people across border from B.C.

SEATTLE - The U.S. District Attorney's office in Seattle says a 27-year-old man has been sentenced to five months in jail for helping smuggle eight Indian nationals across the border between British C...

Apr 24, 2025