Category Archives: CP Canada
Karl Blackburn will not run to replace Pablo Rodriguez as Quebec Liberal leader
MONTREAL - One of Pablo Rodriguez's main rivals during the Quebec Liberal leadership race earlier this year says he will not run to replace him. Karl Blackburn, who finished in third place when the pa...
Dec 19, 2025
MPs ask Anand to get answers from Israel after West Bank delegation blocked
OTTAWA - Two MPs from a delegation that was denied access to the West Bank earlier this week are asking Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand to get Israel to explain the harsh treatment of one of thei...
Dec 19, 2025
In the news: Canada-U.S. trade talks, High-speed rail, Processing unwanted gifts
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Canada to begin formal talks with U.S. in January on review of free trade deal Prime Minister Mark Carney sai...
Dec 19, 2025
Winter wallop continues across Canada, cancelling classes and stranding trucks
WINNIPEG - Winter continued its late-December march east across Canada Friday, closing classes and stranding trucks. Schools in many areas of southern Manitoba were closed for the second day in a row ...
Dec 19, 2025
Toronto—Quebec City high-speed rail could see dozens of daily trains: documents
MONTREAL - A planned high-speed rail project between Toronto and Quebec City could dramatically increase the number of trains that travel along the corridor each day, according to internal documents. ...
Dec 19, 2025
Family of Ontario man who went missing in Quebec ski town renews call for help
MONTREAL - The family of a 22-year-old Ontario man are renewing efforts to find him, more than 10 months after he disappeared at the Mont-Tremblant, Que., ski resort north of Montreal. On Friday, they...
Dec 19, 2025
NDP needs to break out of the Ottawa 'bubble' to rebuild: Davies
OTTAWA - As the NDP looks to rebuild with a new leader in 2026, interim leader Don Davies says job one is to get the party out of the Ottawa "bubble" and listening to Canadians. In a wide-ranging inte...
Dec 19, 2025
Canada changes regulations for chemicals used to make fentanyl, methamphetamine
OTTAWA - Health Canada says it has amended the regulations for precursor chemicals and manufacturing equipment used to make illegal synthetic drugs like fentanyl and methamphetamine. Changes to the re...
Dec 18, 2025
Suspect in B.C. extortion case is arrested and charged in California
LANGLEY - A man accused of being involved in an extortion investigation in British Columbia has been arrested and charged in California. RCMP say 30-year-old Jasmeet Singh is alleged to have made thre...
Dec 18, 2025
Canada gets further away from reaching 2030 emission target: report
OTTAWA - A progress report on Canada's emissions targets shows the federal government's projection for greenhouse gas emissions in 2030 is higher than it was two years ago. The 2025 report estimates C...
Dec 18, 2025