Category Archives: CP Canada
More than 300 MPs have crossed the floor in Parliament since Confederation
OTTAWA - Nova Scotia MP Chris d'Entremont surprised many on Tuesday when he left the Conservative caucus to join the Liberals, bringing the government caucus to within two votes of a majority. While s...
Nov 05, 2025
One Canadian among seven climbers dead after avalanche in Nepal
OTTAWA - Global Affairs says a Canadian is one of the seven killed in an avalanche in Nepal earlier this week. A spokesperson says Canadian officials are in contact with local authorities to gather mo...
Nov 05, 2025
Ottawa to restore accidentally deleted privacy provision in streaming bill
OTTAWA - The Liberal government says it will restore a privacy provision to the Online Streaming Act, more than two years after it was accidentally deleted. The federal budget released this week says ...
Nov 05, 2025
B.C. regulator fines Amazon $10,000 in ruling that limits what 'delivery' means
A British Columbia regulator has ordered Amazon to pay a $10,000 penalty over a failed delivery, ruling that it's not good enough to leave a package on a doorstep or with another person unless the buy...
Nov 05, 2025
Over 5,000 researchers oppose order to share 25 years of federal grant applicant data
TORONTO - More than 5,000 researchers have signed an open letter pushing back against a parliamentary committee order that they say draws parallels with the U.S. government's crackdown on equity, dive...
Nov 05, 2025
Researchers find microplastics in the tails of lobsters caught off Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - The lead researcher of a new study assessing microplastics in lobsters says the research can serve as a warning that plastic pollution is landing on people's dinner plates. The study, publis...
Nov 05, 2025
Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante sends message against cynicism as she meets successor
MONTREAL - Montreal Mayor Valrie Plante delivered a message against political polarization and cynicism on Wednesday as she met her successor at city hall during her final days in the city's top job. ...
Nov 05, 2025
Ex-hydro researcher tells spying trial he wasn't given opportunity to defend himself
MONTREAL - A former researcher with Quebec's hydro utility on trial for economic espionage was applying for work in China and elsewhere because he was having difficulties on the job and wasn't sure ab...
Nov 05, 2025
Global Affairs says Canada exploring possible postwar role in Gaza Strip
OTTAWA - With Canadian military personnel already deployed to Israel to monitor the ceasefire, the federal government says it's scoping out how it can best support Palestinians in Gaza in the event a ...
Nov 05, 2025
Indigenous leaders say federal budget falls short on health care, education
OTTAWA - The federal budget fails to offer the investments in health and education their communities desperately need, some Indigenous leaders said Wednesday, a day after the Liberals tabled the lates...
Nov 05, 2025