Category Archives: Canada
Conservatives say Champagne is avoiding committee study into Alto rail connection
OTTAWA - The Conservatives are accusing the Liberals of blocking a House of Commons committee from questioning Finance Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne about his personal connection to the Alto hig...
Apr 16, 2026
Poilievre blasts Carney, Liberal economic record in Canadian Club speech
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says a new Liberal majority government means Prime Minister Mark Carney no longer has any excuse for failing to deliver on his economic promises. Poilievr...
Apr 16, 2026
Canada Post beginning work to end most door-to-door mail delivery
OTTAWA - Canada Post is starting preliminary work to convert addresses that receive door-to-door mail to community mailboxes, and to phase out some post offices. The Crown corporation said in a news r...
Apr 16, 2026
Sandbags come out as communities from Quebec to Manitoba prepare for spring flooding
Communities from Quebec to Manitoba are preparing for potential spring flooding, with officials distributing sandbags to protect homes from rising water and warning about possible evacuations. Northwe...
Apr 16, 2026
U.S. leads spike in applications for Canadian citizenship by descent
OTTAWA - Interest in Canadian citizenship by descent among citizens in a handful of countries - especially the United States - surged after the federal government passed a new law clarifying the rules...
Apr 16, 2026
'Extraordinary brutality': Life sentence for man who killed teen in Montreal drive-by
MONTREAL - The death of a 15-year-old girl in a drive-by shooting highlights the tragic consequences of gun violence, a Quebec Superior Court judge said Thursday as he handed a Montreal man two life s...
Apr 16, 2026
In the news today: Artemis II update, Social media ban, Amazon surcharge
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen and NASA crewmates to hold news conference Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen a...
Apr 16, 2026
Lytton was razed by fire. Some fear financial ruin is next for the tiny B.C. village
Ross and Judith Urquhart have called Lytton, B.C., home for half a century, leaving only for as long it took to rebuild after a raging wildfire forced them to flee in 2021. "All the homes around us we...
Apr 16, 2026
Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen and NASA crewmates reflect on historic lunar mission
HOUSTON - Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen reflected on his historic Artemis II lunar mission on Thursday, saying it left him with a powerful sense of his connection to all of humanity. "Small and pow...
Apr 16, 2026
B.C. tables another First Nation treaty ratification, but overlap concerns persist
VICTORIA - The Kitselas First Nation in northwestern B.C. has reached a major milestone in its treaty process as the province tabled legislation to ratify the agreement, in the second such achievement...
Apr 15, 2026