Canada

Inmate who escaped from prison in Quebec caught hours later in Toronto

SAINTE-ANNE-DES-PLAINES, Que. - A federal inmate serving time for murder who vanished on Monday from a prison north of Montreal was arrested hours later in Toronto. Correctional Service Canada said 85...

Feb 25, 2025

Provinces have roughly $100B at hand for tariff relief, Desjardins estimates

OTTAWA - Canada's provincial governments have enough fiscal firepower to respond to looming U.S. tariffs without supersizing their debt burdens, a new report says. The analysis released Tuesday from D...

Feb 25, 2025

In the news today: Liberal leadership debate begins with Trump talk

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Liberal hopefuls set to square off in final debate Liberal leadership contenders will take the stage again Tue...

Feb 25, 2025

Younger Canadians drive trust in AI-generated information, poll indicates

OTTAWA - More than a quarter of Canadians - 28 per cent - consider artificial intelligence systems like ChatGPT reliable sources of information, a new survey suggests. Among generation Z Canadians - t...

Feb 25, 2025

Ontario election 2025: Leaders make stops in Ottawa, London, GTA as countdown begins

Ontario's main political party leaders will be making multiple campaign stops today as the countdown to Thursday's vote begins. Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford is set to hold a news conferen...

Feb 25, 2025

Liberal leadership candidates to face off in final debate in Montreal

MONTREAL - Liberal leadership contenders will take the stage again Tuesday night for the English-language debate in Montreal - their last shot to confront each other in person and shake up the race. T...

Feb 25, 2025

Second earthquake in four days strikes off B.C. coast

Another earthquake has struck off the British Columbia coast. A post on X from Emergency Info BC Monday night said a 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck west of Port Alice, a community on northwest Vancou...

Feb 25, 2025

Liberal party confirms Ruby Dhalla's disqualification from leadership race

OTTAWA - The Liberal Party of Canada confirms that leadership candidate Ruby Dhalla has been disqualified from the race. In a statement released shortly before the start of the French-language leaders...

Feb 24, 2025

Convicted killer, 85, missing from minimum security prison north of Montreal

SAINTE-ANNE-DES-PLAINES, Que. - Correctional Service Canada says an 85-year-old convicted killer has escaped from a minimum security prison north of Montreal. Officials say Ricardo Vilches was not pre...

Feb 24, 2025

Google 'actively working' to fix mislabelling of Canadian 'state parks'

Canadians have taken to social media wondering why Google Maps is referring to some provincial parks as "state" parks, an incorrect designation that's ruffling feathers at a time of heightened tension...

Feb 24, 2025