Category Archives: CP Canada
In the news today: Major projects list updated, budget infrastructure plan supported
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney to announce next major projects referrals Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Terrace, B.C., Thursday to a...
Nov 13, 2025
LNG project, mines, hydro dam, power lines among latest major project referrals
TERRACE, B.C. - The federal government announced Thursday the latest list of major building projects to be considered for fast-track approval under legislation passed in June - a list focused entirely...
Nov 13, 2025
Conservatives demand probe into Ottawa's loss of $20M in pharmaceutical products
OTTAWA - Conservative health critic Dan Mazier said Thursday he intends to ask for a committee investigation to find out how the Public Health Agency of Canada lost more than $20-million worth of phar...
Nov 13, 2025
Riders' original Gainer the Gopher reflects on fans, fun and donning a stinky suit
One of Don Hewitt's core memories from three years as the furry, minuscule mascot of the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the late 1970s can be summed up in two letters - P.U. "They'd wash the suit once at...
Nov 13, 2025
Ruling in 2026 on high-risk offender status for man in fatal Quebec daycare crash
MONTREAL - A Superior Court judge says he will rule in 2026 on whether to assign high-risk offender status to a Quebec man who killed two children and injured six others when he drove a city bus into ...
Nov 13, 2025
Carney's 1st budget wins support for infrastructure, immigration plans: poll
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney secured broad support from across party lines and provincial borders for some major items in his first federal budget, new polling suggests. But one pollster warns ...
Nov 13, 2025
Soraya Martinez Ferrada officially sworn in as mayor of Montreal
MONTREAL - Montreal can develop the ambition to become one of the world's great metropolises, Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada said Thursday as she was formally sworn in during a ceremony at city hall. M...
Nov 13, 2025
Nickel mine, hydroelectric project to be added to major projects list
OTTAWA - The Crawford Nickel Project in Ontario and a hydroelectric project in Nunavut are expected to be added to Canada's major projects list. Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in Terrace, B.C., Th...
Nov 12, 2025
Eight-year-old girl falls to her death at Vancouver highrise, police say
VANCOUVER - Police are investigating the death of an eight-year-old girl who fell from a Vancouver highrise. A statement from Vancouver police says the girl fell from a balcony on Tuesday in the city'...
Nov 12, 2025
Poilievre says he won't be changing his leadership style after caucus departures
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre gave a blunt response on Wednesday when asked if the recent turmoil in his caucus has caused him to reflect on his leadership style. "No," he told a press...
Nov 12, 2025