Category Archives: CP Canada
Fiscal watchdog gives mixed review to Ottawa's budget framework changes
OTTAWA - Ottawa's fiscal watchdog says that while there are good ideas in the new budget framework the federal government announced this week, its definition of capital spending could blur the picture...
Oct 07, 2025
Thousands of Montreal students gather for Oct. 7 pro-Palestinian protest
MONTREAL - Thousands of students gathered in downtown Montreal on Tuesday for a pro-Palestinian demonstration marking the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack in Israel. The students set off ...
Oct 07, 2025
These autistic Canadians say U.S. rhetoric has been unhelpful, focus should be on early diagnoses
TORONTO - By the time Moira Robertson got an official autism diagnosis at 23 years old, she had missed out on a lot of the government-funded support she desperately needed. Her childhood and adolescen...
Oct 07, 2025
In the news today: Carney to meet with Trump in Washington
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Tariff relief tempered as Carney set to have second Oval Office meeting with Trump Prime Minister Mark Carney ...
Oct 07, 2025
Smith says she's open to adjusting Alberta's industrial carbon price
OTTAWA - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she's open to adjusting aspects of Alberta's industrial carbon pricing program, including the province's industrial carbon price. The province announced la...
Oct 07, 2025
Convoy leaders Lich, Barber receive conditional sentences in Ottawa courtroom
OTTAWA - "Freedom Convoy" leaders Tamara Lich and Chris Barber were both given 18-month conditional sentences Tuesday for their roles in the protest that blockaded downtown Ottawa for several weeks. L...
Oct 07, 2025
As Trump digs in on tariff rhetoric, LeBlanc suggests quick deals in the works
WASHINGTON - A high-profile meeting between Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump Tuesday resulted in Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc vowing both sides are focused on q...
Oct 07, 2025
Ottawa's drive for aid efficiency doesn't have to abandon values, aid official says
OTTAWA - As the Carney government moves to refocus foreign aid on what it sees as "effective" investment, a major recipient of Canadian development funds says Ottawa should strike a balance between pr...
Oct 07, 2025
RCMP investigating death of woman on international flight diverted to Yellowknife
YELLOWKNIFE - RCMP in the Northwest Territories are investigating after the death of a passenger on an international flight that had to be diverted to Yellowknife. Mounties say they were told Sunday m...
Oct 06, 2025
Two men arrested in Chilliwack, B.C., after alleged drug lab uncovered
CHILLIWACK - Police in Chilliwack, B.C., say two men have been arrested and charged after Mounties discovered an alleged clandestine drug laboratory used to produce fentanyl and MDMA. Chilliwack RCMP ...
Oct 06, 2025