Canada

In the news today: Trudeau steps away, Carney steps in, and G7 foreign ministers meet

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney set to name his cabinet this morning Mark Carney will be sworn in as prime minister this morning at Rid...

Mar 14, 2025

Mark Carney set to become prime minister and name his cabinet this morning

OTTAWA - Mark Carney will be sworn in as prime minister this morning at Rideau Hall, where he will also reveal his new cabinet. Carney won the Liberal leadership race last weekend with an overwhelming...

Mar 14, 2025

EU foreign policy chief says that global trade war works in China's interests

LA MALBAIE, Que. - The European Union's foreign policy chief says tariffs between Western countries only serve China's interests and is calling for higher defence spending to keep Russia in check. "If...

Mar 14, 2025

Joly, others to address media on last day of G7 foreign ministers meeting in Quebec

LA MALBAIE, Que. - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly is set to address media this morning after gathering her counterparts from the U.S., Europe and Japan. She has been hosting the Group of Seven f...

Mar 14, 2025

B.C. nurse committed unprofessional conduct for transgender comments, committee finds

A disciplinary panel of the B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives says a nurse committed unprofessional conduct for making "discriminatory and derogatory statements" about transgender people. The panel'...

Mar 13, 2025

B.C. court grants production order to man defrauded out of $26 million in bitcoin

VANCOUVER - A B.C. Supreme Court judge has granted production orders to name cryptocurrency account holders to a man who claims he lost $26 million in bitcoin in a fraud connected to a person who clai...

Mar 13, 2025

Walmart Canada moves to stop machete sales in wake of new Manitoba law

WINNIPEG - Walmart Canada says it will stop selling long-bladed weapons such as machetes across the country, both in-store and online. The move came after Manitoba passed a law last year to ban in-sto...

Mar 13, 2025

RCMP code of conduct hearing schedule upended over 'unresolved' disclosure issues

An RCMP code of conduct hearing in Surrey, B.C., has been delayed indefinitely due to "unresolved issues" over evidence disclosure and an unspecified "situation" involving an officer who is alleged to...

Mar 13, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Heath Minister Mark Holland not running in coming election

OTTAWA - Health Minister Mark Holland says he will not run again in the coming federal election. Prime minister-designate Mark Carney and his new cabinet will be sworn in Friday. More coming. The Cana...

Mar 13, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Vancouver police issue an Amber Alert for a 2-year-old boy

VANCOUVER - Vancouver police have issued an Amber Alert for two-year-old Theodore Lim. Police say the boy is believed to have been abducted at a location on East Broadway by Davis Lim, but don't say w...

Mar 13, 2025