Category Archives: Canada
MacKinnon rejects Conservative's call to leave some committee control to opposition
OTTAWA - Liberal House leader Steven MacKinnon rejected a call from the Conservatives to leave three key House committees under the control of opposition parties as the Liberals move to take greater c...
Apr 22, 2026
Carney says the U.S. can't dictate the terms of trade talks ahead of CUSMA review
OTTAWA - Canada will not make any more concessions to the United States ahead of negotiations on the continental trade pact, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday as he insisted Washington will no...
Apr 22, 2026
In the news today: Mexico pyramid shooting, Canada-U.S. trade, Tips on buying a car
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... B.C. tourists smile at Mexico pyramid. Behind them, a gunman, moments before killing A haunting photo of B.C....
Apr 22, 2026
'The day the music dies': Organists pipe up to save historical instrument
EDMONTON - Music from a pipe organ has filled a convocation hall at the University of Alberta for a century, but that may soon come to an end as the institution begins renovations that include removin...
Apr 22, 2026
B.C. tourists smile at Mexico pyramid. Behind them, a gunman, moments before killing
It looks like a typical tourist photo, as British Columbia woman Barbara Welsh and her friends smile near the foot of the famous Pyramid of the Moon at the Teotihuacan site northeast of Mexico City on...
Apr 22, 2026
Expert says it's time for Canada to amp up efforts to educate Americans on trade
HOUSTON - Piling his shopping bags into his vehicle's trunk outside a Houston grocery store last week, Texan Herman Moreno said he doesn't think Canada has any kind of trading relationship with Texas ...
Apr 22, 2026
How 're-wilding' can make Canada's cityscapes more climate resilient and bee friendly
TORONTO - The laneway beside Adam Barnes's house is, at first blush, unremarkable within Toronto's catalogue of backstreets: there are garages, a graffiti-tagged brick wall and a chain-link fence topp...
Apr 22, 2026
MPs approve Annette Ryan as the next Parliamentary Budget Officer in House vote
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament voted Tuesday to approve the appointment of Annette Ryan as Canada's next Parliamentary Budget Officer. MPs approved her appointment in a 164 to 153 vote, with Bloc Qubc...
Apr 21, 2026
Liberals move to take control of House committees now that they've secured majority
OTTAWA - The Liberals are moving to take control of House of Commons committees now that they've secured a majority government. House leader Steven MacKinnon said in a social media post Tuesday that t...
Apr 21, 2026
B.C. court hears Chinese police went 'missing' for hours during trip to Vancouver
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Supreme Court heard Tuesday that three Chinese police officials went "missing" for six hours during an RCMP-escorted visit to Vancouver in 2018, setting off concerns the...
Apr 21, 2026