Canada

Low-income renters press governments for ways to cool apartments in heat waves

HALIFAX - Sandra Walsh was struggling to breathe in her apartment when temperatures across Nova Scotia soared in July, but the woman on social assistance says her pleas for a government-funded air con...

Aug 06, 2025

Photo Gallery: Carney promises supports for forestry sector

Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is preparing financial supports for the forestry sector as the United States ratchets up duties on Canadian softwood lumber. Carney is promising an aid package ...

Aug 06, 2025

Muslims leaders say anti-Palestinian racism is casting a chill on free speech

OTTAWA - Public and private institutions are violating the speech rights of those speaking out against Israel's war in Gaza, say Muslim leaders who are calling for official government recognition of a...

Aug 06, 2025

Canadians applying for a Nexus card can no longer choose an 'X' gender marker

OTTAWA - Canadians renewing or applying for Nexus travel cards can no longer choose an X gender marker, following an executive order from U.S. President Donald Trump that says the American government ...

Aug 06, 2025

Conservatives still lead in party fundraising as Liberals close in

OTTAWA - The Conservatives are still bringing in more through donations than any other federal political party, but their fundraising has dropped since the spring election. The Tories raised just over...

Aug 06, 2025

Rain, cooler weather helping to hold wildfire burning on Vancouver Island

Light rain and higher humidity have helped British Columbia firefighters in their work to contain a wildfire burning out of control on Vancouver Island. The roughly five-square-kilometre wildfire has ...

Aug 06, 2025

Manitoba Métis Federation turns down Carney's invitation to talk major projects

OTTAWA - The Manitoba Mtis Federation is turning down Prime Minister Mark Carney's invitation to discuss his government's controversial major projects legislation, saying it won't attend the meeting a...

Aug 06, 2025

Carney to meet with cabinet, premiers to discuss latest U.S. tariffs

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney meets with his cabinet and the premiers today, less than a week after U.S. President Donald Trump hit Canada with a baseline 35 per cent tariff. This latest trade w...

Aug 06, 2025

In the news today: Air Canada labour trouble; two terrorism cases in court today

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Air Canada attendants vote for strike mandate Air Canada flight attendants have voted to give their union a st...

Aug 06, 2025

Judge to rule on bail for 3 men charged in alleged plot to take land near Quebec City

QUBEC - A judge will rule today on whether to grant bail to three men facing terrorism charges in an alleged plot to forcibly seize land in the Quebec City area. Simon Angers-Audet, 24, Raphal Lagac, ...

Aug 06, 2025