Canada

Booing of The Star-Spangled Banner reignites debate on national anthems in sports

It's been a decades-long tradition in North America, but a Canadian professor of sport management says it might be time to re-examine the legitimacy of national anthems being played before games. Last...

Feb 07, 2025

Canada invests $72 million in satellite constellation to monitor active wildfires

LONGUEUIL, Que. - Canada is investing $72 million on a novel satellite constellation that will monitor active forest fires across the country. Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault made the a...

Feb 07, 2025

As Ottawa explores new uses for AI in the public service, experts call for caution

OTTAWA - As the federal government explores new ways to use artificial intelligence, it's also being warned to keep the technology away from criminal justice, policy-making and hiring. Then-president ...

Feb 07, 2025

Three men in Quebec accused of smuggling people from the U.S. into Canada

MONTREAL - The RCMP say three men in Quebec have been charged for helping to smuggle people into Canada from the United States. During two separate events last year, the three men were intercepted in ...

Feb 07, 2025

Ford urges Ottawa to move faster to satisfy U.S. border security demands

OTTAWA - Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford is criticizing the federal government over the time it's taking to appoint what he calls a border czar. Ford says the Trump administration ha...

Feb 07, 2025

Canada added 76,000 jobs in January as unemployment fell to 6.6 per cent

Canada's labour market added 76,000 jobs in January, beating economist expectations.Statistics Canada's labour force survey on Friday also said the unemployment rate ticked down 0.1 percentage points ...

Sheldon Spackman Feb 07, 2025

Quebec zoo announces death of Shaboola, first white rhino born in Canada

MONTREAL - A Quebec zoo says it's mourning the death of Shaboola, a 45-year-old white rhino who was the first of her species born in Canada. The Granby zoo announced this week the rhino had been eutha...

Feb 07, 2025

AI chatbot from Chinese firm DeepSeek restricted from some government phones

The federal government has restricted Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek's chatbot from some of its mobile devices and is recommending other agencies and departments follow suit. A memo ...

Feb 07, 2025

Denis Coderre's leadership bid rejected by Quebec Liberal Party

QUBEC - The Quebec Liberal Party says it won't accept the candidacy of former Montreal mayor Denis Coderre for its vacant leader job. The party says in a statement today that its electoral committee h...

Feb 07, 2025

In the news today: StatCan to release January jobs report

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Statistics Canada set to release January jobs report today Statistics Canada is set to release its January job...

Feb 07, 2025