Category Archives: CP Canada
In the news today: Minneapolis shooting, Freeland's resignation, December jobs data
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Minnesotans continue to grapple with fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis Demonstrations and vigils are expected ...
Jan 09, 2026
Minnesotans continue to grapple with fatal ICE shooting
MINNEAPOLIS - Drivers in a line of vehicles blared their horns Friday afternoon in a trendy Minneapolis neighbourhood as cyclists racing down nearby sidewalks blew on whistles. It was a warning for th...
Jan 09, 2026
Knock, knock, who's there? B.C. biologists identify unique sounds of 8 fish species
There are grunts and growls, knocks and croaks - but the wild sounds detected by a team of British Columbia researchers don't belong to any of the province's famous forest creatures. The noises are ma...
Jan 09, 2026
Longtime Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland's resignation takes effect today
OTTAWA - Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland's resignation as a member of Parliament takes effect today as she takes up a new voluntary role advising the Ukrainian government. Freeland's absence...
Jan 09, 2026
Unemployment rate jumps to 6.8% as more workers look for jobs
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada said a surge in workers rejoining the labour force pushed the unemployment rate higher to end the year. The unemployment rate rose to 6.8 per cent in December, StatCan said,...
Jan 09, 2026
Carney to travel to Qatar next week alongside trips to China, Switzerland
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Doha, Qatar on Jan. 18 for a bilateral visit as he seeks to broaden trade relations and drum up foreign investment. It's part of a broader diplomatic...
Jan 08, 2026
What Trump's aspiration to conquer Greenland means for Canada
OTTAWA - Canada's closest physical neighbours are in an escalating dispute that risks breaking the military alliance that has protected the nations of the North Atlantic for decades. U.S. President Do...
Jan 08, 2026
Kashechewan First Nation evacuation plans will prioritize 500 vulnerable people: feds
Indigenous Services Canada says the evacuation of 500 vulnerable people from a remote First Nation in northern Ontario will happen "as early as possible," as the community deals with failures in its w...
Jan 08, 2026
Fisheries Department grants authorization for port expansion in Contrecoeur, Que.
MONTRAL - Fisheries and Oceans Canada has granted authorization to the Montreal Port Authority to expand a container port terminal northeast of the city in the habitat of an endangered fish species. T...
Jan 08, 2026
Conservative MP accuses students of free speech attack after campus event cancelled
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Garnett Genuis accused a student group at York University of attacking free speech after he was denied permission to hold an event there - but the university's student centre ...
Jan 08, 2026