Category Archives: Canada
Two people fined for fireworks after Canadiens beat Sabres in Game 7 of NHL playoffs
MONTREAL - Montreal police say two people will be fined for lighting fireworks in the city's downtown after the Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres Monday night in Game 7. Police did not give the amount...
May 19, 2026
Poll suggests many Canadians worry about sports betting turning into problem gambling
OTTAWA - Canadians worry about sports betting becoming a problem for people they know and more than one in 10 of those surveyed said they placed a wager on a sporting event in the last year, a new pol...
May 19, 2026
Carney downplays Washington's decision to pause bilateral defence board
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has shrugged off a surprise move by the United States to suspend for review a bilateral defence board that predates the Cold War. "It has a long heritage but I woul...
May 19, 2026
Quebecers love cheese — and salt — says new study aimed at encouraging healthy eating
MONTRAL - Cheese is a common fixture of nearly every meal eaten in Quebec, according to a major new study of Quebecers' eating habits. Funded by the Quebec government, the NutriQubec project collected...
May 19, 2026
Federal government advising Canadians not to travel to east DRC area hit by Ebola outbreak, evaluating FIFA risk
TORONTO - The federal government is advising Canadians not to travel to the province hit by a rare type of Ebola that has no cure in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as public health officials re-eva...
May 19, 2026
Here's a list of April inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 2.8 per cent in April, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated widely becaus...
May 19, 2026
Here's a list of April inflation rates for Canadian provinces
OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 2.8 per cent in April, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): - Newfoundland and Labrador: 3.6 per cent...
May 19, 2026
Inflation rises to 2.8% in April but Iran war impact limited to gas pumps for now
OTTAWA - Higher gas prices driven mainly by the war in Iran pushed inflation higher in April but some economists argue the conflict's looming costs haven't been fully captured in the latest price data...
May 19, 2026
In the news: Habs win game 7, TTC tentative deal struck, Snowbirds announcement
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Dobes 'bounces forward' to help Habs take Game 7 Jakub Dobes had a familiar name ringing in his ears. The Can...
May 19, 2026
Americans are looking back centuries to find Canadian ancestors — and citizenship
Cody Sibley was born and raised in Louisiana, but he always felt his family shared strong ties to Canada thanks to his Acadian ancestors from Nova Scotia. Sibley said that as an eighth-generation desc...
May 19, 2026