Canada

Doctors are seeing more non-smokers, especially women, with later-stage lung cancer

TORONTO - Katie Hulan's family doctor thought she might have asthma. Her cough, which had started about a month and a half earlier, was getting progressively worse. So he gave her some puffers to try,...

Aug 18, 2025

In the news today: Flight attendant strike set to continue

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Flight attendant strike set to continue It could be another chaotic day for travellers as a labour dispute con...

Aug 18, 2025

PM Carney, Premier Ford meeting in Ottawa today

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford are meeting in Ottawa today. A federal government official says there likely won't be an announcement coming out of the meeting betwee...

Aug 18, 2025

With the Ottawa Treaty under threat, an expert warns landmines won't keep Europe safe

OTTAWA - An expert who has disposed of bombs in some of the world's most dangerous places says European governments pinning their security hopes on landmines are turning to an ineffective tool that wi...

Aug 18, 2025

Voters head to the polls in Battle River—Crowfoot as Poilievre seeks return to House

CAMROSE - Voters head to the polls today in a rural Alberta byelection that's getting an unusual level of national attention. Battle River-Crowfoot was left vacant when Conservative Damien Kurek stepp...

Aug 18, 2025

Labour groups pushing back as Air Canada flight attendants' strike poised to continue

It could be another chaotic day for travellers as a labour dispute continues between Air Canada and the union representing its flight attendants. Flight attendants with the Montreal-based airline repr...

Aug 18, 2025

Ukraine's allies meet as Zelenskyy travels to Washington to meet with Trump

OTTAWA - Ukraine and its allies held a virtual meeting Sunday as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prepares for a high-stakes session with U.S. President Donald Trump, who's fresh off his latest attempt t...

Aug 17, 2025

Air Canada passengers still scrambling to rebook as labour dispute grounds flights

Air passengers are still scrambling to rebook their flights home as a labour dispute between Air Canada and its flight attendants continues to ground planes around the world. James Hart and Zahara Vir...

Aug 17, 2025

Byelection day in Alberta nears for vote with 214 candidates, including Poilievre

EDMONTON - Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and 213 others vying for a seat in the House of Commons will be in the spotlight Monday, as voters in a rural Alberta riding head to the polls. ...

Aug 17, 2025

Lawyer 'very confident' a foreign adversary attacked Canadian diplomats in Cuba

OTTAWA - A lawyer for Canadian diplomats and their families says he believes the mysterious ailments they suffered in Cuba were caused by a foreign adversary, despite a federal government report that ...

Aug 17, 2025