Canada

Energy sector CEOs call on Ottawa to use emergency powers to speed key projects

OTTAWA - A group of energy sector chief executives is calling on the leaders of the four federal political parties to declare a Canadian energy crisis and use emergency powers to help speed the develo...

Mar 19, 2025

In the news today: Pros and cons of dropping consumer carbon tax, new Ontario cabinet

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... End of carbon levy will ease pain at pumps: report Canadians can expect to feel the absence of the consumer ca...

Mar 19, 2025

Consumers could find 'meaningful savings' as carbon price ends: Desjardins

OTTAWA - Canadians can expect to feel the absence of the consumer carbon price at the pumps immediately but it may take longer to notice a difference in the price of other goods, a new report released...

Sheldon Spackman Mar 19, 2025

End of consumer carbon tax leaves $1.5-billion hole in B.C. budget

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's budget shows that the impending end of the province's consumer carbon tax will leave a roughly $1.5-billion hole in its revenue streams, with one expert saying that "the...

Mar 19, 2025

Prime Minister Mark Carney set to host meeting with Canada's premiers Friday

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is hosting a meeting with Canada's premiers on Friday. The prime minister's office and the office of Ontario Premier Doug Ford confirmed details of the meeting. It ...

Mar 18, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Vancouver International Auto Show removes Tesla from event over safety

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver International Auto Show says it has removed Tesla from participating in this week's event over safety concerns. Executive Director Eric Nicholl says the show asked the electr...

Mar 18, 2025

Conservatives say there will be no media seats on Poilievre's election campaign

OTTAWA - The Conservative party is breaking from tradition and will not be allowing media onboard planes and buses for Pierre Poilievre's election campaign. In an email Tuesday, national campaign dire...

Mar 18, 2025

B.C. geoduck exports facing possible devastation as Chinese tariffs loom

VANCOUVER - British Columbia seafood producers are bracing for impact as China is slated to impose 25-per-cent tariffs on geoduck clams, a move that could devastate the multimillion-dollar export indu...

Mar 18, 2025

Mountain biking groups 'stretched thin' with trail work as popularity grows

VANCOUVER - The outdoors were a refuge for many during the pandemic as people hit their local trail networks to mountain bike, hike, run and walk, but advocates in British Columbia say the value of tr...

Mar 18, 2025

Liberals lagging well behind other parties on nominating candidates as election looms

OTTAWA - With a federal election call expected any day now, the Liberal party is trailing well behind its rivals on nominating candidates. The Conservatives have nominated 275 candidates out of 343 ri...

Mar 18, 2025