Category Archives: Canada
$8-million settlement proposed in national beef price-fixing class-action
VANCOUVER - Conner Macdonald says he's watched for the last eight years as the price of beef climbed "astronomically," as customers at the butcher shop where he works turned to chicken or pork, even o...
Jul 09, 2026
Quebec population projected to dip until 2029 before stabilizing: statistics group
MONTREAL - Quebec's statistics institute is projecting that the province's population will decline slightly in the next few years before stabilizing. New demographic projections released today show th...
Jul 09, 2026
Trucking industry actors applaud stricter rules for Ontario drivers in Quebec
MONTRAL - Quebec trucking industry actors are praising the provincial government's decision to tighten rules for Ontario truck drivers in an effort to curb dangerous driving. As of Thursday, truck dri...
Jul 09, 2026
Canada objects to Olympics loosening restrictions on Russia athletes amid Ukraine war
OTTAWA - Canada objected on Thursday to the International Olympic Committee loosening its suspension on Russian athletes. The move, announced Tuesday, would apply to the 2028 games in Los Angeles, ope...
Jul 09, 2026
Diarrhea-causing parasite infecting more than 1,200 in Michigan has not spread to Canada: PHAC
TORONTO - The outbreak of a parasite that causes weeks of watery diarrhea and has infected more than 1,200 people in Michigan has not spread to Canada based on the latest information from the country'...
Jul 09, 2026
'Like a Biblical event': Raging wildfire destroys buildings near Boston Bar, B.C.
BOSTON BAR - Shayne Findlay, the owner of Blue Lake Resort, near Boston Bar, B.C., says "the wind was in charge" as a wildfire roared through the property on Tuesday night, destroying several building...
Jul 09, 2026
Former Chrétien chief of staff Eddie Goldenberg has died
OTTAWA - Eddie Goldenberg, who served as chief of staff to former prime minister Jean Chrtien, has died at the age of 77. A statement from Global Public Affairs CEO Randy Pettipas, where Goldenberg wo...
Jul 09, 2026
Carney says revolvers gifted to NATO leaders by Turkish president were unexpected
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney said the personalized revolver and ammunition gifted to him by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the conclusion of the NATO summit in Ankara was not somethi...
Jul 09, 2026
Iran's attacks on Gulf ships 'unacceptable' and 'unjustified': Foreign Minister Anand
JEDDAH - Iranian attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz in recent days are "unacceptable," Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Thursday. Speaking with reporters in Jeddah, ...
Jul 09, 2026
In the news today: Carney in Saudi Arabia, wildfire update, Ontario cancer coverage
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Prime Minister Mark Carney was gifted a personalized pistol and ammunition by Turkish President Recep Tayyip ...
Jul 09, 2026