Canada

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

Axworthy calls on Poland, Baltic states to abide by treaty banning landmines

OTTAWA - Former foreign affairs minister Lloyd Axworthy says Canada should work to convince eastern European countries alarmed by Russian aggression to abide by a treaty banning the use of anti-person...

Mar 18, 2025

List of nominations announced by the National Newspaper Awards

TORONTO - Finalists for the National Newspaper Awards include four nominations for the national news agency The Canadian Press/La Presse Canadienne. Here's look at the categories and contenders: ARTS ...

Mar 18, 2025

Carney hopes recovering remains from Winnipeg landfill bring families closure

IQALUIT - Prime Minister Mark Carney says he hopes recovering the remains of two First Nations women murdered by a serial killer from a Manitoba landfill brings closure to their families. RCMP have co...

Mar 18, 2025

Ford says energy surcharge remains on table but he won't 'antagonize' U.S. in talks

TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he is keeping the possibility of reintroducing a surcharge on electricity exported to the United States in his back pocket, but for now he doesn't want to "ant...

Mar 18, 2025

Two years after fatal fire, Montreal tightens rules on short-term rentals like Airbnb

MONTREAL - Montreal has passed tighter restrictions for short-term rentals on platforms like Airbnb in a bid to ease the city's housing crisis. City council adopted a new bylaw today to allow people t...

Mar 18, 2025

Carney announces plans to boost Canada's military footprint in the Arctic

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Ottawa will expand the Canadian Armed Forces' presence in the Arctic and turn to Australia's over-the-horizon radar tech to monitor threats from adversaries such as Chi...

Sheldon Spackman Mar 18, 2025

Four to be charged after organized crime-related police operation in Kanesatake

OKA, Que. - Quebec provincial police say four people are expected to appear in court this afternoon following a police operation linked to organized crime in a Mohawk settlement outside Montreal. Sgt....

Mar 18, 2025

The Canadian Press/La Presse Canadienne nab four nominations for National Newspaper Awards

TORONTO - The Canadian Press/La Presse Canadienne is nominated for four National Newspaper Awards, including one for a photo of people giving former prime minister Justin Trudeau the finger while posi...

Mar 18, 2025