Category Archives: CP Canada
Santa cleared for Christmas Eve travel, transport minister says
OTTAWA - The federal transport minister says Santa Claus has been cleared for travel in Canadian airspace. Steven MacKinnon released a video in which he authorizes Santa to deliver Christmas presents ...
Dec 24, 2025
Amid talk of possible peace deal for Ukraine, Canada's focus is Ukraine's sovereignty
OTTAWA - Europe is watching for a possible breakthrough in U.S.-led talks for a ceasefire in Ukraine, as Canada has repeatedly said it's up to Ukrainians to decide how the war ends. Ukrainian Presiden...
Dec 24, 2025
Quebec government to ask Supreme Court of Canada to weigh in on electoral map changes
MONTREAL - The Quebec government says it will seek leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada in an effort to block a redrawing of the provincial electoral map. Premier Franois Legault's governmen...
Dec 24, 2025
Anand backs Greenland's security as Washington again talks of annexing territory
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand affirmed support for Denmark, as Washington again says it wants to annex the country's self-governing territory of Greenland. Anand spoke Tuesday with her...
Dec 24, 2025
Government suspending ban on single-use plastic exports
OTTAWA - The federal government is suspending the planned export ban on single-use plastics due to tariffs and supply chain issues "creating significant pressure on the domestic economy." The governme...
Dec 24, 2025
Ottawa runs budgetary deficit of $18.4 billion for April-to-October period
OTTAWA - The federal government ran a budgetary deficit of $18.4 billion for its April-to-October period. The result compared with a deficit of $14.5 billion for the same period a year earlier, accord...
Dec 24, 2025
In the news: New poll says 2026 looking up, Canada must stay strong on US trade talks
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... One-third of Canadians optimistic about 2026: poll This year has been marked by economic upheaval, global con...
Dec 24, 2025
Western and Northern Canada braces for chilly, snowy Christmas
Frigid temperatures across much of Western Canada include advisories warning parts of Alberta to prepare for a snowy Christmas Eve and Christmas Day As much as 10 to 20 cm is expected to fall by Chris...
Dec 24, 2025
N.W.T. RCMP deny excessive force, racism allegations after suspect suffers frostbite
BEHCHOK - Mounties in the Northwest Territories are defending the actions of some of their officers during the arrest of a suspect after the Dene Nation alleged the man was left with severe hypothermi...
Dec 24, 2025
BR-YEAR-Whale-Coroner
VICTORIA - Veterinary pathologist Stephen Raverty says answers about the recent deaths of three whales this fall in British Columbia waters could come out in early January. Raverty says one of the wha...
Dec 24, 2025