Canada

In the news today: Mark Carney’s move to kill carbon price now official

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney's move to kill carbon price now official but debate over it not dead Prime Minister Mark Carney's theat...

Mar 17, 2025

Quebec byelection: electors head to polls in Terrebonne riding northeast of Montreal

MONTREAL - Voters will go to the polls today in a riding northeast of Montreal to replace former economy minister Pierre Fitzgibbon. The former high-profile cabinet minister in Franois Legault's Coali...

Mar 17, 2025

Polytechnique Montréal receives $50 million gift to create disruptive innovation hub

MONTREAL - A Quebec-born businessman and philanthropist who is donating $50 million to a Montreal university to establish an institute dedicated to "disruptive innovation" says it has never been more ...

Mar 17, 2025

Canadians in several cities join 'Tesla Takedown' protests against Musk, Trump

SURREY, B.C. - Canadians in several cities have joined a series of "Tesla Takedown" protests happening across the United States and parts of Europe. Protesters say they have been moved to act by Tesla...

Mar 16, 2025

Carney heading to Europe for first foreign trip since becoming prime minister

OTTAWA - Mark Carney will be departing for his first foreign trip on Sunday, set to visit France and the U.K., with an additional stop in Iqaluit, Nvt., during a whirlwind three-day jaunt. The aim of ...

Mar 16, 2025

Prime Minister Mark Carney marches in Montreal's St. Patrick's Day parade celebration

MONTREAL - Prime Minister Mark Carney marched in Montreal's St. Patrick's Day parade today as the event marked its 200th anniversary. Carney, who was sworn in as prime minister on Friday, was joined b...

Mar 16, 2025

Carney wants call with Trump, PM 'respects' president's economic goals: ambassador

OTTAWA - Canada's ambassador to the U.S. says Prime Minister Mark Carney is looking to set up a conversation with President Donald Trump "as soon as possible." In an interview with Fox News on Sunday ...

Mar 16, 2025

Art of medicine: Quebec doctors in training visit museum to better diagnose patients

MONTREAL - Classes on disease and anatomy are par for the course in traditional medical training, but a new program at a Quebec university is making visits to the art museum a mandatory part of the cu...

Mar 16, 2025

So Donald Trump wants more border security? Here's how the RCMP is ramping up efforts

WINDSOR, Ont. - Ian Smith used to spend most of his days behind a desk in the RCMP's Windsor, Ont., detachment, working on investigations and performing administrative duties. As a member of the force...

Mar 16, 2025

Canadian woman returns home after being detained by U.S. immigration officials

VANCOUVER - The mother of a British Columbia woman who was detained for nearly two weeks by immigration officials in the United States says her daughter is back on home soil. Alexis Eagles confirmed S...

Mar 15, 2025