Category Archives: Canada
In the news today: An early election, the Liberal leadership race and Trump's tariffs
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Early election looms over Liberal race The next Liberal leader will need to turn their attention quickly to en...
Jan 15, 2025
Liberals trail Tories in nominations ahead of expected early election
OTTAWA - The next Liberal leader will need to turn their attention quickly to ensuring the party is ready for an early election once the short leadership race ends in March. Multiple Liberal cabinet m...
Jan 15, 2025
Trudeau and the premiers meet to discuss a response to Trump's threatened tariffs
OTTAWA - Canada's premiers are set to meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and members of his cabinet today to talk about U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's vow to impose steep tariffs. Trump has ...
Jan 15, 2025
Lion Electric's customers worried about what comes next amid company's struggles
MONTREAL - Andrew Brooks ordered three school buses from Lion Electric Co. on Nov. 20, just before American Thanksgiving. As superintendent of a school district in Illinois, Brooks had been working wi...
Jan 15, 2025
As fruit buds swell, B.C. farmers hit by 2024 deep freeze hope for better harvest
Peter Simonsen says buds on the peach trees at his farm in Naramata, B.C., are already starting to swell early. But that makes him nervous. "They seem healthy and good, but I'm a little worried, becau...
Jan 15, 2025
Canada carbon rebate goes out today as future of carbon tax remains unclear
OTTAWA - The first carbon rebate of 2025 is being paid out today to households in provinces that use the federal carbon pricing system - even as the future of the rebate program itself remains uncerta...
Jan 15, 2025
Operation underway to capture B.C. wolves for relocation in Colorado
DENVER - A wildlife team from the United States has begun an operation to capture grey wolves in British Columbia for release in Colorado. The operation by Colorado Parks and Wildlife comes after an a...
Jan 15, 2025
Class-action lawsuit accuses Loblaws, Walmart and Sobeys of underweight meat sales
VANCOUVER - A proposed class-action lawsuit launched in British Columbia alleges Loblaws, Walmart Canada and Sobeys "misrepresented" the weight of meat products by including the weight of packaging in...
Jan 14, 2025
Jaime Battiste first Indigenous candidate to join Liberal leadership race
OTTAWA - Jaime Battiste says that if he can't be the most powerful and wealthy candidate in the race for the Liberal party leadership, he hopes to be the most interesting. The MP for Sydney-Victoria i...
Jan 14, 2025
L.A. firefighting deployment demonstrates Canadian sovereignty, close ties: Sajjan
Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan says Canadian crews are being put to use in the battle against the Los Angeles wildfires, in a deployment that is a demonstration of Canadian sovereignty....
Jan 14, 2025