Category Archives: CP Canada

Ottawa commits to spending up to $8 billion on Air Force base in central Labrador
HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY - The federal government says it will spend a record-setting $8 billion on defence-related projects in Newfoundland and Labrador, though planning remains in the early stages. Th...
Apr 01, 2026

Quick quotes: The world watches NASA's Artemis II moon launch
OTTAWA - People across the country and around the world gathered on Wednesday to watch the launch of Artemis II, which sent humans back to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years. Jeremy Han...
Apr 01, 2026

Ottawa's 30-days-or-free policy for issuing passports now in place
OTTAWA - The federal government's new "30 days or free" policy for issuing passports takes effect today. If it takes more than 30 business days to process an application, applicants will get a full re...
Apr 01, 2026

Peter Nygard files lawsuit, alleges authorities abused process with Manitoba charges
WINNIPEG - Sex offender Peter Nygard is suing the Manitoba and Saskatchewan governments, Winnipeg police and others, alleging charges he faced in one case were an abuse of process. The former fashion ...
Apr 01, 2026

First Nations chiefs demand apology after PM said he could 'outlast' protester
OTTAWA - Two First Nations chiefs are calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to apologize for saying he could "outlast" a First Nations woman who was protesting over mercury poisoning in her community....
Apr 01, 2026

Gun buyback tally of over 67,000 firearms falls well short of federal estimate
OTTAWA - Public Safety Canada says gun owners reported more than 67,000 banned firearms to the federal government as a first step toward receiving compensation in a buyback program. The tally is about...
Apr 01, 2026

Carney says he's still committed to green incentives promised during leadership race
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says he's still committed to delivering incentives to help Canadians go green, something he promised during his bid for the Liberal leadership a year ago but has so...
Apr 01, 2026

Anand to join U.K.-led talks on Strait of Hormuz following trip to Riyadh
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand will join talks Thursday with her counterparts from more than 30 other nations on finding diplomatic options to reopen the critical Strait of Hormuz trade...
Apr 01, 2026

Former CAQ minister Lionel Carmant rejoining party caucus after leaving last fall
QUBEC - Former Quebec minister Lionel Carmant is rejoining the Coalition Avenir Qubec caucus, five months after he resigned from the governing party to sit as an Independent over concerns with a bill ...
Apr 01, 2026

Quebec coroner investigating after three homeless people died last week in Montreal
MONTREAL - The Quebec coroner's office says it has ordered an investigation into the deaths of five homeless people in Montreal after noticing an increase in deaths among some of the city's most vulne...
Apr 01, 2026