Category Archives: Canada
PM Carney returns to Edmonton, meets with Premier Smith, skates with Oilers
EDMONTON - With reports swirling of a weekend election call, Prime Minister Mark Carney came to Edmonton on Thursday to meet with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, announce more money to rebuild fire-ra...
Mar 20, 2025
Bank of Canada signals shift in how it sets rates amid tariff uncertainty
OTTAWA - The head of the Bank of Canada is signalling a shift in how the central bank sets its key interest rate as trade uncertainty with the United States makes long-term forecasting much more diffi...
Mar 20, 2025
Federal union concerned about planned cuts to Translation Bureau
OTTAWA - A major federal union says it's worried about a plan to eliminate more than 300 positions at Canada's Translation Bureau. In a news release, the Canadian Association of Professional Employees...
Mar 20, 2025
Oilers fan Carney practices with team before game against visiting Jets
EDMONTON - Prime Minister Mark Carney joined the Edmonton Oilers on the ice Thursday as the NHL team prepared for a game against the Western Conference-leading Winnipeg Jets. Carney took the ice weari...
Mar 20, 2025
Canada's deal to export hydrogen to Germany awaits more federal funding decisions
OTTAWA - A deal to send Canadian green hydrogen exports to Germany is awaiting Ottawa's final decision on funding and a verdict from European regulators on whether the project has adequate competition...
Mar 20, 2025
Mark Carney will maintain oil and gas production cap, environment minister says
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Terry Duguid says a Mark Carney government will maintain a cap on oil and gas production. In an interview with The Canadian Press, Duguid says Canada wants the energy but...
Mar 20, 2025
CP NewsAlert: Ontario sees another sharp increase in measles cases
Ontario has seen another sharp increase in measles cases over the last week as the highly infectious disease spreads among mostly unvaccinated people. Public Health Ontario is reporting 470 measles ca...
Mar 20, 2025
Transportation Safety Board issues preliminary report on Pearson airport plane crash
TORONTO - A preliminary report into a plane crash at Toronto's Pearson airport last month says the aircraft's alert system indicated a high rate of descent less than three seconds before touchdown. Th...
Mar 20, 2025
PM Mark Carney expected to call federal election on Sunday
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to call a federal election on Sunday for a vote as early as April 28. Sources would not confirm the specific date of the vote, but federal campaigns mus...
Mar 20, 2025
Poilievre wants 'shovel ready zones' with pre-approved construction permits
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre wants to create what he calls "shovel ready zones" that would have pre-approved permits for major projects resources or energy projects. In a media statem...
Mar 20, 2025