Category Archives: CP Canada
Gunshots at ostrich farm as cull at B.C. farm moves ahead
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - An operation to kill hundreds of ostriches at a British Columbia farm is underway, with numerous gunshots heard on the property overnight. The shots were coming fr...
Nov 07, 2025
Bid to save Vancouver Chinatown's last post office, a 'lifeline' for community
VANCOUVER - There is no computer at the Wongs' Benevolent Association in Vancouver's Chinatown. Everything is done by mail, from paying utility bills to contacting members for an event, just as it was...
Nov 07, 2025
Concordia defers sabbaticals, offers retirement program due to foreign student drop
MONTREAL - Montreal's Concordia University says it's not renewing some teaching contracts and deferring previously approved sabbaticals because of major budget shortfalls due in part to federal and pr...
Nov 07, 2025
Another month of surprise job gains reinforce Bank of Canada's rate hold: economists
OTTAWA - Another month of surprise job gains hasn't changed many economists' minds about softness in the Canadian labour market, but analysts weighing in Friday said signs of resilience should be enou...
Nov 07, 2025
'Couldn't stomach it': Ostriches loaded in bins after shooting cull stuns protesters
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - It had taken more than 10 months before the first gunshots marked the beginning of a cull of hundreds of ostriches at a British Columbia farm that was ordered duri...
Nov 07, 2025
Conservative MP announces resignation days after another crosses the floor
OTTAWA - A Conservative member of Parliament has announced his resignation, just days after another caucus member crossed the floor to join the Liberals. Matt Jeneroux, MP for Edmonton Riverbend, said...
Nov 06, 2025
B.C. couple who ran bogus anti-tax school lose CRA assessment appeal
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia couple who ran educational seminars promoting the bogus notion that people don't have to pay taxes have lost their appeal against tax bills on $1.4 million in revenue fr...
Nov 06, 2025
Prince Harry jokes he was 'under duress' while wearing Dodgers cap at World Series
TORONTO - Prince Harry joked in Toronto that he was "under duress" when he wore a Los Angeles Dodgers hat during a World Series game against the Blue Jays last week. The Duke of Sussex was in the crow...
Nov 06, 2025
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to attend G7 foreign ministers meeting next week
OTTAWA - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to attend a meeting with other G7 foreign ministers in Ontario's Niagara Region next week. Global Affairs Canada says Foreign Affairs Minister Anita...
Nov 06, 2025
Parliamentary committee revises order to share federal grant applicant data
A parliamentary committee has amended a controversial order that seeks 25 years' worth of data on researchers who applied for health and science grants. The Standing Committee on Health and Research h...
Nov 06, 2025