Category Archives: CP Canada
Fact File: Will citizenship markers on Alberta ID stop non-citizens from voting?
Last week, the government of Alberta said it plans to add mandatory citizenship markers to driver's licences and other forms of identification. Premier Danielle Smith said the move would "ensure that ...
Sep 23, 2025
Fact File: AI video sparks false rumour of CN Tower fire
This week, a video supposedly showing the CN Tower on fire went viral on Facebook. The video's creator is known for producing similar videos made with the help of artificial intelligence. The CN Tower...
Sep 23, 2025
CFL rule changes receive mixed reviews on Parliament Hill
OTTAWA - Some MPs threw a flag at the Canadian Football League rule changes announced this week, while others welcomed them as a way to bring the game to a larger audience. On Monday, CFL commissioner...
Sep 23, 2025
Defence lawyer for Just for Laughs founder accuses plaintiffs of 'collusion'
MONTREAL - The women accusing Gilbert Rozon of sexual assault are guilty of collusion, the defence argued Tuesday in the Just for Laughs founder's civil trial. Defence lawyer Mlanie Morin told a Montr...
Sep 23, 2025
Canada drops 2 appeals of U.S. anti-dumping duties on softwood lumber
OTTAWA - Canada has dropped two legal challenges of United States duties on Canadian softwood lumber. The U.S. has long accused Canada's softwood lumber sector of violating rules on anti-dumping - flo...
Sep 23, 2025
No gun was seized from teenager shot dead by Montreal-area police: watchdog
LONGUEUIL - The family of a 15-year-old boy shot dead by a Montreal-area police officer over the weekend has hired a lawyer while an officer involved is now on leave. Nooran Rezayi was killed on Sunda...
Sep 23, 2025
In the news today: Trump to speak at United Nations, gun control group targeting SKS
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Trump set to address UN General Assembly U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to chastise American allies, ...
Sep 23, 2025
Wall of hay bales constructed around B.C. ostriches ahead of CFIA cull
A wall of hay bales about three metres tall has been constructed at a British Columbia farm where the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is organizing the cull and disposal of about 400 ostriches after a...
Sep 23, 2025
Trump tells UN recognizing Palestine as a state rewards Hamas
NEW YORK - U.S. President Donald Trump pushed back on some of America's closest allies on Tuesday, telling the United Nations General Assembly that recognizing a Palestinian state amounts to rewarding...
Sep 23, 2025
Next phase of government's assault-style firearm buyback to begin in Nova Scotia
OTTAWA - The federal government plans to begin a buyback of assault-style firearms from individual owners with a pilot project in Nova Scotia. The pilot will be open to eligible gun owners in select a...
Sep 23, 2025