Canada

In the news today: Carney and premiers to meet, Liberal MP being dropped by party

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney to host meeting with premiers today Prime Minister Mark Carney is hosting Canada's premiers today in Ot...

Mar 21, 2025

Prime Minister Mark Carney hosting a meeting with Canada's premiers today

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is hosting Canada's premiers today in Ottawa as the provinces grapple with the effects of Chinese and U.S. tariffs. The meeting is taking place just days before Car...

Sheldon Spackman Mar 21, 2025

Nearly half of landslides during B.C. disaster linked to logging, wildfire: study

VANCOUVER - A study has found nearly half of the landslides, debris flows and washouts that occurred during British Columbia's atmospheric river disaster in November 2021 originated in areas that had ...

Mar 21, 2025

Liberals revoke Arya's nomination, after removing him from leadership race

OTTAWA - Liberal MP Chandra Arya says his nomination to run for the party again in his Ottawa riding has been revoked. The 62-year-old has represented the city's Nepean seat since 2015. The decision t...

Mar 20, 2025

Yukon pharmacare deal to cover contraceptives, diabetes meds at little or no cost

WHITEHORSE - The Yukon and federal governments have announced a $9.5-million pharmacare agreement over four years, giving universal access to contraceptive and diabetes medications for the territory's...

Mar 20, 2025

Man convicted of manslaughter in 2023 stabbing of teen on Surrey, B.C., bus

Homicide investigators say a man has been found guilty of manslaughter in the 2023 stabbing death of a 17-year-old boy on a bus in Surrey, B.C. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says in a sta...

Mar 20, 2025

Fire chief says blaze in Burnaby, B.C., highrise injures 15, three seriously

BURNABY, B.C. - A fire in a highrise in the Metro Vancouver suburb of Burnaby has sent 15 to hospital, three of them with serious injuries. Fire Chief Ian Hetherington says about four dozen firefighte...

Mar 20, 2025

Canada pledges nearly $100M for Palestinians in Gaza, West Bank

OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are announcing nearly $100 million in humanitarian relief and governance support for Palestinians, days before a widely expected election. Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie...

Mar 20, 2025

World Happiness Report lists Canada as happiest G7 country

Canada may be the happiest member of the G7, according to the recently released World Happiness report, but it's taken quite a tumble over the past couple of decades. The report, edited by a professor...

Mar 20, 2025

Liberals vow to cut GST for first-time homebuyers purchasing homes for $1M or less

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government will scrap the GST for first-time homebuyers who purchase a home with a sale price at or below $1 million. Carney promised the measure during hi...

Mar 20, 2025