Canada

Erskine-Smith says he feels 'disrespected' after being dropped from cabinet

OTTAWA - Former housing minister Nate Erskine-Smith says it's "impossible not to feel disrespected" after being dropped from cabinet. In a series of social media posts Tuesday, the member of Parliamen...

May 13, 2025

Mark Carney's cabinet has taken shape. Here are some of the highlights

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has unveiled his 28-member cabinet and it's a mix of familiar and new faces from across Canada. Carney's cabinet is smaller than that of his predecessor - former pr...

May 13, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Court dismisses application to stop B.C. ostrich cull over avian flu

VANCOUVER - A Federal Court judge has tossed out a challenge that would have stopped the killing of about 400 ostriches on a British Columbia farm that suffered an outbreak of avian flu. More coming. ...

May 13, 2025

Second dead grey whale washes ashore in B.C. in less than a week

A second dead grey whale has washed ashore in British Columbia in less than a week. Fisheries and Oceans Canada has confirmed that the latest dead whale was reported on May 11 in Haida Gwaii near the ...

May 13, 2025

Carney touts housing credentials of Vancouver ex-mayor Robertson as he joins cabinet

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says Gregor Robertson brings "the type of experience" needed to help tackle Canada's housing crisis after a decade as the mayor of Vancouver - a period that coincid...

May 13, 2025

Bloc member who lost by 1 vote considers 'all options' after report of ballot problem

MONTREAL - The Bloc Qubcois candidate for the Montreal-area riding of Terrebonne says she's evaluating her options after a judicial recount that saw her lose by a single vote. Nathalie Sinclair-Desgag...

May 13, 2025

Quebecer who stabbed to death mother and a neighbour found not criminally responsible

MONTREAL - A Quebec man who killed his mother and a neighbour in a suburb west of Montreal last year has been found not criminally responsible for the crimes. A Superior Court judge made the decision ...

May 13, 2025

Mandy Gull-Masty becomes first Indigenous person to head Indigenous Services

OTTAWA - For the first time ever, an Indigenous person has been chosen to lead the federal department responsible for providing services to First Nations, Inuit and Mtis communities. Mandy Gull-Masty,...

May 13, 2025

Key portfolios for business community to watch as Carney's cabinet sworn in

Canada's business community will be monitoring files across various portfolios after Tuesday's swearing-in of Prime Minister Mark Carney's new cabinet. Corporate leaders and business associations say ...

Josh Hall May 13, 2025

Six-month lockout ends at Montreal's storied Queen Elizabeth hotel

MONTREAL - Unionized employees at Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel have agreed to a new contract, putting an end to a six-month lockout at the storied Montreal landmark. A news release by the hotel ...

May 13, 2025