Category Archives: Canada
Immigration leads to record population growth in several Quebec regions
MONTREAL - A new report from Quebec's statistics institute says many of the province's regions grew at a record or near-record pace between 2023 and 2024, due in large part to immigration. Montreal le...
Jan 16, 2025
Trudeau names ex-premiers, business and union reps to Canada-U.S. relations council
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has formed a new Canada-U.S. relations council to support the federal government as it deals with the incoming Trump administration's vow to impose tariffs. The ...
Jan 16, 2025
Intolerance toward LGBTQ+ people on the rise in Quebec schools, new study says
MONTREAL - A new study shows a sharp rise in anti-LGBTQ+ attitudes among Quebec high school students. GRIS-Montral, an LGBTQ+ advocacy group, released its findings today based on data collected from 3...
Jan 16, 2025
Resources minister says many Republicans don't know Trump's plans for tariffs
WASHINGTON - After several days of meetings with U.S. legislators in Washington, D.C., Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson still isn't sure whether most Republicans know what pres...
Jan 16, 2025
Unmarked graves: Supreme Court won't hear Mohawk Mothers appeal over McGill expansion
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has refused to hear an appeal from Indigenous elders who were seeking greater oversight over a university construction site in Montreal where they suspect unmarked...
Jan 16, 2025
'Freedom Convoy' figure Pat King set for sentencing in Ottawa courthouse
OTTAWA - The sentencing hearing for Freedom Convoy organizer Pat King is scheduled to begin today. In November, a Superior Court judge in Ottawa found King guilty on five counts, including mischief an...
Jan 16, 2025
In the news today: Carney announces bid, bird flu keeping backyard chickens cooped up
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney to launch leadership campaign today Mark Carney is set to unveil his Liberal leadership campaign this a...
Jan 16, 2025
Mark Carney launching his Liberal leadership bid from Alberta
OTTAWA - Mark Carney is set to unveil his Liberal leadership campaign this afternoon in Edmonton, ending nearly a decade of speculation about his political ambitions. Former finance minister Chrystia ...
Jan 16, 2025
Vancouver backyard chickens practise social distancing from wild birds amid H5N1 risk
VANCOUVER - Lumpy Eye the chicken has made plenty of friends in her East Vancouver neighbourhood over the years, said owner Duncan Martin, with passersby regularly greeting her in the yard outside the...
Jan 16, 2025
Israel-Hamas ceasefire welcomed but protests in Canada will not stop, groups say
Pro-Palestinian groups in Canada say a newly negotiated ceasefire deal to pause the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip will not end their regular demonstrations in cities like Toronto, while a nationa...
Jan 15, 2025