Canada

Families of Boeing crash victims, including Canadians, make potential final plea for criminal prosecution

DALLAS (AP) - Families of some of the 346 people killed in crashes of Boeing 737 Max jetliners held photos of their dead loved ones Wednesday outside a federal court in Texas, where a judge is hearing...

Sep 03, 2025

Canada will thank U.S. President Donald Trump in 20 years, former Quebec premier says

QUBEC - Jean Charest says Canada will eventually thank U.S. President Donald Trump for providing the country with a much-needed economic shakeup. The Quebec premier between 2003 and 2012 told business...

Sep 03, 2025

Poilievre calls on Liberals to scrap the temporary foreign worker program

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on the Liberals to scrap the temporary foreign worker program and to stop issuing visas under the program. Poilievre argues a jobs crisis among...

Sep 03, 2025

In the news today: Liberals' cabinet meeting begins, online harms act to be reviewed

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Cabinet meets to talk trade war, defence spending American tariffs and an upcoming review of the continental t...

Sep 03, 2025

AI chatbots changing online threat landscape as Ottawa reviews legislation

OTTAWA - Wrongful death lawsuits citing the activities of artificial intelligence chatbots are underway in the United States, as reports emerge of mental health issues and delusions induced by AI syst...

Sep 03, 2025

First Nations leaders to meet in Winnipeg to talk major infrastructure projects

WINNIPEG - The Assembly of First Nations' annual general assembly is expected to kick off this morning in Winnipeg, where the federal government's major infrastructure legislation is set to be debated...

Sep 03, 2025

Carney cabinet meets to prepare for Parliament's return, debate trade war strategy

TORONTO - American tariffs and an upcoming review of the continental trade pact will headline discussions today as Prime Minister Mark Carney's cabinet begins its two-day retreat in Toronto. While pre...

Sep 03, 2025

B.C. court dismisses challenge to university faculty association's Gaza resolutions

VANCOUVER - The B.C. Supreme Court says the Simon Fraser University faculty association did not go beyond its "stated purposes" by passing resolutions condemning Israel's actions in Gaza and calling f...

Sep 02, 2025

Anand says she has confidence in ICC judge but doesn't mention U.S. sanctions

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says she spoke today with the Canadian judge facing American sanctions for her work at an international tribunal, without condemning Washington's decision...

Sep 02, 2025

Federal government begins to transfer Coast Guard to National Defence

OTTAWA - A months-long process to transition the Canadian Coast Guard into the Department of National Defence has kicked off officially with a cabinet order. The Liberals promised in the spring electi...

Sep 02, 2025