Canada

Judge tells Quebec car dealership to rehire man fired for sexual assault conviction

MONTREAL - Quebec's labour tribunal has ordered a car dealership in south-central Quebec to rehire an employee it had fired after he was convicted of sexual assault. Administrative Judge Annie Laprade...

Feb 06, 2025

Quebec tables bill to formally make hockey its 'national' sport

QUBEC - The Quebec government wants to enshrine into law that hockey is the province's "national" sport. Culture Minister Mathieu Lacombe's bill, tabled today, also names the first Saturday in Februar...

Feb 06, 2025

Federal government ends boycott of advertising spending on Meta platforms

OTTAWA - The federal government has ended its boycott on buying advertisements on Meta platforms, including Facebook and Instagram. The Privy Council Office confirmed the government's decision, first ...

Feb 06, 2025

Tourism minister won't see re-election, vies for Montreal municipal party leadership

OTTAWA - Tourism Minister Soraya Martinez-Ferrada says she will not seek re-election and instead is looking to become mayor of Montreal. Martinez-Ferrada posted a video on social media Thursday announ...

Feb 06, 2025

In the news today: Ministers to push against Trump tariffs, Liberal race not typical

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Ministers make push against tariffs in Washington A tariff threat continues to loom as Canadian ministers conn...

Feb 06, 2025

Ministers meeting Washington Republicans in effort to end Trump's tariff threats

WASHINGTON - A tariff threat continues to loom as Canadian ministers connect with Republican lawmakers and business groups in Washington in hopes of swaying U.S. President Donald Trump away from the i...

Feb 06, 2025

Community groups say Canadians are scared as Trudeau warns hate crimes are rising

OTTAWA - As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other leaders warn of a rising tide of hate around the world, community groups in Canada say they're getting more and more calls from frightened people. A...

Feb 06, 2025

Liberal race sucked into Trump's 'gravitational field,' strategists say

OTTAWA - Liberal leadership hopefuls are pivoting and responding to the attention-consuming existential threats to Canadian trade posed by U.S. President Donald Trump - a preview of what the next fede...

Feb 06, 2025

Canadian pride is on the rise in wake of Trump's tariff threat - especially in Quebec

OTTAWA - Two new polls suggest Quebeckers are feeling pretty good about their relationship with Canada these days. Between December and February, the share of Quebecers who said they were "very proud"...

Feb 06, 2025

Ontario votes: Leaders making stops in Toronto, and southwestern and northern Ontario

Ontario's main party leaders are set to make stops in Toronto and southwestern Ontario today before two of them venture north. Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie is set to make a health-care announcement i...

Feb 06, 2025