Canada

PQ leader praises Alberta Premier Danielle Smith for standing up to Ottawa

CALGARY - The leader of the Parti Qubcois says he sees possible areas of co-operation with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith if he becomes Quebec premier next year. Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, who became P...

Sheldon Spackman Sep 11, 2025

Conservatives plan to introduce their own bill on bail reform this fall

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says his party will introduce a bill this fall that would make it harder for people accused of certain crimes to get bail. Poilievre says the proposal wou...

Sep 11, 2025

Man arrested in U.S. and returned to Canada for crash that killed two near Montreal

MONTREAL - A truck driver wanted in Quebec for a crash south of Montreal in 2022 that killed a boy and a woman is in custody after he was arrested in the U.S. and returned to Canada. Quebec provincial...

Sep 11, 2025

Extreme weather, U.S. funding cuts add pressure for Canada's weather service: report

A new report looking at the future of Canada's weather service suggests the country needs a co-ordinated flash flood warning system and says European partnerships could be deepened as the United State...

Sep 11, 2025

In the news today: Major projects to be announced, Korea's push for Canadian sub deal

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney to unveil specifics on major projects Prime Minister Mark Carney will today unveil his government's lis...

Sep 11, 2025

Carney to unveil major projects list in Edmonton amid push for investment

EDMONTON - Prime Minister Mark Carney will today unveil his government's list of candidates for major projects that could get fast-track approval as he pushes to spur investment and grow the economy. ...

Sheldon Spackman Sep 11, 2025

South Korean shipyard sweetens its submarine sales pitch to Canada

OTTAWA - One of two finalists in the competition to build the Royal Canadian Navy's next fleet of submarines is pitching multiple industrial partnerships and economic benefits in the hopes of sealing ...

Sep 11, 2025

ER visits for pneumonia doubled last fall, CIHI data shows

TORONTO - The number of emergency department visits for pneumonia more than doubled last fall over the previous year, the Canadian Institute for Health Information says. The new data released Thursday...

Sep 11, 2025

Toddler killed after SUV crashes into Richmond Hill, Ontario, daycare

RICHMOND HILL - Police north of Toronto continue to investigate after an SUV plowed into a daycare in Richmond Hill on Wednesday, killing a toddler and injuring six other children, one of them critica...

Sep 11, 2025

Alleged murder plotters face B.C. court, in case stemming from jailbreak probe

VANCOUVER - A man accused of helping gangland killer Rabih Alkhalil break out of a British Columbia jail has made a brief court appearance by video, along with two other men accused of a murder plot t...

Sep 10, 2025