Canada

In the news today: Defence spending won't slow recession, P.M. to meet First Nations

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Defence spending to boost Canada's economy: report Ottawa's ramped up defence-spending plans will give the eco...

Jul 17, 2025

Defence spending will lift Canada's economy, but not out of a recession: report

OTTAWA - Ottawa's ramped up defence-spending plans will give the economy a lift, but not enough to save it from a recession, a newly released report forecasts. The updated analysis from Oxford Economi...

Jul 17, 2025

New rules allowing Quebec restaurants to charge for no-shows come into effect

MONTREAL - Quebec restaurant owners can now charge a fee to people who make a reservation but don't show up. Under new rules in effect today, restaurants can charge up to $10 for each no-show. An asso...

Jul 17, 2025

Carney to meet with First Nations today on major projects legislation

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet today with First Nations leaders about his government's controversial major projects legislation. The closed-door meeting was promised by Carney in June a...

Jul 17, 2025

Slow and steady progress in decade-long project to save B.C.'s only native turtle

Menita Prasad knows that turtles don't rate the same kind of attention from the public as a "cute, fluffy mammal." The director of animal care at Greater Vancouver Zoo says that's one reason why Briti...

Jul 17, 2025

Ex-pilot called himself messiah on climate-change mission, day before alleged hijack

The day before the suspected hijacking of a light aircraft triggered a security scare at Vancouver's airport this week, former commercial pilot Shaheer Cassim posted on social media that he was a "mes...

Jul 17, 2025

Environment Canada heat warnings remain in effect from Ontario to Newfoundland

Daytime temperatures from Windsor, Ontario, to St. John's, Newfoundland, are going to remain hot a little longer. Environment Canada has several heat warnings in effect this morning, along a 2,400-kil...

Jul 17, 2025

How Canada is responding to the U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs

OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump introduced 25 per cent tariffs on all imports of steel and aluminum on March 12, and doubled the levies to 50 per cent in early June. The Canadian government has r...

Jul 16, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Unionized Canada Post workers to vote on deal starting July 21

OTTAWA - Unionized Canada Post workers will get a chance to vote directly on the employers' offer for a new collective agreement starting on Monday. The process will be led by the Canada Industrial Re...

Jul 16, 2025

Air-traffic conversation suggests suspected B.C. hijacking was 'some type of protest'

VANCOUVER - A conversation involving a Vancouver International Airport air traffic controller suggests the alleged hijacking of a small aircraft that temporarily stopped landings on Tuesday may have b...

Jul 16, 2025