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CP NewsAlert: Carney to be sworn in as Canada's 24th prime minister Friday

OTTAWA - Mark Carney will be sworn in as Canada's 24th prime minister at a ceremony at Rideau Hall Friday after the formal resignation of Justin Trudeau. A senior Liberal source says a new cabinet wil...

Josh Hall Mar 12, 2025

'Several critical safety failures' behind B.C. workers death, WorkSafeBC says

RICHMOND, B.C. - WorkSafeBC says a worker killed in Vancouver last year when a mould used for concrete fell 26 storeys should never have been able to stand where she was. The report released by the pr...

Mar 12, 2025

U.S. gender backlash hitting UN agencies, Canadian ambassador Bob Rae says

UNITED NATIONS - Canada is mobilizing to advance gender equity and feminism in global forums as the Trump administration attempts to roll back diversity programming at the United Nations. "We're in a ...

Mar 12, 2025

B.C. RCMP conduct hearing delayed over disclosure issues, possible publication ban

An RCMP code of conduct hearing that could see three Mounties from Coquitlam, B.C., lose their jobs has been delayed until Thursday over disclosure issues and a possible publication ban. The hearing i...

Mar 12, 2025

Canada-linked team finds Saturn has 128 more moons, leaving Jupiter in cosmic dust

VANCOUVER - Canadian and other researchers have confirmed Saturn as the solar system's undisputed "moon king," after discovering 128 more moons circling the ringed planet. The discovery by a team, inc...

Mar 12, 2025

Industry group says Trump tariffs could destroy U.S. demand for aluminum

MONTREAL - A representative of Canada's aluminum industry says the Trump administration's 25 per cent tariffs could destroy demand for the metal in the American market. Jean Simard, president and CEO ...

Mar 12, 2025

Canada calls for unity, pushes back on U.S. tariffs as G7 ministers gather in Quebec

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly is welcoming her counterparts from some of the world's most powerful countries to Quebec this week, as Ottawa works to maintain unity between Washington a...

Mar 12, 2025

Quebec Court of Appeal to hear Gilbert Rozon over defence in sex assault civil trial

MONTREAL - Quebec's highest court says it will hear Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon's appeal over a decision that limited the questions his defence could ask during his civil trial for sexual as...

Mar 12, 2025

Bank of Canada cuts its key interest rate to 2.75% as tariffs roil economy

The Bank of Canada cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point as it warns trade uncertainty is already hurting the Canadian economy.The move marks the central bank's seventh consecutive intere...

Sheldon Spackman Mar 12, 2025

Carney and Ford meet and discuss trade ahead of premier's visit to Washington

TORONTO - Prime-minister designate Mark Carney met with Ontario Premier Doug Ford this morning, ahead of the provincial leader's trip to Washington, D.C., to discuss tariffs and free trade with a top ...

Mar 12, 2025