Category Archives: CP Canada
Tariffs, government spending, gas prices — what's driving inflation right now?
OTTAWA - MPs returned to the House of Commons earlier this month to confront an old problem - inflation - which is now being driven by new forces. Many consumers are still reeling from the decades-hig...
Sep 25, 2025
Police probe threats of violence aimed at businesses linked to B.C. ostrich cull
Businesses across British Columbia linked or thought to be associated with a planned cull of about 400 ostriches have been "flooded" with calls and emails with "language intended to intimidate," the R...
Sep 25, 2025
More pickets by B.C.'s public sector workers at liquor stores to pressure for talks
VICTORIA - The union representing public sector workers in British Columbia is putting more pressure on government finances while curbing the public's access to alcohol. The B.C. General Employees' Un...
Sep 25, 2025
Canadian virus research hub in Saskatoon turns 50 amid concerns over U.S. funding
SASKATOON - One of Canada's premier vaccine centres celebrates its 50th birthday this week, but researchers say it comes amid unease over U.S. policy changes and funding cuts that threaten to upend th...
Sep 25, 2025
'I did it for the victims': Robert Pickton's killer tells court during guilty plea
MONTREAL - An inmate admitted on Thursday he murdered Robert Pickton in prison because the serial killer continued to brag about his crimes. Martin Charest pleaded guilty to fatally assaulting Pickton...
Sep 25, 2025
Almost 2,000 student employees cut from federal government in the last fiscal year
OTTAWA - The number of students working for the federal government fell almost 20 per cent between 2024 and 2025. Data provided by the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat shows 9,120 students were em...
Sep 25, 2025
Possible medieval artifacts found in B.C. thrift store, donated for study
VANCOUVER - Sandy Parker has come across some interesting donations in her 11 years as manager of Thrifty Boutique in Chilliwack, B.C. That list has included a diamond ring that was hidden away in a s...
Sep 24, 2025
16 hospitalized, 105 sickened in pistachio-linked salmonella outbreak
TORONTO - The Public Health Agency of Canada says the number of people confirmed sickened in a salmonella outbreak linked to pistachios has risen to 105. The outbreak update issued Wednesday reports 2...
Sep 24, 2025
NDP MP urges caution as Canada moves to mend trade relationship with China
OTTAWA - An NDP member of Parliament who has been a target of Chinese foreign interference says the federal government should be cautious as it tries to mend its trade relationship with Canada's secon...
Sep 24, 2025
Former bank employee faces charges after allegedly accessing prime minister's data
OTTAWA - A former Royal Bank of Canada employee faces criminal charges after allegedly accessing the personal information of Prime Minister Mark Carney. Ibrahim El-Hakim, 23, of Ottawa, is charged wit...
Sep 24, 2025