Category Archives: CP Canada

Three Nova Scotia youths on hockey team face sexual assault charges after hazing
HALIFAX - Three youths are facing sexual assault charges after Nova Scotia RCMP received a complaint about a hockey team's hazing ritual last fall, prompting an investigation that is expected to lead ...
Feb 05, 2026

NATO 5% pledge to add $63B to deficit by 2035, budget watchdog says
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's plan to spend the equivalent of five per cent of GDP on defence by 2035 will push the federal budget deficit up by $63 billion in 2035, according to a new report ...
Feb 05, 2026

MP Johns endorses McPherson, calls her a 'strong' choice for NDP leader
OTTAWA - B.C. NDP MP Gord Johns endorsed his caucus colleague Heather McPherson for the NDP leadership on Thursday. Johns told The Canadian Press he's backing the Alberta MP because he sees McPherson ...
Feb 05, 2026

In the news: Canadian consulate in Greenland to open Friday, Canada's Black history
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Greenland consulate could boost ties with Canada The launch of a new Canadian diplomatic mission in Greenland...
Feb 05, 2026

How a missing-person report filed after four decades helped ID Canadian's remains
VANCOUVER - Vancouver police say a missing-person report and a DNA sample filed by a B.C. woman four decades after her mother disappeared helped identify the remains of a woman found in Florida in the...
Feb 05, 2026

Ottawa to relaunch EV rebates program in 2 weeks with new auto strategy
OTTAWA - The federal government announced a suite of new electric vehicle policies Thursday, including the reintroduction of the popular rebate program and the elimination of the EV sales mandate in f...
Feb 05, 2026

New Greenland consulate sparks hopes for joint action on climate change, defence
NUUK - The launch of a new Canadian diplomatic mission in Greenland is sparking hopes for more collaboration on climate change, Inuit rights and defence in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump's an...
Feb 05, 2026

Frank Stronach's lawyer plans to apply for stay of proceedings in sex assault trial
TORONTO - The Toronto sexual assault trial of billionaire businessman Frank Stronach faced another twist Thursday even before it began, as his lawyer signalled her intention to seek a stay of proceedi...
Feb 05, 2026

New survey suggests Canadians feel health-care system has deteriorated
TORONTO - A new survey suggests Canadians feel the health-care system has deteriorated over the last decade as they increasingly struggle to access family doctors and encounter hurdles to seeing speci...
Feb 05, 2026

Carney says 'inequalities persist' in speech marking Black History Month
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says the history of Black Canadians is one of "injustice met with resilience." Speaking at an event marking 30 years of Black History Month in Canada on Wednesday n...
Feb 04, 2026