Canada

CP NewsAlert: One person dead after collapse at construction site north of Montreal

BLAINVILLE - Police say one person is dead after a structure at a construction site collapsed north of Montreal. The construction site is located in Blainville, Que. More coming. The Canadian Press

May 20, 2025

Kansas businesses hit by Trump's trade war are wooing Canadian customers

OTTAWA - The head of the Topeka Kansas Chamber of Commerce is in Ottawa this week seeking to strengthen ties as U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs continue to rattle cross-border business relations...

May 20, 2025

CRTC hears debate on including a 'cultural element' in new definition of CanCon

OTTAWA - The CRTC is considering whether it should include a "cultural element" in its new definition of Canadian content. A consumers' group says having a test that attempts to define who or what is ...

May 20, 2025

Here's what you need to know about King Charles and Queen Camilla's visit to Ottawa

OTTAWA - People in Ottawa will have several chances to get a glimpse of the King and Queen during next week's royal visit to Canada, their first since King Charles's coronation. King Charles and Queen...

May 20, 2025

Majority of Quebecers think province should end carbon pricing, survey says

MONTREAL - A new Lger poll says more than half of Quebecers want the province to abolish its price on carbon. Quebec has had some of the highest gas prices in the country since Prime Minister Mark Car...

May 20, 2025

Ottawa claims child welfare talks stalled over AFN's 'unreasonable' requests

OTTAWA - The federal government has told the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal that negotiations with the Assembly of First Nations on reforming the child welfare system are stalled and the AFN's request...

May 20, 2025

Netanyahu says Canada, U.K., France offering 'huge prize' to Hamas with Gaza letter

OTTAWA - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that Canada, England and France are giving Hamas "a huge prize" by threatening to take action against Israel over the humanitarian crisis in Gaz...

May 20, 2025

In the news today: Canada Post workers poised to strike Friday

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Canada Post workers poised to strike Friday Canada Post received a strike notice Monday from the union represe...

May 20, 2025

Former hockey player under cross-examination at ex-teammates' sex assault trial

A former member of Canada's world junior hockey team is set to continue testifying today at the sexual assault trial of five of his ex-teammates. Tyler Steenbergen began testifying by video conference...

May 20, 2025

BC Hydro's challenge: Powering province through surging demand, drought and trade war

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's power utility is facing transformational challenges of drought, rising costs and a trade war with the United States as it works to meet electricity demand that's surging...

May 20, 2025