Canada

Quebec 13-year-old in critical condition after being buried in snow

CHTEAUGUAY, Que. - A 13-year-old girl remains in critical condition in a Quebec hospital this morning after being buried in snow on Tuesday. Police in Chteauguay, Que., a suburb on Montreal's South Sh...

Feb 19, 2025

Implementing universal basic income could cut poverty rates up to 40%: PBO

OTTAWA - The government's fiscal watchdog says a guaranteed basic income program at the federal level could cut poverty rates in Canada by up to 40 per cent. In a new report, the parliamentary budget ...

Feb 19, 2025

Federal government moving ahead with high-speed rail: Trudeau

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is moving ahead with a high-speed rail network between Quebec City and Toronto. The Liberal government says the planned rail network ...

Feb 19, 2025

In the news today: Convoy organizer sentencing, CAF class action lawsuit falls short

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... 'Freedom Convoy' organizer faces sentencing Pat King, one of the organizers of the 2022 convoy protest in Otta...

Feb 19, 2025

Crown seeking 10-year sentence for 'Freedom Convoy' organizer Pat King

OTTAWA - Pat King, one of the organizers of the 2022 convoy protest in Ottawa, is set to be sentenced in an Ottawa courtroom today. Superior Court Justice Charles Hackland found King guilty on five co...

Feb 19, 2025

CAF discrimination settlement was 'a slap in the face,' says former soldier

OTTAWA - A former member of the Canadian Armed Forces who has been involved in a discrimination class action for eight years says the settlement isn't enough to compensate for the trauma he and others...

Feb 19, 2025

Investigation into plane crash at Pearson airport continues as black box recovered

TORONTO - Delays at Toronto's Pearson airport may continue today as investigators work to determine what caused Monday's fiery crash landing of a Delta Air Lines plane with 80 people on board. Investi...

Feb 19, 2025

Ontario election 2025: Some leaders making stops in Ottawa, Guelph

Two of Ontario's main political party leaders will be making campaign stops in Ottawa and Guelph regions today. Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie is set to make a morning announcement in Clarence-Rockland...

Feb 19, 2025

Backcountry skier killed in avalanche near Golden, B.C.

A backcountry skier in B.C. has been killed in an avalanche near the community of Golden. The RCMP says two men were reported unaccounted for at 10 p.m. Monday night, and had not been heard from since...

Feb 18, 2025

Leak of containment pond at site of Yukon mine disaster impacting creek: officials

Officials in Yukon say they believe about 19 million litres of cyanide-contaminated water leaked from a containment pond at the site of a mining disaster last year before the problem was spotted and t...

Feb 18, 2025