Category Archives: Canada

Insurance bureau estimates $110 million in damages from October storms in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Intense flooding that hammered British Columbia's coast last month has led to more than $110 million in insured damage claims. The Insurance Bureau of Canada says insurers have been workin...
Nov 15, 2024

Cabinet minister Randy Boissonnault apologizes over Indigenous identity claims
EDMONTON - Canada's Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault is apologizing after shifting claims of his Indigenous identity came under scrutiny. The Edmonton Liberal member of Parliament says he's sorr...
Nov 15, 2024

Federal government overestimating immigration impact on housing gap: PBO
OTTAWA - Canada's parliamentary budget officer says the federal government is overestimating the impact its new immigration plan will have on the country's housing shortage. In October the Liberal gov...
Nov 15, 2024

Doctors in northern Saskatchewan treat 27 scurvy cases, highlight food insecurity
LA RONGE, Sask. - Doctors in La Ronge, Sask., have treated 27 cases of scurvy within the last six months, bringing to light the severe impact of food insecurity in the province's North. Dr. Jeff Irvin...
Nov 15, 2024

Canada Post workers are on strike. Here's what you need to know about your mail
TORONTO - Workers at Canada Post went on strike Friday in a move that is expected to create delays and other disruptions to mail and parcel delivery - just as the Crown corporation prepares for what's...
Nov 15, 2024

Foreign interference inquiry's final report now due by end of January
OTTAWA - The federal government is giving an inquiry into foreign interference an extra month to complete its work. Commissioner Marie-Jose Hogue's final report is now due by the end of January, a mon...
Nov 15, 2024

In the news today: Canada Post workers go on strike Friday
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Canada Post workers go on strike Friday Canada Post workers are on strike after failing to reach a negotiated ...
Nov 15, 2024

Famous Winston Churchill portrait returns to Ottawa after international art caper
OTTAWA - A stolen portrait of Winston Churchill that was swapped with a dodgy forgery during the pandemic returns to its rightful place today, after two Ottawa police detectives travelled to Rome to r...
Nov 15, 2024

Trudeau in Peru for APEC meeting as leaders seek to reinforce multilateralism
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Peru, kicking off five days of meetings with leaders from around the globe as the world braces for the looming return of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump....
Nov 15, 2024

CP NewsAlert: Canada Post workers go on strike
Canada Post workers are on strike after failing to reach a negotiated agreement with their employer. More coming. Canadian Press Staff, The Canadian Press
Nov 14, 2024