Category Archives: CP Canada
Interim budget officer says he regrets calling feds' fiscal management 'stupefying'
OTTAWA - Jason Jacques says he learned a lot about the importance of choosing his words carefully in his first few months as the interim parliamentary budget officer. His whirlwind ascent from obscure...
Dec 23, 2025
Pulled '60 Minutes' segment surfaces on web with Canadian broadcaster's branding
A segment of the American news program "60 Minutes," pulled by CBS News prior to its U.S. airing, began circulating online Monday with the branding of Canadian broadcaster Global TV. Multiple media re...
Dec 22, 2025
'Independent state?' Proposed referendum question approved on Alberta separation
EDMONTON - Alberta's election agency announced Monday it has approved a proposed referendum question on the province separating from Canada. The question seeks a yes or no answer to: "Do you agree tha...
Dec 22, 2025
Four people hospitalized related to Pizza Pop recall, CFIA says
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says 20 people have been made sick and four hospitalized after an outbreak of E. coli infections linked to Pillsbury brand Pizza Pops. The agency says those who bec...
Dec 22, 2025
Young child hurt after gunfire exchange involving police in northern Quebec: mayor
MONTREAL - The mayor of a village in Quebec's Far North says a six-year-old girl was one of two people found injured after an exchange of gunfire involving the Nunavik Police Service over the weekend....
Dec 22, 2025
Five things to know about Quebec Premier François Legault's tough year in 2025
QUBEC - Quebec Premier Franois Legault is finishing 2025 with his party running in third place in the polls, behind the Parti Qubcois and the Liberals. The polling caps off a difficult year that saw h...
Dec 22, 2025
B.C. health authority wins in court against husband's 'death plan' for sick wife
The B.C. Supreme Court has ordered the husband of a woman with Alzheimer's disease removed as her representative over a "death plan" he decided to carry out if his wife became ineligible for medical a...
Dec 22, 2025
Ottawa, First Nations presenting plans to reform child welfare system
OTTAWA - Ottawa and First Nations faced a deadline Monday to present the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal with their respective plans to reform the First Nations child welfare system - the latest step i...
Dec 22, 2025
Police thwart attempt to defraud B.C. First Nation of $406,000 intended for project
ALERT BAY - Police in British Columbia say they have prevented a fraud scheme targeting a First Nation on northern Vancouver Island that had redirected more than $400,000 to a fake bank account. Alert...
Dec 22, 2025
Diab caps student visa applications for 2026, pauses some permanent residency streams
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Lena Diab issued new ministerial instructions that include requiring provincial or territorial attestation letters for study permits with the goal of capping foreign stud...
Dec 22, 2025