Canada

Federal government announces $10M to fund programs to counter antisemitism

OTTAWA - The federal government is putting an additional $10 million into a program aimed at helping community groups counter violent extremism and antisemitism. Official Languages Minister Rachel Ben...

Mar 6, 2025

CP NewsAlert: B.C. signs $670-million pharmacare agreement with federal government

VICTORIA - The British Columbia and federal governments have signed a four-year, $670-million pharmacare agreement, giving universal access to contraceptive and diabetes medications. The plan will sup...

Mar 6, 2025

Truckers scramble for new routes as tariffs bring shipments to a halt

MONTREAL - Trucking companies are halting shipments, mulling layoffs and scrambling for new routes as tariffs wreak havoc on cross-border trade. The lead-up to U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping 2...

Mar 6, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Ontario putting 25 per cent surcharge on U.S.-bound electricity Monday

TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says starting Monday, the province will charge 25 per cent more for electricity shipped to 1.5 million Americans in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff...

Mar 6, 2025

New Brunswick MP Jake Stewart says he's not running in the next election

OTTAWA - Conservative MP Jake Stewart says he won't run in the next election. In a post on social media, Stewart says the last 18 years in politics have taken a toll on his family and his health. The ...

Mar 6, 2025

Ottawa, plaintiffs agree to settle lawsuit over 'Indian hospitals'

OTTAWA - The federal government announced Thursday it has reached a settlement with plaintiffs who filed a class action lawsuit over their experiences at so-called "Indian hospitals." The federal gove...

Mar 6, 2025

Quebec to table budget March 25 with focus on infrastructure, tariffs

MONTREAL - Quebec's finance minister will table the province's next budget on March 25, with a focus on shoring up businesses and workers amid the economic disruption of U.S. tariffs. Eric Girard says...

Mar 6, 2025

Trudeau says call with Trump was 'colourful' and he wants tariffs lifted entirely

OTTAWA - One day after he had what he describes as a "colourful call" with U.S. President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau continues to insist the Trump administration's tariffs on Canada m...

Mar 6, 2025

Ottawa announces locations for first three Arctic military hubs

OTTAWA - The federal government says Iqaluit, Inuvik and Yellowknife will be the sites for three planned northern operational support hubs. Defence Minister Bill Blair is in Nunavut's capital this mor...

Mar 6, 2025

Here's the latest as the U.S. imposes tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico

OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico - a 25 per cent across-the-board levy, with a lower 10 per cent charge on Canadian energy - triggering a cont...

Mar 6, 2025