Category Archives: Canada
Cardiology clinic becomes first in Saskatchewan to opt out of public health care
MOOSE JAW, Sask. - A cardiology clinic in Saskatchewan, the birthplace of medicare, has opted out of the publicly funded heath-care system. Dr. Jeffrey Wilkinson, who runs the South Saskatchewan Heart...
Oct 20, 2023
Poilievre calls on Ottawa to block RBC's $13.5B takeover of HSBC Canada
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling for the federal government to block Royal Bank of Canada's $13.5-billion takeover of HSBC Canada as a way to help with housing affordability. P...
Oct 20, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Premiers ask Ottawa for COVID-19 small business loan extension
VICTORIA - Canada's premiers have sent a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asking the federal government to extend the repayment period for a year for interest-free loans to small businesses and...
Oct 20, 2023
Canada 'firm and steadfast' in call for two-state solution for Israel, Palestinians
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada remains "firm and steadfast" in its commitment to a two-state solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict. He says the Middle East, and the world, needs bo...
Oct 20, 2023
Transgender Manitoba MLA aims to bring personal experience to justice, health issues
WINNIPEG - Logan Oxenham is celebrating a number of firsts this month. He was elected for the first time to Manitoba's legislature with the New Democrats in the Oct. 3 election. The 46-year-old's win ...
Oct 20, 2023
Banning plastic waste exports won't solve the world's plastic trash woes: Guilbeault
OTTAWA - The mountains of trash from foreign countries seen piling up around homes and temples in Myanmar are renewing calls for Canada and other wealthy countries to deal with their own plastic garba...
Oct 20, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Canada's Christine Sinclair retiring from international soccer
Canada captain Christine Sinclair, who is the world's all-time scorer with 190 international goals, is retiring from international soccer at the end of the year. The 40-year-old Sinclair is expected t...
Oct 20, 2023
India defends actions after Ottawa's alleges precedent-setting diplomatic move
OTTAWA - India is defending its diplomatic actions a day after Ottawa announced it had pulled most of its envoys from the country over what it called a precedent-setting diplomatic threat. India's Min...
Oct 20, 2023
Quebec eyes construction industry shakeup to boost housing, infrastructure projects
MONTREAL - How many workers does it take to shift a wall in Quebec? Too many, says Isabelle Rinfret of construction and real estate management company Arvisais, based roughly 95 kilometres northeast o...
Oct 20, 2023
In the news today: Canada removes 41 diplomats from India after immunity threats
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Canada has pulled most envoys out of India due to diplomatic immunity threats: ...
Oct 20, 2023
