Canada

In the news today: Two campaigns shift to Saskatchewan, Trump's trade war continues

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Two party leaders heading to Saskatchewan today The Liberal and NDP leaders will take their campaigns to Saska...

Apr 9, 2025

Canada adds more retaliatory tariffs as Trump's trade war hits the world

WASHINGTON - Canada amped up its retaliatory measures against Donald Trump's tariffs today as the United States president brought his trade war to the world. A 10 per cent baseline tariff on imports t...

Apr 9, 2025

Two federal party leaders in Saskatchewan today as campaign nears halfway point

OTTAWA - The Liberal and NDP leaders will take their campaigns to Saskatchewan today as the federal election race nears the halfway mark. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is set to make an announcement and sp...

Sheldon Spackman Apr 9, 2025

Leaders take their campaigns to Western Canada as federal election nears midpoint

The leaders of the top three federal parties were campaigning Tuesday in Western Canada, where Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre promised to crack down on offshore tax loopholes by appointing a tax...

Apr 8, 2025

B.C. Human Rights Commissioner says guardianship law 'opaque,' lacks oversight

British Columbia's human rights commissioner says the province is the only place that she's aware of in Canada that allows people to be detained by the state without explicit legal authority, timeline...

Apr 8, 2025

'Sign of hope' for endangered killer whales as centre confirms newborn calf

The Centre for Whale Research says one of its field biologists has spotted a new calf in a pod of endangered killer whales off British Columbia's southern coast. The Washington-based centre says in a ...

Apr 8, 2025

Rise in asylum seekers to Canada as migrants' protected status set to expire in U.S.

MONTREAL - Canadian border officials say there has been a steady rise in the number of people seeking asylum at a border crossing south of Montreal. The rise in would-be refugees at the St-Bernard-de-...

Apr 8, 2025

Aviation consortium celebrates first piloted hydrogen-powered flight

VANCOUVER - A Vancouver-based aviation consortium says it is celebrating the first ever piloted hydrogen-powered helicopter flight, calling it a "milestone in sustainable aviation." Canadian Advanced ...

Apr 8, 2025

U.S. trade representative faces pushback from lawmakers over Trump's global tariffs

WASHINGTON - With a fresh round of U.S. tariffs set to hit the world Wednesday, the United States trade representative faced pushback today from lawmakers worried about the fallout from President Dona...

Apr 8, 2025

In the news today: Carney, Poilievre kick off week in B.C.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney, Poilievre kick off week in B.C. The Liberal and Conservative leaders both started the third week of th...

Apr 8, 2025