Category Archives: CP Canada

Elections Canada says protocol wasn't followed in Nunavik during federal election
OTTAWA - Elections Canada says voting services in Nunavik during the spring federal election were "significantly hindered" by a lack of planning and oversight that caused some polls to close early. Fo...
Nov 27, 2025

Supreme Court of Canada returns murder case to Nova Scotia Court of Appeal
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has sent a murder case back to the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal in light of potential new evidence. A decade ago, a jury found Nathan Johnson guilty of first-degree...
Nov 27, 2025

Drax to shut B.C. wood pellet plant by year's end, says not 'commercially viable'
WILLIAMS LAKE - A company operating a wood pellet plant in the British Columbia Interior says the facility will be shuttered by the end of the year due to a lack of available fibre. U.K.-based Drax, w...
Nov 27, 2025

Carney, Smith sign pipeline deal, open door to changing B.C. tanker ban
CALGARY - Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith have signed an agreement that commits them to working toward building an oil pipeline to the West Coast - and opens the door to ...
Nov 27, 2025

Steel sector praises new federal measures, wants to see tariff remission program end
OTTAWA - The head of Canada's steel industry association says there was one disappointment in Prime Minister Mark Carney's otherwise helpful package of measures to boost the domestic market in the fac...
Nov 27, 2025

CFIA says there's no need to restrict honey bee imports to ward off deadly mite
OTTAWA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says there's no scientific evidence to suggest Canada should ban imports of honey bees from outside North America. The CFIA says it's closely monitoring th...
Nov 27, 2025

Anti-corruption police looking at allegations of wrongdoing involving Quebec Liberals
QUBEC - Quebec's anti-corruption police say they are looking into the internal crisis shaking the province's Liberals, as their political rivals feast over a steady stream of embarrassing news that is...
Nov 27, 2025

Sexual extortion of children for money is on the rise: financial intelligence agency
OTTAWA - Canada's financial intelligence agency is warning of an increase in cases of sexual extortion of children for profit - acts that often are linked to organized crime. This type of online black...
Nov 27, 2025

In the news today: Carney to unveil pipeline deal with Alberta
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney expected to unveil agreement with Alberta on new pipeline today Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected ...
Nov 27, 2025

Muslim students concerned as Quebec government tables sweeping new secularism rules
MONTREAL - As the Quebec government tables broad new restrictions on religious practices, Muslim students say they feel unfairly singled out by measures that would forbid them from praying anywhere on...
Nov 27, 2025