Category Archives: Canada
WestJet, flight attendants sign wind-down plan ahead of possible strike
WestJet and the union representing some 4,400 flight attendants have agreed to an "operational wind-down" plan should a strike go ahead as soon as this Sunday. With the clock ticking down, the two sid...
Jul 29, 2026
About 10,000 federal public servants apply for early retirement
OTTAWA - About 10,000 federal public servants have applied for the government's early retirement program, launched as part of a plan to cut the number of bureaucrats. In December, the government began...
Jul 29, 2026
No word on return for Clinton, B.C., residents as fire burns watershed, power lines
The chair of the board in British Columbia's fire-stricken Thompson-Nicola Regional District says that for a lot of people, the wildfires burning in the area will be "one of the most traumatizing even...
Jul 29, 2026
Investigators challenge father’s story around the death of nine-year-old daughter
ELIZABETHTOWN - Testimony from two New York State Police investigators Wednesday highlighted how law enforcement agents challenged the story of a man now accused of second-degree murder in the killing...
Jul 29, 2026
U.S. customs operations gradually resume at Montreal airport after odour disruption
MONTREAL - U.S. customs operations at Montreal-Trudeau International Airport gradually resumed on Wednesday after they were temporarily suspended earlier in the day, leading to the cancellation of abo...
Jul 29, 2026
Premier Doug Ford's eastern Ontario caucus questioning high-speed rail project
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford's caucus is openly questioning the viability of Prime Minister Mark Carney's proposed high-speed rail line as senior provincial government sources say Ford is recon...
Jul 29, 2026
Ottawa to 'eliminate' streamers' CanCon payments, provide government funding instead
OTTAWA - Ottawa will "eliminate" the financial contribution requirement for streamers set by the CRTC and replace it with government funding, says a court document - though the culture minister's offi...
Jul 29, 2026
Feds hope $1.9B for new Via Rail fleet, assembly plant leads to better service
OTTAWA - Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon said Wednesday he hopes Ottawa's $1.9 billion investment in replacing Via Rail's locomotive fleet and building a train assembly plant will lead to better r...
Jul 29, 2026
In the news today: Gordie Howe bridge deal debate, WestJet strike, Lost ring returned
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... House committee meeting today to debate Gordie Howe bridge deal A House of Commons committee is holding a spe...
Jul 29, 2026
Liberals block hearings on Gordie Howe bridge deal as government MP admits confusion
OTTAWA - Liberal MPs have blocked parliamentary hearings aimed at clarifying what the Carney government promised U.S. President Donald Trump to get the Gordie Howe International Bridge opened. The mov...
Jul 29, 2026