Category Archives: Canada
Conservatives call on auditor general to investigate $250 million PrescribeIT program
OTTAWA - Conservative MPs are calling on the auditor general to probe the federal government's handling of a $250 million program which reportedly is set to be scrapped next month. PrescribeIT was lau...
Apr 27, 2026
'Extremely sovereigntist': Alexandre Boulerice quits federal NDP to join Quebec party
MONTREAL - After 15 years in Ottawa with the NDP, Montreal MP Alexandre Boulerice says he is quitting federal politics to join Qubec solidaire - a leftist, sovereigntist party - ahead of October's pro...
Apr 27, 2026
Antisemitic incidents hit another record high in 2025, B'nai Brith reports
OTTAWA - Jewish advocacy group B'nai Brith says anti-Jewish hatred is being normalized in Canada and its annual count of antisemitic incidents hit another record high in 2025. "We cannot allow antisem...
Apr 27, 2026
Liberals formalize majority, pass motion to restructure committees
OTTAWA - The federal government moved quickly to make use of its new majority powers on Monday, hours after three Liberals who won recent byelections took their seats in the House of Commons. The Libe...
Apr 27, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney announces Canada's 1st sovereign wealth fund
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the country's first national sovereign wealth fund on Monday, pitching it as a way for Canadians to invest in nation-building projects. Carney said the Ca...
Apr 27, 2026
In the news today: New affordability poll, Online harms rally, Ontario housing
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Poll suggests Canadians want Carney government focused on affordability in next year A new poll suggests Cana...
Apr 27, 2026
VPD officers haven't spoken at Myles Gray death hearing. Here's what the exhibits say
VANCOUVER - None of the seven Vancouver police officers involved in a violent encounter leading up to the death of Myles Gray more than 10 years ago has yet testified at a public hearing that is sched...
Apr 27, 2026
Child advocates call for online harms bill covering AI chatbots, gaming
OTTAWA - Ottawa can't afford to wait any longer to introduce new online harms legislation that covers AI chatbots and video games, children's advocates and about a dozen kids told a press conference o...
Apr 27, 2026
Poll suggests Canadians want Carney government focused on affordability in next year
OTTAWA - A new poll from the Angus Reid Institute suggests Canadians are giving Prime Minister Mark Carney's government a passing grade in its first year of international relations, but it has failed ...
Apr 27, 2026
Christine Fréchette to begin first foreign mission as Quebec premier
QUBEC - Quebec Premier Christine Frchette will travel to Washington on Monday for her first official foreign mission. She will arrive there just as the U.S. capital has been shaken by what appears to ...
Apr 26, 2026